Senior Manager, Talent Programs

Overview

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Department: People and Culture

Position Type: Full-Time Administrative

Salary Range: $ - $ - Annual

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

36.25

Anticipated

Start Date:

March 16, 2026

Length of

Contract:

Posting Information

This job posting is now accepting applications from all qualified individuals.

Posting Closing Date: February 19, 2026

Please note:

jobs are posted until 11:59 pm on the job closing date.

Land Acknowledgment:

Algonquin College campuses in Ottawa, Perth and Pembroke are located on the traditional unceded, and unsurrendered territory of the Anishinàbe Algonquin People. The Algonquin People have inhabited and cared for these lands since time immemorial. We take this time to express our gratitude and respect to them and to the land for all that it has provided and will continue to provide.

We are seeking a seasoned HR leader who thrives on variety, strategy, and connection. Algonquin College is seeking a Senior Manager, Talent Programs to join our dynamic team and help shape the future of our people and culture.

This is an exciting opportunity for a strong HR generalist or an HR professional with deep, multidisciplinary experience across areas such as talent management, employee relations, labour relations, organizational development, and change leadership.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Proven experience leading across multiple HR disciplines
• Strong strategic thinking and the ability to translate strategy into practical, people-centered solutions
• A highly collaborative approach, partnering effectively with leaders, peers, and stakeholders
• Positive energy, credibility, and sound judgment, with a genuine passion for supporting people and building inclusive workplaces

The Senior Manager, Talent Programs is a strategic leader reporting to the Director, People and Culture and is accountable for building a best‑in‑class employee experience by designing, developing, and deploying College‑wide programs that ensure Algonquin College has the talent, leadership strength, and organizational capability required to achieve its strategic and operational goals.

This role provides leadership to the Talent Acquisition & Workforce Management team and the Employee Learning & Development team, driving excellence in talent sourcing, leadership development, employee learning, performance and succession planning, and organizational capability building. The Senior Manager leads the College’s equity attraction strategy and champions inclusion, equity, diversity, and accessibility principles across all talent processes, ensuring programs and practices support a welcoming and barrier‑free employee experience.

The Senior Manager serves as a key advisor to senior academic and administrative leaders, providing strategic guidance on organizational design, departmental restructuring, workforce optimization, and talent implications of organizational change. The role leads the modernization of HR through the advancement of a digital HR strategy focused on automation, process optimization, and the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence to enhance decision‑making, candidate and employee experiences, and overall HR service delivery.

A central component of this leadership includes maximizing the use and adoption of Workday to streamline end‑to‑end HR processes, strengthen data integrity and analytics, and drive user‑centered improvements across recruitment, learning, performance, and talent management modules.

The Senior Manager oversees the operational, financial, and people leadership responsibilities of the portfolio, fostering high performance, innovation, and collaboration. As a member of the HR management team, the incumbent represents the College on internal committees and external forums, builds constructive relationships with union partners, and provides strategic and operational talent management advice to the Executive Team, Deans, Directors, Chairs, and Managers.

Through forward‑looking leadership, the Senior Manager advances scalable and compliant talent practices, builds organizational readiness,…