Sr. Business Partner

Canada Internal Job Ad

Team: Human Resources Salary Range: $115,000-$165,000 CAD
Location: Toronto. This position operates in a hybrid model with regular in-office collaboration days from our Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, or Toronto offices.

Applied is where insurance technology gets reinvented, and we build it fast. Our cloud software and AI-powered solutions reach thousands of agencies and brokers worldwide, setting the pace for what modern insurance can do.

• Buildfor the Long Term: Engage executive leaders to design team structures, hiring plans, and succession plans to continuously improve organizational effectiveness
• Enable Change: Support leaders in moments of change by building comprehensive plans to confirm and communicate what is changing, why, and the expected outcomes; provide clarity in areas of ambiguity and proactively support engagement during times of change
• Insist on the Highest Standards: Continuously improve our standard practices for each of the moments that matter - hiring and onboarding to goal planning, performance enablement, and career development; identify issues impacting team success to identify and address root causes
• Own the Outcome: Define success metrics and guide people leaders to build and maintain our performance culture with emphasis on accelerated learning and growth; partner with business leaders and our people team to assess outcomes and refine plans accordingly
• Think Big: Influence key initiatives and drive initiatives from planning to execution in partnership with business leaders and experts across the People Team; rapidly identify connections across functional teams to adapt course when needed
• Invent and Simplify: Proactively remove barriers and simplify processes focused on what matters most; automate repeatable processes; influence internal practices by sharing insights and recommendations with global people business partners and Centers of Excellence (e.g., People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Employee Relations)
• Build for Scale: Design durable, reusable resources; embed AI-first practices into solutions when possible; share practical tools to extend the impact from one to many
• Share Expertise: Provide knowledge of best practices in Canada and the United States to continuously drive enhancements to internal practices, especially when compliance requirements change or external conditions shift across the global landscape
• Lead Strategic Initiatives: Partner with business leadership and People Team to design, plan, and execute new initiatives to achieve measurable results

You love the business, and you're energized by solving challenging problems with technical experts. You'll thrive in this role if you bring:

• Business Acumen: Proven ability to design solutions aligned with the business strategy; experience partnering with finance and people analytics to assess key decisions
• Learning Mindset: Understanding of external forces shaping product development and experience supporting product, technology, and/or customer experience teams with adoption of AI to reinvent workflows and deliver valuable solutions with velocity and quality
• Systems Thinking: Deep understanding of interconnected elements across talent management and the ability to anticipate second-order effects of change
• Courage: Proven ability to influence, guide, and navigate conflict balancing tradeoffs, especially in moments of rapid growth and transformational change

• 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic human resources management, or similar role, with the proven ability to influence across functional areas to improve business outcomes with executive leaders during moments of rapid growth and change
• Expert knowledge of human resource disciplines, including performance management, compensation, organizational development, employee relations, and talent acquisition
• Experience partnering with leaders across functional areas to support organizational design, ideally in software as a service with a complex ecosystem of multiple products, global teams, and matrix structures
• Deep knowledge of employment practices in…