Senior HR Business Partner (Canada)
About The Position
Joining the Business Operations team as our Senior HR Business Partner, you'll partner with business leaders and collaborate closely with the People team to drive people strategy that reflects business priorities. You'll bring sharp technical HR expertise, data-driven judgment, and a growth mindset to every recommendation - owning core HR programs like promotions, performance reviews, employee relations, and employee listening surveys, and turning people data into insights leaders can act on with confidence. Your focus will be: Domain: Own performance management processes, such as performance reviews and promotion cycles, from end to end. Handle employee relations matters with clear documentation and timely escalation. Implement employee listening surveys and translate results into action plans. Apply AI tools and modern HR technology to improve program quality and decision speed. Client: Advise business leaders on employee relations, performance decisions, and HR concerns. Facilitate dialogue with stakeholders before finalizing recommendations. Balance risk mitigation with business needs. Deliver recommendations objectively and build credibility by speaking fluently in both HR and business terms. People: Guide managers on HR practices and documentation, running performance conversations, and managing underperformance. Guide managers through promotion decisions to ensure fairness and consistency. Champion a culture of direct feedback and continuous growth. Company: Bring precision and rigour to people program ownership and delivery. Identify and pilot AI and automation opportunities. Partner with senior leaders to shape people strategy. Translate people data into insights that inform workforce planning. Champion consistent, objective decision-making standards. We’re committed to delivering an exceptional onboarding experience that will create a strong foundation for your launch in this role: In your first 30 days you’ll get up to speed on Thrive's people programs, tools, and current initiatives, and start building relationships with the business leaders you'll support. In your first 60 days you’ll begin owning components of core HR programs - performance reviews, employee relations cases, listening surveys - with guidance from the People team. In your first 90 days you’ll be fully owning your programs end-to-end, delivering data-driven recommendations to leaders with confidence and autonomy.
Requirements
- Owned end-to-end performance review or promotion cycles, from calibration through delivery, for a multi-team organization.
- Handled employee relations matters independently, balancing clear documentation, consistent policy application, and timely escalation.
- Designed or run employee listening surveys and translated results into action plans that leaders actually implemented.
- Used AI tools or modern HR technology to speed up people-data analysis or improve program delivery.
- Coached managers through hard conversations - feedback, underperformance, or promotion decisions - with a fair, development-oriented approach.
- Comfortable moving between HR technical rigour and business pragmatism, and leaders trust your judgment on sensitive calls.
- Must be legally authorized to work in Canada. Thrive does not provide visa sponsorship.
Responsibilities
- Own performance management processes, such as performance reviews and promotion cycles, from end to end.
- Handle employee relations matters with clear documentation and timely escalation.
- Implement employee listening surveys and translate results into action plans.
- Apply AI tools and modern HR technology to improve program quality and decision speed.
- Advise business leaders on employee relations, performance decisions, and HR concerns.
- Facilitate dialogue with stakeholders before finalizing recommendations.
- Balance risk mitigation with business needs.
- Deliver recommendations objectively and build credibility by speaking fluently in both HR and business terms.
- Guide managers on HR practices and documentation, running performance conversations, and managing underperformance.
- Guide managers through promotion decisions to ensure fairness and consistency.
- Champion a culture of direct feedback and continuous growth.
- Bring precision and rigour to people program ownership and delivery.
- Identify and pilot AI and automation opportunities.
- Partner with senior leaders to shape people strategy.
- Translate people data into insights that inform workforce planning.
- Champion consistent, objective decision-making standards.
Benefits
- remote-first, flexible work
- paid vacation and wellbeing time
- career development support
- internal career coaches
- robust health, dental, and paramedical coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
