Senior People Business Partner

1-800-GOT-JUNK is seeking an experienced Senior People Business Partner to serve as a trusted strategic advisor to business leaders and a senior leader within the Talent Management team. This role is accountable for shaping people strategy managing risk and ensuring the organization is prepared for growth through disciplined compliant and forward-looking people practices.

This position operates with significant autonomy and influence and is designed for a seasoned People professional who can balance enterprise thinking with strong front-line execution.

ð What People Say About You

You are viewed as a thoughtful credible and pragmatic advisor. Leaders rely on you for clear guidance on complex people matters and People Business Partners look to you for mentorship and sound judgment. You:

• Think several steps ahead and proactively identify risk and opportunity
• Provide balanced well-reasoned recommendations grounded in business context and legislation
• Influence through expertise trust and clarity rather than authority
• Elevate the capability of others through coaching and mentorship
  
  

ð¼ KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic People Partnership

• Act as the strategic People advisor to assigned leaders and lteams
• Partner with leaders on workforce planning organizational design role clarity and succession planning
• Anticipate people-related risks and opportunities and provide proactive data-informed guidance aligned to business objectives
• Translate business strategy into scalable people solutions and priorities

Senior Advisory Risk & Employee Relations

• Lead and oversee complex employee relations matters including performance management investigations accommodations and exits
• Advise leaders on high-impact people decisions balancing employee experience business needs and legal risk
• Serve as a senior escalation point for sensitive or high-risk people matters

Legislative Foresight & Compliance Leadership

• Monitor and interpret changes in employment legislation and emerging People-related regulatory requirements
• Proactively advise leaders and People Business Partners on the implications of legislative changes
• Partner cross-functionally with Legal Finance Payroll and Operations to ensure policies practices and programs remain compliant and aligned
• Lead updates to policies processes and leader guidance to reflect legislative and regulatory changes

Mentorship & People Team Leadership

• Provide mentorship coaching and day-to-day guidance to People Business Partners supporting capability development and consistency of practice
• Set standards for high-quality business partnering decision-making and documentation
• Support onboarding and development of People team members as needed

Talent Performance & Organizational Effectiveness

• Lead and continuously improve enterprise people programs including:
  
  • Performance management cycles
  • Talent reviews and succession planning
  • Individual development planning
• Ensure leaders are equipped and accountable for effective people leadership

Enterprise Programs & Cross-Functional Delivery

• Lead or play a senior role in People initiatives such as:
  
  • Policy development and modernization
  • Organizational effectiveness and scalability initiatives
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure people programs are operationally sound legally compliant and scalable

ð WHAT YOULL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR

• Trusted strategic partnership with senior leaders
• Proactive identification and mitigation of people and compliance risk
• Consistent high-quality people decision-making across the organization
• Development and elevation of People Business Partner capability
• Alignment between business strategy people strategy and legislative requirements

ð WHAT YOU BRING

• 7 years of progressive People / HR experience including senior-level business partnering
• Demonstrated experience mentoring or leading other HR / People professionals
• Deep working knowledge of Canadian employment legislation and compliance best practices
• Experience advising leaders through organizational change growth or complexity
• Strong judgment and ability to influence at all levels
• Ability to synthesize legislation risk and business context into practical guidance
  
  

ð HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role is based in Vancouver or Toronto. Team members work in-office every other week (TuesdayThursday) with core hours from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on in-office days to support collaboration and business priorities.

ð COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

We offer a competitive Total Compensation Package designed to support your financial personal and professional well-being. This includes:

• Participation in our Company Profit Sharing Program of up to 8% of base salary
• Eligibility for a Sales Incentive/Bonus Program for revenue-generating roles based on performance and role criteria
• Comprehensive Extended Health and Dental Benefits
• Generous Paid Time Off including annual vacation and personal days
• Hybrid Work Environment offering flexibility to work both remotely and from our corporate offices
• Professional Development Opportunities to support ongoing career growth
• Access to Health and Wellness Programs including gym facilities at our corporate head office

ð ABOUT US

Did you know O2E Brands has been voted one of the Best Workplaces in Canada 14 times! Take a sneak peek into why that is here: (YouTube) Check us out on social! At O2E Brands we know that great talent comes in many forms and we want to meet you at your best.

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âï Ready to take your career to the next level Apply today! ð

Required Experience:

Senior IC