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About the Role

Toronto Hydro is seeking a dynamic and strategic Manager, HR Business Partners to lead a team of HR professionals delivering talent and employee relations strategies that support organizational effectiveness and business performance. This role partners closely with business leaders to address workforce challenges, support operational priorities, and deliver people solutions that enable organizational success. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor, taking a proactive and forward-thinking approach to workforce challenges and opportunities, combining strong business acumen, critical thinking, and expertise in labour relations and talent management to provide strategic guidance on complex workplace matters, support organizational change, and help leaders achieve sustainable business outcomes.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership, coaching, development, performance management, and succession planning for a team of professionals and administrative support staff, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and client service excellence.
Leads the delivery of talent acquisition, onboarding, job design, succession planning, career management, and employee and labour relations services, ensuring solutions align with business needs and organizational priorities.
Serves as a trusted advisor to leaders, providing strategic guidance on talent management, employee and labour relations, organizational effectiveness, and people-related risks and opportunities.
Partners with leaders to understand business priorities, talent needs, and employee relations matters, providing strategic advice and implementing people solutions that support organizational objectives.
Leads talent acquisition strategies, recruitment plans, and hiring activities to ensure current and future talent needs are met.
Measures and monitors service delivery and client outcomes across all areas of support, acting as an escalation point to resolve complex issues and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and team development.
Acts as a subject matter expert and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of talent management and employee and labour relations programs and initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a combination of education, training, and experience deemed equivalent.
Seven (7) years of progressive human resources experience, including talent acquisition, onboarding, succession planning, employee and labour relations, and the leadership of teams or major projects.
Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) designation preferred.
Master's degree in Industrial Relations, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field considered an asset.
Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams, and/or leading complex cross-functional projects and initiatives strongly preferred.
Thorough knowledge of human resources best practices, including talent acquisition, talent management, job design, employee and labour relations, grievance administration, performance management, and collective bargaining.
Strong knowledge of applicable labour and employment legislation.
Strong knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, regulations, and practices.
Experience working within a unionized environment.
Demonstrated ability to build strong business partnerships and influence decision-making at all levels of an organization.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and consulting skills.
Ability to balance strategic priorities with operational execution in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment, manage competing priorities, and handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion.
Strong verbal and written communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.

Skills

Talent acquisition
Onboarding
Succession planning
Employee and labour relations
Leadership
Coaching
Development
Performance management
Job design
Career management
Organizational effectiveness
People-related risks and opportunities
Recruitment plans
Hiring activities
Service delivery monitoring
Client outcomes
Subject matter expertise
Stakeholder collaboration
Program development
Initiative implementation
Business acumen
Critical thinking
Labour relations
Talent management
Strategic guidance
Workplace matters
Organizational change
Problem-solving
Continuous improvement
High-performing teams
Grievance administration
Collective bargaining
Labour legislation
Employment legislation
Health and safety legislation
Business partnerships
Decision-making influence
Analytical skills
Problem-solving skills
Conflict resolution skills
Consulting skills
Strategic prioritization
Operational execution
Judgment
Priority management
Discretion
Verbal communication
Written communication
Presentation skills
Facilitation skills

Location

Toronto
Ontario

Work Type

Hybrid
Remote
Onsite

Experience Level

Manager
Seven (7) years of progressive human resources experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources
Master's degree in Industrial Relations, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field

Salary/Compensations

$124055 - $155069

About the Company

Toronto Hydro is committed to leveraging new technologies to support an efficient and inclusive recruitment process.
Toronto Hydro is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
Toronto Hydro is pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals throughout the job application process.

Equal Opportunity

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.