Director of HR

RECRUITMENT PARTNERS INC.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment Partners Inc. is seeking a Director of HR to lead the People & Culture function within a growing organization in Canada.

This hands-on role reports to senior leadership and balances strategic and operational HR leadership across employee relations, investigations, performance management, engagement, policy development, and culture. The successful candidate will bring broad HR leadership, sound judgement, and the ability to influence leaders across the organization, ensuring

Qualifications

• Extensive HR leadership experience across employee relations and investigations.
• Proven ability to advise and influence senior leaders on people matters.
• Experience developing HR policies, programs, and training.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior HR resource for employee relations, investigations, and complex people matters.
• Partner with leaders to support performance management, development, and effectiveness.
• Lead development and implementation of HR policies, procedures, and compliance initiatives.
• Oversee onboarding, offboarding, onboarding, leave management, and lifecycle programs.
• Drive engagement, recognition, and culture-building initiatives across the organization.
• Design and deliver leadership and employee training programs.
• Oversee HR systems, reporting, metrics, and process improvements.
• Provide leadership and guidance to HR and administrative teams.
• Support hiring initiatives and workforce planning activities.
• Align people strategies with business objectives.

Skills

HR Leadership

Employee Relations

Policy Development

HRIS

Payroll Systems

Training & Development

Stakeholder Management

CPHR (progress toward)

Education

CPHR designation in progress

Tools

Payworks

Job description

Our client is seeking a Director of HR to lead the People & Culture function within a growing organization. Reporting directly to senior leadership, this hands-on role is responsible for providing strategic and operational HR leadership across employee relations, workplace investigations, performance management, employee engagement, policy development, and organizational culture. The ideal candidate will bring strong HR leadership experience, sound judgment, and the ability to influence and support leaders across the organization.

Your Success Will Be Defined By Your Ability To

• Serve as the senior HR resource for employee relations, workplace investigations, and complex people matters
• Partner with leaders to support performance management, employee development, and organizational effectiveness
• Lead the development and implementation of HR policies, procedures, and compliance initiatives
• Oversee onboarding, offboarding, accommodation, leave management, and employee lifecycle programs
• Drive employee engagement, recognition, and culture-building initiatives across the organization
• Design and deliver leadership and employee training programs
• Oversee HR systems, reporting, metrics, and process improvement initiatives
• Provide leadership and guidance to HR and administrative team members
• Support key hiring initiatives and workforce planning activities
• Partner with senior leadership to align people strategies with business objectives

Your strengths include:

• Significant experience in Human Resources leadership roles, with broad generalist expertise
• Demonstrated success leading employee relations, workplace investigations, and performance management initiatives
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practices
• Proven ability to advise, coach, and influence leaders on complex people matters
• Experience developing HR policies, programs, training, and employee engagement initiatives
• Familiarity with HRIS and payroll systems; Payworks experience considered an asset
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills
• CPHR designation, or progress toward completion, considered an asse