Director of Human Resources

Vectaur Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vectaur Inc. in Toronto, ON seeks a Director of Human Resources to lead the people strategy for a 24/7 manufacturing site, partnering with the Site Leadership Team and the global HR network.

You will translate business goals into HR initiatives, build a high-performance culture, and manage organizational design, workforce planning, succession, and talent development to support rapid growth. The role requires hands-on, on-site leadership, deep employment law, compensation, and labor relations

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience.
• Experience in pharma/biotech or advanced manufacturing preferred.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders to drive people strategies and business results.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws, compensation, labor relations, and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor to Site Head and Leadership Team.
• Develop and execute short- and long-term HR strategies aligned with site objectives.
• Lead organizational design, workforce planning, succession, and talent management initiatives.
• Drive transformational programs and change management to support growth.

Skills

HR strategy

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Organizational development

Change management

Education

MBA in HR

Bachelor's degree in HR or related

Job description

Position Details: Director of Human Resources

Location: Toronto, ON

Openings: 1

Salary Range:

Description:

Dueto continued business growth and expansion, and internalleadership movement, our client is seeking an experienced,strategic, and dynamic Director, Human Resources to lead thepeople agenda for their Toronto site.

As the senior HR leader for the site, this individual will serveas a key member of both the Site Leadership Team and the broaderglobal HR organization. The role is responsible for partneringwith business leaders to drive organizational effectiveness,foster a high-performance culture, support transformationalgrowth, and ensure the development of a sustainable and engagedworkforce.

The Director, Human Resources will play a critical role inaligning people strategies with business priorities, influencingorganizational direction, and enabling operational successwithin a rapidly growing and highly dynamic manufacturingenvironment.

As the HR leader for a 24/7 manufacturing facility, this rolerequires a highly visible, hands-on, and engaged onsitepresence. The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibilityand adaptability to provide effective HR leadership and supportacross the site's operational schedule while maintaining strongconnections with employees and leaders at all levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the SiteHead and Site Leadership Team.
• Build collaborative and effective partnerships with siteleadership, internal stakeholders, the HR Strategic Partner, andthe global HR network.
• Develop and execute short- and long-term HR strategies alignedwith business objectives and the site vision.
• Translate business strategy into actionable people prioritiesand execution plans that drive organizational performance.
• Challenge and influence leaders to continuously improveorganizational effectiveness, team performance, and talentdevelopment.
• Lead organizational design, workforce planning, successionplanning, and talent management initiatives.
• Drive all people-related aspects of business transformation,growth, and change management programs.
• Provide strategic HR guidance that mitigates business riskwhile fostering positive employee relations.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable employment laws,regulations, and company policies.
• Develop and implement employee engagement strategies thatstrengthen culture, improve engagement outcomes, and enhanceworkforce experience.
• Build and sustain robust talent pipelines to meet current andfuture business needs in a highly competitive talent market.
• Deliver global HR initiatives while achieving site-specificpeople and business objectives.
• Leverage workforce data, analytics, and metrics to assesseffectiveness, identify trends, and inform decision-making.
• Serve as a critical link between operational teams and seniorleadership, ensuring alignment across business priorities.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration,Organizational Development, Psychology, or a related field.Master's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources,Organizational Development, or a related discipline preferred
• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, includingleading a broad HR function as part of a senior leadership team.
• Experience within a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, lifesciences, or advanced manufacturing environment.
• Proven success partnering with senior business leaders todevelop and execute people strategies that drive businessresults.
• Strong expertise in employment law, compensation,organizational development, workforce planning, employeerelations, talent management, safety, training, and laborrelations.
• Demonstrated experience leading organizational change andbusiness transformation initiatives.Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams and drivecultural transformation in complex organizations.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication, influencing, andstakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-makingcapabilities.
• High degree of integrity, professionalism, and sound judgment.

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors,including the successful candidate’s qualifications, skills,competencies, experience, and job-related knowledge.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration foret employment without regard to race, religion, color, nationalorigin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status asa qualified individual with disability, protected veteranstatus, or any other characteristic protected by law.