Director, Talent Business Partner

CPP Investments; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI tools

Learning time

Performance support

Job summary

CPP Investments in Toronto, Canada, is seeking a strategic Director, Talent Business Partner to advise senior leaders on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and workforce priorities. You will translate strategic priorities into practical talent solutions and provide trusted guidance on succession, organizational design, workforce planning, and leadership impact.

You will partner with Talent Centres of Excellence and executives to advance CPP Investments’ enterprise talent

Qualifications

• Proven HR business partnering experience advising senior leaders in global organizations with 10+ years in HR.
• Deep expertise in organizational design, succession planning, leadership development, and workforce planning.
• Strong business acumen linking talent solutions to measurable outcomes.
• Excellent consulting capability and sound judgment navigating complex people decisions.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders with credibility and discretion.
• Strong analytical capability translating workforce data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior leaders on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, succession, and team performance.
• Translate priorities into practical talent and workforce plans with senior leaders and Talent colleagues.
• Provide data-informed guidance on organizational design and change initiatives.
• Coach leaders through leadership, team, and organizational challenges.
• Collaborate with Talent Centres of Excellence to align programs with CPP Investments' enterprise talent philosophy.

Skills

HR business partnering

Leadership capability

Workforce planning

Organizational design

Succession planning

Change management

Analytical capability

Stakeholder influence

Strategic advisory

Partnership & integrity

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Purpose. Performance. People. Joining CPP Investments means joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors to drive a single mandate: to deliver strong, sustainable returns for generations of Canadians. With a long-term horizon and global reach, we deploy capital at scale across public and private markets. Our size, stability, and disciplined investment philosophy allow us to pursue complex opportunities and build enduring partnerships worldwide. For our people, this means meaningful work with tangible impact, real opportunity, and collaboration with exceptional colleagues who value partnership and performance. Here, you’ll contribute to outcomes that matter alongside team members committed to excellence and shared success.

The Role

CPP Investments is seeking a strategic and commercially minded Director, Talent Business Partner to advise senior leaders on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, workforce priorities, and culture. Reporting to the Managing Director, Talent Business Partner, you will partner closely with business leaders to translate strategic priorities into practical talent solutions while providing trusted advice on succession, organizational design, workforce planning, talent risk, and leadership effectiveness. As a senior talent advisor for the portfolio, the successful candidate will provide insight and recommendations on leadership, succession, organizational design, workforce planning, and talent risk.

The Team

The Talent function partners with leaders across CPP Investments to strengthen organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and workforce planning in support of business priorities. The Talent Business Partner team serves as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, working closely with Talent Centres of Excellence and corporate functions to deliver integrated talent solutions that enable high performance and organizational effectiveness.

Accountabilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, succession, and team performance. Translate business priorities and capability needs into practical talent and workforce plans in partnership with senior leaders and Talent colleagues. Provide thoughtful, data-informed advice on complex organizational and people decisions, leveraging workforce insights to identify risks, trends, and opportunities. Support and deliver organizational design and change initiatives that improve effectiveness and advance business priorities. Apply sound talent judgment to succession, promotion, performance, and leadership decisions while coaching leaders through leadership, team, and organizational challenges. Partner with Talent Centres of Excellence to deliver talent programs and practices aligned with CPP Investments' enterprise talent philosophy and leadership expectations. Contribute to enterprise-wide Talent initiatives, share leading practices across the function, and exemplify CPP Investments' Guiding Principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance.

What You Bring

• Proven HR business partnering experience advising senior leaders in complex, global organizations, with 10+ years of human resources experience, including significant experience in an HR Business Partner or talent advisory role; financial services experience is considered an asset.
• Deep expertise in organizational design, succession planning, leadership development, workforce planning, and change management.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect talent solutions to business priorities and measurable business outcomes.
• Demonstrated consulting capability and sound judgment in navigating complex organizational issues and supporting organizational and cultural change.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and stakeholder influencing skills, with the credibility and discretion to partner effectively with senior leaders.
• Strong analytical capability with experience translating workforce data and insights into clear, practical recommendations.
• Demonstrated alignment with CPP Investments' Guiding Principles of partnership, high performance, and integrity.
• You are motivated to contribute to something larger than yourself, approach complex challenges with rigor, and hold yourself to high standards in a collaborative, performance-driven environment.
• We provide colleagues with cutting-edge AI tools, dedicated learning time, and practical support to help them deliver with greater impact.

Inclusion & Accessibility

CPP Investments is committed to equitable access to employment and building a workforce that reflects diverse talent and perspectives. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Attention: Protect Yourself from Fraud

CPP Investments is committed to a secure and transparent recruitment process. We will never ask candidates for payment or financial information at any stage of hiring. All legitimate opportunities are posted on our careers page, and communications will come from our applicant tracking system, Workday. CPP Investments may use AI tools to help screen and assess applicants by analyzing resumes and applications for relevant skills and experience. These tools support, but do not replace, human decision-making.

#LI-ONSITE About Us Why Work With Us

For 25 years, we’ve proudly invested the Canada Pension Plan Fund, helping to secure retirement for more than 22 million Canadians. We invest for the long term — and that includes our people. Here, you’ll work alongside high‑calibre colleagues on meaningful challenges that have real‑world impact. Our purpose drives us, our performance sets us apart, and our people make it possible.

Our Guiding Principles

Our guiding principles shape our culture. They define how we work and represent the values that guide our behaviours. They are Integrity, Partnership and High Performance.

Our Impact

We invest globally across public and private markets, managing capital on behalf of millions of contributors and beneficiaries. We focus on long-term value creation and responsible investing, with offices in major financial centres around the world.

What You Can Expect

• Meaningful work with measurable impact
• Exposure to complex, global challenges
• Opportunities for learning and growth
• Competitive total rewards and benefits
• Comprehensive wellness programs
• Inclusive and respectful of diverse perspectives