Director, Talent Business Partner

UNKNOWN; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

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. You will partner closely with business leaders to translate strategic priorities into practical talent solutions.

As a senior talent advisor, the role delivers leadership continuity, succession planning, and workforce planning across CPP Investments, collaborating with Talent Centres of

Qualifications

• 10+ years of HR experience in global organizations.
• Proven HR business partner or talent advisory background.
• Expertise in organizational design and workforce planning.
• Experience advising senior leaders and driving culture and capability.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on organizational effectiveness and leadership capability.
• Translate priorities into practical talent and workforce plans.
• Provide data-informed guidance on people decisions using workforce insights.
• Lead organizational design and change initiatives to advance business priorities.
• Coach leaders through leadership and team challenges.
• Collaborate with Talent Centres of Excellence to deliver integrated talent solutions.
• Contribute to enterprise Talent initiatives and uphold CPP's guiding principles.

Skills

HRBP

Organizational design

Workforce planning

Succession planning

Leadership development

Change management

Data-driven advisory

Stakeholder management

People analytics

Strategic partnering

Tools

Workday

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 role works collaboratively across Talent Centres of Excellence and corporate functions to deliver integrated talent solutions and contribute to broader organizational priorities.

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.

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