Fractional HR Business Partner

Go Fractional; Toronto; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust health coverage

Extended parental leave

Generous paid time off

Team Wellness Initiatives

Company-wide Events

Employee Resource Groups

Recognition awards

Job summary

Go Fractional is seeking an HR Business Partner (Part-Time) to support employees and managers across Canada and the US. You’ll partner with leadership from a London-based global team, helping translate global HR frameworks into locally relevant actions while maintaining compliance and a strong employee experience.

This role focuses on onboarding, performance processes, employee relations, payroll coordination, benefits, and HR systems.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting employees and managers in Canada.
• Comfortable working independently in Canada while supporting colleagues across Canada and the US, and staying connected to a London-based CHRO and global team.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian and US HR practices.
• Exposure to onboarding, performance processes, HR systems, benefits, or payroll coordination would be beneficial.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day HR support to employees and managers in Canada and the US.
• Support onboarding, employee changes, absence management, leavers, documentation, and HR systems maintenance.
• Help ensure HR practices and documentation are aligned with Canadian and US employment requirements and internal policies.
• Coordinate with payroll, benefits, finance, IT, and other internal teams to ensure smooth employee lifecycle processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve local HR processes, employee experience, and ways of working.
• Balance commercial awareness with employee experience, providing pragmatic advice and escalation when needed.

Skills

HRBP experience

Canada HR practices

US HR practices

Employee relations

Onboarding

HR systems

Payroll coordination

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

HR qualification / degree

Tools

HRIS

Payroll software

MS Office

Job description

HR Business Partner (Part-Time)

Part-time

Toronto

Remote: Not specified

Salary: Not specified

You'll be working on

• Provide day-to-day HR support to employees and managers in Canada and the US, acting as a first point of contact for local people-related queries
• Support core HR processes including onboarding, employee changes, absence management, leavers, documentation, and maintenance of HR systems and records
• Help ensure HR practices and documentation are aligned with Canadian and US employment requirements and internal policies
• Coordinate with payroll, benefits, finance, IT, and other internal teams to ensure smooth employee lifecycle processes
• Identify opportunities to improve local HR processes, employee experience, and ways of working
• Business Partnering
• Provide HR business partnering support to two senior executives, building trusted relationships and understanding their business priorities
• Support leaders with organisational changes, workforce planning, employee relations, engagement, performance, talent, and team effectiveness topics
• Use people data, feedback, and local insight to help leaders identify risks, opportunities, and practical solutions
• Balance commercial awareness with employee experience, providing pragmatic advice and escalating complex matters where appropriate
• Contribute to global People Team initiatives and help translate global frameworks into locally relevant actions for Canada
• Local Office Management
• Oversee the smooth day-to-day running of the local office environment, ensuring employees and visitors have a positive and professional experience
• Coordinate office supplies, vendors, facilities requests, local events, and practical workplace requirements
• Support health, safety, and workplace procedures locally, working with relevant internal and external partners as needed
• Act as a local culture and engagement champion, helping connect the Canadian office with global team activities and communications

Benefits

• Robust health coverage
• Extended parental leave
• Generous paid time off
• Accelerated learning paths
• Team Wellness Initiatives
• Company-wide Events
• Employee Resource Groups
• Recognition awards

We're looking for

• Experience supporting employees and managers in Canada is preferred; exposure to supporting US colleagues would be an advantage
• Comfortable working independently in Canada while supporting colleagues across Canada and the US, and staying well connected to a London-based CHRO and global team
• Good working knowledge of Canadian and US HR practices, with the ability to know when to seek specialist advice
• Exposure to employee relations, onboarding, performance processes, HR systems, benefits, or payroll coordination would be beneficial
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with confidence managing both structured processes and ad hoc requests
• Solutions-focused, with the confidence to make recommendations and the humility to ask for support when needed
• Relevant HR qualification, degree, or equivalent practical experience is desirable
• Comfortable working directly with senior stakeholders, with the judgement and maturity to handle sensitive topics appropriately
• Relationship-led, credible, and able to build trust with employees, managers, senior leaders, and global HR colleagues
• Ability to switch between strategic support and operational delivery, staying calm and effective when priorities change
• Experience in an international, scaling, SaaS, technology, or multi-site business would be an advantage
• Typically 2–4 years' as an existing HR Business Partner