HR Business Partner – EPDD

Jobtailor; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Toronto seeks an experienced HR Business Partner to support EPDD managers and senior leaders. You will coach leaders, manage performance conversations, and guide the employee lifecycle with a focus on Canadian employment law.

You will use data and AI tools to streamline HR workflows, collaborate on health initiatives, and influence business decisions across R&D teams. In‑person collaboration in Toronto is preferred.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 1 year in a true HRBP role.
• Direct experience supporting EPDD or R&D teams is a major plus.
• Experience shaping business decisions through data, insights, instincts, and influence.
• Proven experience managing leave programs and immigration cases.
• Experience building or improving a workflow with AI and measuring its impact.
• Strong Canadian and US employment law knowledge.
• HRIS experience; Rippling preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the dedicated HRBP for EPDD managers and senior managers.
• Build proactive relationships with technical leaders.
• Coach leaders through performance conversations, complex employee-relations cases, and difficult people decisions.
• Partner on organizational health using data to identify patterns and anticipate friction.
• Support performance management cycles, including feedback, documentation, PIPs, and exits.
• Provide employee lifecycle support and guidance to team members.
• Act as subject matter expert on Canadian employment law and market practices.
• Identify, build, and deliver impactful talent programs.
• Use AI to automate, build, and streamline HR workflows.

Skills

HR Business Partnering

Data Analysis

Pattern Recognition

Coaching

Relationship Building

Influence

Leave Program Management

Immigration Case Management

AI Workflow Automation

HRIS Experience

Tools

Rippling

Job description

• Serve as the dedicated HRBP for EPDD managers and senior managers
• Build proactive relationships with technical leaders
• Coach leaders through performance conversations, complex employee-relations cases, and difficult people decisions
• Partner on organizational health using data to identify patterns and anticipate friction
• Support performance management cycles, including feedback, documentation, PIPs, and exits
• Provide employee lifecycle support and guidance to team members
• Act as subject matter expert on Canadian employment law and market practices
• Identify, build, and deliver impactful talent programs
• Use AI to automate, build, and streamline HR workflows

Requirements

• 4–7 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 1 year in a true HRBP role
• Direct experience supporting EPDD or R&D teams is a major plus
• Experience shaping business decisions through pattern recognition, data, insights, instincts, and influence
• Proven experience managing leave programs and immigration cases
• Experience building or improving a workflow with AI and measuring its impact
• Strong Canadian and US employment law knowledge
• HRIS experience; Rippling preferred
• Toronto-based and energized by in-person collaboration

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in HR Business Partnering with a focus on Canadian employment law, performance management, and talent program development. Proficient in leveraging data and AI to enhance HR workflows and support organizational health.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• HR Business Partnering
• Canadian Employment Law
• Performance Management
• AI Workflow Automation
• HRIS Experience

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Performance Management
• Employee Lifecycle Support
• Data Analysis
• Pattern Recognition
• Leave Program Management
• Immigration Case Management

Soft Skills

• Coaching
• Relationship Building
• Influence

Industry Keywords

• EPDD
• R&D
• Organizational Health
• Talent Programs

Tools & Technologies

• HRIS
• Rippling