HR Business Partner Specialist

Oil Authority; Calgary; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Health & dental benefits

Mental health coverage

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Job summary

Cenovus is seeking an HRBP Specialist based in Calgary to partner with the CFO and Finance leadership, delivering strategic HR solutions that strengthen business performance and workforce readiness. You will advise senior leaders, drive talent reviews, succession planning, workforce planning, and change management while mentoring HR Business Partners.

This role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration across HR and Finance.

Qualifications

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
• Minimum 12 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 8 years in an HR Business Partner capacity.
• Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders to identify people priorities and develop strategic solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Strong expertise across key HR disciplines, including organizational effectiveness and design, talent and succession management, workforce planning, employee relations, and change management.
• Professional HR designation, such as CHRP, CPHR, or equivalent, is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CFO and Finance leaders as a trusted advisor, identifying people priorities and providing counsel, coaching, and strategies that support business objectives, organizational capability, and workforce readiness.
• Diagnose complex organizational challenges and advise on organizational effectiveness, operating models and design, leadership effectiveness, accountability, decision-making, and ways of working.
• Drive integrated talent and workforce strategies, including talent reviews, succession and development, workforce planning, performance management, retention, and internal mobility.
• Leverage workforce data, people metrics, external trends, and business insights to identify risks and inform strategic people and workforce decisions.
• Independently manage complex employee relations matters, including performance concerns, workplace conduct, policy interpretation, and sensitive workforce issues.
• Guide the people and change components of significant business initiatives, organizations changes, and high-impact workforce transformations.
• Partner across HR Centers of Expertise, HR Operations, and HR Business Partner teams to deliver integrated solutions, advance strategic initiatives, and represent Finance priorities in the ongoing improvement of HR programs, processes, governance, and services.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and mentor to HR Business Partners, building capability, sharing expertise, and promoting consistent HRBP practices.

Skills

Strategic HR partnership

Executive advisory

Employee relations

Change management

Data-driven workforce planning

Education

Post-secondary degree in Human Resources, Business, or related

Job description

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, HRBP Enabling, the HRBP Specialist provides strategic HR partnership and expertise to the Chief Financial Officer and Finance leadership team. Working closely with HR Business Partners, HR Operations, and Centers of Expertise, you will identify people priorities, assess complex organizational challenges, and develop solutions that strengthen business performance, organizational capability, and workforce readiness. As a trusted advisor, you will provide independent counsel to senior leaders and guide strategic people initiatives, complex workforce matters, organizational change, and employee relations. You will also contribute to broader HR priorities through cross-functional initiatives, knowledge sharing, and mentorship of HR Business Partners.

This position is based in Calgary, Alberta.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the CFO and Finance leaders as a trusted advisor, identifying people priorities and providing counsel, coaching, and strategies that support business objectives, organizational capability, and workforce readiness.
• Diagnose complex organizational challenges and advise on organizational effectiveness, operating models and design, leadership effectiveness, accountability, decision-making, and ways of working.
• Drive integrated talent and workforce strategies, including talent reviews, succession and development, workforce planning, performance management, retention, and internal mobility.
• Leverage workforce data, people metrics, external trends, and business insights to identify risks and inform strategic people and workforce decisions.
• Independently manage complex employee relations matters, including performance concerns, workplace conduct, policy interpretation, and sensitive workforce issues.
• Guide the people and change components of significant business initiatives, organizations changes, and high-impact workforce transformations.
• Partner across HR Centers of Expertise, HR Operations, and HR Business Partner teams to deliver integrated solutions, advance strategic initiatives, and represent Finance priorities in the ongoing improvement of HR programs, processes, governance, and services.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and mentor to HR Business Partners, building capability, sharing expertise, and promoting consistent HRBP practices.

Qualifications:

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
• Post-secondary degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 8 years in an HR Business Partner capacity.
• Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders to identify people priorities and develop strategic solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Strong expertise across key HR disciplines, including organizational effectiveness and design, talent and succession management, workforce planning, employee relations, and change management.
• Proven ability to diagnose complex organizational challenges and independently develop and implement practical, business-focused solutions.
• Experience driving cross-functional initiatives and supporting significant organizational, operating model, and workforce changes.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including mentoring, coaching, and developing HR professionals.
• Experience supporting Finance or another complex corporate or enabling function is considered an asset.
• Professional HR designation, such as CHRP, CPHR, or equivalent, is considered an asset.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT October 29th, 2026.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities.

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Who we are:

Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner. We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

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The Cenovus experience

Total rewards

We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)
• Health & dental benefits
• Substantial mental health coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Employee family assistance
• Virtual healthcare coverage

Our development philosophy

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

• Internal course offerings
• Education assistance for additional development
• Opportunities to work on special projects
• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

Our culture

• Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.
• Our values:
  • Protect what matters
  • Do it right
  • Make it better
  • Do it together
• Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.
  • Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.
  • Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).
  • Receive donation matching up to $10,000 annually.
• Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.