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Director, Human Resources
@ Aplin
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Aplin is hiring a Director, Human Resources to act as a strategic HR business partner to senior executives across corporate functions and global investments. The role covers workforce planning, talent, employee relations, compensation and engagement, and reports to an Assistant Vice President. Pay is $150,000 to $165,000 base plus bonus, commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities:
- Advise senior executives on workforce planning, talent and compensation
- Lead annual HR processes including performance reviews and talent reviews
- Handle complex and escalated employee relations matters
- Lead HR projects and change initiatives with COEs
- Identify trends across client groups and mitigate risk
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration or Industrial Relations
- Significant HRBP experience in financial or insurance industry
- Deep employee relations expertise
- Strong coaching and influencing of senior leaders
- Proven project management and change leadership
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · careerpage
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Director |
| Department | Human resources |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations |
| Perks mentioned | Performance bonus |
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Aplin
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 843 |
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Our client is seeking a strategic and consultative Director, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), to support executive-level leaders across corporate functions and global investments. This role plays a critical part in shaping and delivering people strategies that align with the organization’s vision and business objectives.
Reporting to the Assistant Vice President, you will partner directly with senior executives (VP, SVP, EVP) to provide high-impact HR leadership across complex portfolios, influencing organizational effectiveness, talent outcomes, and business performance.
Compensation
- $150,000 – $165,000 base + bonus, commensurate with experience
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing strategic HR guidance across workforce planning, talent management, employee relations, compensation, organizational design, and engagement.
- Deliver coordinated, end-to-end HR support to assigned client groups, ensuring seamless service and execution.
- Elevate leadership capability by coaching and advising senior leaders on people strategy, performance, and talent development.
- Provide counsel on employee engagement, culture, and organizational effectiveness initiatives.
- Partner with Employee Relations on complex and escalated matters, ensuring effective and timely resolution.
- Identify trends and themes across client groups and develop proactive strategies to mitigate risk and enhance performance.
- Lead and execute annual HR processes, including performance management, talent reviews, compensation planning, and engagement action planning.
- Drive and support HR projects and enterprise initiatives in collaboration with HR Centers of Expertise (COEs).
- Contribute to cross-functional HR forums, sharing best practices and driving continuous improvement.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Relations, or a related field.
- Significant experience as an HR Business Partner supporting complex corporate environments in the financial/insurance industry.
- Proven ability to operate at a strategic level, translating business priorities into effective people solutions.
- Strong experience coaching and influencing senior leaders and developing leadership capability.
- Deep expertise in employee relations, including complex issue resolution.
- Broad HR knowledge across multiple disciplines, with the ability to apply insights pragmatically.
- Demonstrated strength in project management and leading change initiatives.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to align HR strategies to business outcomes.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
At Aplin — together with our brands CompuStaff, Impact Recruitment, and Vantix Systems — we connect great people with great organizations across North America. We believe diverse teams build stronger companies, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We use AI tools to assist in a fair and efficient matching process, helping our recruiters connect the right people with the right opportunities. To be considered, applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any required permits. Our recruitment services are always free for job seekers. Accommodation is available upon request throughout all stages of the recruitment process.
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