Posted 28 days ago
Human Resources Business Partner
@ Sienna Senior Living
Markham, Ontario
Overview
Sienna Senior Living is hiring a Human Resources Business Partner to support growth across its Retirement and Long-Term Care divisions. The role leads HR for acquisitions, redevelopments, new community openings and organizational change, reporting to the Senior Director, HR Business Partners, LTC. The position is full time, on site at the Markham shared support office with travel to homes, with a salary of $80,839.00-$101,048.50.
Responsibilities:
- Lead HR point of contact for acquisition and redevelopment projects
- Build and maintain the HR Acquisition & Redevelopment Playbook
- Execute HR integration plans for new teams and communities
- Handle labour relations, collective bargaining and grievances
- Provide guidance on Health and Safety, WSIB and disability management
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field
- 7+ years progressive HR generalist experience, unionized and non-unionized
- CHRP designation a strong asset
- Bilingual English and French a strong asset
- Working knowledge of Canadian employment law
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Human resources |
| Experience | 7+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Care home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
| Licences & certifications | CHRP |
| Background checks | criminal record, references |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Human Resources, Business |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Stock or equity |
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Sienna Senior Living
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Cultivating happiness in daily life
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At Sienna Senior Living, our Purpose is to cultivate happiness in daily life. Our work does not stop at providing the highest quality of service and care to our residents - it goes much further. Each and every day, we strive to bring happiness into our residents’ lives by enabling our team to put their passion for their work into action and supporting families to bring joy into our homes. Sienna is one of Canada’s largest owners and operators of senior living options, with 100+ high-quality residences in key markets in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. We offer independent living, assisted living and memory care under our Aspira retirement brand, as well as long-term care, specialized programs and services, and expert management services. Our approximately 15,000 team members are committed to helping residents discover happiness through personalization, choice and community engagement in a comfortable, home-like setting. Our aim is to consistently create a positive resident experience, along with a high-performing team and workplace culture that are driven by shared Values and a commitment to innovation and excellence. As leaders in the sector, we leverage technology and best practices to constantly set new benchmarks for quality. At the same time, we never lose sight of our vision— to be Canada’s most trusted and most loved senior living provider.
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- Business categories
- Health Care
- Communities
- Real Estate
- Other recorded names
- Sienna Senior Living
- Niagara Long Term Care Residence
- Specialties
- Retirement Living
- Long-Term Care
- Consulting Services
- Management Services
- Residential Care
- Complex Care
- Independent Living
- Assisted Living
- and Memory Care
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 920,688,068
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
At Sienna Senior Living, our Purpose is to cultivate happiness in daily life. Our work does not stop at providing the highest quality of service and care to our residents - it goes much further. Each and every day, we strive to bring happiness into our residents’ lives by enabling our team to put their passion for their work into action and supporting families to bring joy into our homes. Sienna is one of Canada’s…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Markham, Ontario |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1972 |
| Specialties | Retirement LivingLong-Term CareConsulting ServicesManagement ServicesResidential CareComplex CareIndependent LivingAssisted Livingand Memory Care |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 525 |
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At Sienna, we empower our team members across Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta to help our residents live the life they desire and deserve. Our purpose is simple: to cultivate happiness in daily life!
What Sienna Offers: We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work. We offer a number of programs and benefits that support team members’ financial, personal and professional needs:
- A competitive compensation and vacation package
- Employer Paid Health & Dental Benefits
- RRSP with Company Match
- Share Ownership and Reward Program (SOAR)
- Employee Share Purchase Plan with Company Match
- Continuous learning and growth so you have the skillset needed to succeed and take on new challenges
- A welcoming culture that values diversity and differing perspectives, experiences and beliefs
What You’ll Be Doing:
Reporting to the Senior Director, HR Business Partners, LTC, the HR Business Partner supports the organization's growth across the Retirement and Long-Term Care divisions. Working closely with operational leaders and corporate stakeholders, the role contributes to acquisitions, development initiatives, organizational change, and special projects.
The HR Business Partner plays a key role in onboarding and integrating new teams, implementing HR programs, and driving initiatives that enhance the team member and resident experience.
How You’ll Succeed:
- Serve as the lead HR point of contact for the Project Management team across all active acquisition and redevelopment initiatives.
- Represent HR in project governance forums, providing a consistent, single point of accountability for HR deliverables, timelines, and risks.
- Build and maintain the HR Acquisition & Redevelopment Playbook, standardizing HR processes, tools, timelines, and role responsibilities across the deal and development lifecycle.
- Continuously refine the playbook based on lessons learned from closed transactions and new community openings.
- Partner with key stakeholders and project teams throughout the acquisition/redevelopment lifecycle, from due diligence through transition and integration.
- Execute HR integration plans that support a smooth transition for employees and leaders.
- Identify people-related risks and opportunities and provide practical recommendations to leadership.
- Support a consistent team member experience and organizational culture while recognizing the unique characteristics of acquired organizations.
- Partner with key stakeholders on the HR strategy and workforce planning required to launch new retirement living and long-term care developments.
- Support pre-opening and opening activities, ensuring HR readiness for new communities and operational teams.
- Implement HR processes, policies, and practices for new locations and evolving business units.
- Facilitate professional and superior customer service by partnering with the assigned client group to support all HR matters, including but not limited to recruitment, retention, labour and team member relation issues; interpretation of HR policies and procedures, collective agreements, employment legislation, grievance and arbitration management, performance management, attendance management, compensation, W.S.I.B./Worksafe management Health and Safety practices, benefits, retirement and pension plans.
- Provide guidance on Health and Safety, WSIB/Worksafe, Non-Occupational and Disability Management
- Participate in all aspects of collective bargaining.
- Report on key metrics identified by the business and provide recommendations for continuous improvements.
- Support organizational change initiatives, including communications, stakeholder engagement, training, and implementation.
Who you are:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business or related field.
- 7+ years’ progressive Human Resources generalist experience in a multi-site unionized & non-unionized environments, and within a large HR function.
- CHRP designation is a strong asset.
- Bilingualism in English and French is a strong asset.
- Business acumen including strategic planning, data analytics, and financial analysis; solution orientation.
- Demonstrated experience developing strong, effective working relationships and networks with key internal/external stakeholders, senior leaders and relevant external organizations.
- Strong communication skills including presentations, excellent listening skills, ease in establishing rapport, and ability to influence others positively/ethically.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Working knowledge of Labour and Canadian employment laws, current HR practices and the ability to use knowledge proactively in consulting with clients.
- Ability to anticipate changes required within the organization and to drive such changes the partnership with business leaders.
- Experience working with Microsoft Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
What you need to know:
- The salary range for this position is: $80,839.00-$101,048.50
- This is an on-site position at our Shared Support office in Markham with travel to homes
- Any offer of employment will be conditional upon a criminal background and references check.
- This posting is for a new position
- Sienna Senior Living may utilize artificial Intelligence to screen or assess applicants for this position.
Sienna Senior Living is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. In accordance with provincial regulations, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process.
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