Senior Human Resources Business Partner

What is the Opportunity?

As the Senior HRBP for Functions, you will provide strategic advice and counsel to Operating Committee (OC) members and their Senior Leadership teams on all aspects of Human Resources including talent management, leadership development, employee engagement, compensation management, performance enablement, organizational design and change management.

What will you do?

The following are key outcomes that you will drive in the Sr. HRBP role. Your role will require you to constantly prioritize, re-prioritize, and integrate these outcomes:

• Strategy Development and Execution. In your role, you will understand both the HR and Functional strategic priorities and key initiatives and will work with your Leaders to determine people and organization implications for their teams. You will be an active force in imagining how the strategies apply and in determining initiatives to ensure they are executed within the teams you support.

• Strategic Advisory. The people-related questions and issues a Leader faces every day are as unique as the individuals that make up RBC. You will partner effectively with the Leaders and with partners in HR to provide advice and counsel on how to solve problems, resolve issues and drive talent priorities outcomes. You will also be conversant with HR Data and its analysis so that you can inform decision-making and recommend actions around important topics such as workforce strategy, talent management, employee voice, etc.

• Talent Management. You will work with the leadership team to acquire, assess and develop talent to ensure we have the talent we need for today and tomorrow. You will work you’re your OC member (s) to articulate clear talent priorities that will help drive business outcomes, including succession, high potential talent identification and development. You will recommend ways to develop people to better perform their current roles and/or to prepare them for future roles. This will include managing HR’s performance, development, and succession cycles. This also includes the performance and development of the Leaders themselves, where you will provide feedback, coaching, and formal development recommendations.

• Organizational Development and Change. Recognizing that the context within which people work (e.g., the organization structure, operating model, leadership, teams, and culture) all have an effect on their productivity and enjoyment, you will help Leaders to utilize these levers to achieve desired results and engagement while helping people to adopt any relevant changes.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• Minimum 7-10 years’ experience in Human Resources, including experience in an HR
  Business Partner role working directly with senior leaders

• Proven Leadership Model capabilities, solid aptitude for change management and leadership effectiveness

• Undergraduate degree, preferably in Human Resources

• Strong consultative orientation and relationship management capabilities including the ability to impact, influence, and constructively challenge senior leaders

• Strong business and financial acumen 

• Ability to balance competing priorities for multiple stakeholders, build strong relationships with CoE and functional partners

• Data and analytics orientated and strong ability to make data-informed talent recommendations

• Proven ability to understand, assess and respond to complex situations and provide strategic and innovative solutions to drive outcomes and results

• Strong communications, analytics and digital skills, familiar with HR technology and Microsoft Office Suite)

Nice-to-have:

• CHRL Professional Designation

• Good working knowledge and experience with RBC’s Functional partners

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• An opportunity to do great and meaningful work with lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• Opportunities to take on progressively greater scopes of work

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Job Skills

Decision Making, Employee and Labor Relations, Human Resources Consulting, Human Resources Operations, Human Resources Policies, Knowledge Organization, Long Term Planning, Organizational Change Management, Talent Management

Additional Job Details

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeHUMAN RESOURCES & BMCCRegularSalaried2026-05-062026-07-04

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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