At CoLab, we help mechanical engineering teams bring life-changing products to market years sooner. We build AI for engineers designing cars, medical devices, and jet engines. Products this complex aren't sketched and sent to production.

Teams spend months on iterations, reviews, and tests, predicting how every part performs before anything is built. That's how our AI helps manufacturers like Bobcat, Triumph Motorcycles, and GE Appliances make better decisions, eliminate rework cycles, and get to market faster. John’s, Newfoundland, CoLab started with one customer in 2018.

Since then we’ve raised a $72M Series C, been named the 57th fastest growing company in North America by Deloitte (Fast 500™), signed multi-year AI partnerships with companies like Bombardier, and grown to a team of 250+. As our People Business Partner, you’ll play a critical role in building the foundation that helps CoLab scale while keeping things human. This is a new role created to support our growth, and you’ll be the go-to person for core people operations across our R&D; business units, employee support, and all the pieces that make the day-to-day experience at CoLab smooth, compliant, and meaningful.

You’ll manage everything from onboarding and benefits, to performance cycles, compensation logistics, and ad hoc people programs. You’ll also provide broader support across the People team, jumping in across recruitment, employee experience, and other team priorities as needed. If you’ve worked in a fast-paced environment and want to help shape how a modern People function runs at a high-growth company, this is your opportunity.

You have a strong foundation in HR operations and people programs, ideally in a scale-up or high-growth setting. You’re confident in owning the details,



whether leading onboarding for a new cohort, navigating the latest benefits policy, or coordinating a cross-border work permit, and you communicate clearly and respectfully, even when things get complex. You care deeply about helping people thrive at work, and you bring structure, empathy, and good judgment to everything you do.

Owning core people operations: onboarding, offboarding, advantages administration, performance and compliance Partnering with managers as a trusted advisor on team performance, feedback practices, employee relations, and other people related needs Leading or supporting our approach to performance reviews, total rewards, and policy updatesAssisting with payroll administration as needed Managing day to day employee questions and provide people-related support across teams, ensuring clear guidance on policies, benefits Supporting PR/work permit coordination and documentation Pitching in on recruitment logistics (e.g. reference checks, scheduling) as needed Collaborating with the Employee Experience Lead on office operations, events, and employee initiatives 8+ years in a People Ops, HRBP, or similar role ~ Strong organizational skills with the ability to self-manage and prioritize across tasks ~ Experience managing audits or leading audit-readiness programs Exposure to PR/work permit processing and immigration support Full-time, permanent position with competitive salary and stock options Extended health plan, unlimited paid vacation, RRSP matching Location: This role is remote in Canada with preference given to Eastern, Atlantic and Newfoundland Standard timezones.

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