The Vice President of Human Resources will serve as a trusted advisor to the Canadian leadership team and a key partner to global stakeholders. The successful candidate will oversee a broad HR portfolio spanning organizational effectiveness, talent strategy, workforce planning, leadership development, employee relations, change management, and HR operations. This leader will bring consistency across provinces while understanding that each region and business group may have different operational and regulatory requirements. Develop and execute a Canadian people strategy aligned with regional business priorities and the organization’s global direction. Advise senior executives on organizational structure, workforce priorities, leadership capability, talent risk, and employee matters. Regional HR Leadership Oversee the delivery of HR programs and services across multiple Canadian provinces. Create consistency in HR practices while addressing provincial employment legislation and regional business requirements. Lead, coach, and develop regional HR professionals, promoting accountability, collaboration, and high-quality service delivery. Establish clear priorities for the HR function and ensure the team remains focused on the most important business and workforce needs. Partner closely with global HR leaders, Centres of Excellence, shared-service teams, and international stakeholders on a daily basis. Organizational Design and Transformation Support the organization through transformation, integration, growth, and other significant business changes. Develop practical change-management strategies that support leaders and employees through transition. Help build an adaptable organization capable of responding to evolving business priorities. Talent,



Performance and Succession Lead regional talent reviews, succession planning, workforce planning, and leadership-development initiatives. Strengthen performance-management practices and promote transparent expectations, accountability, and meaningful development conversations. Develop strategies that support employee engagement, retention, internal mobility, and leadership readiness. Provide HR leadership during mergers, acquisitions, integrations, or other major organizational transitions. Support people-related due diligence, workforce assessment, organizational design, communications, and integration planning. Identify potential people, culture, leadership, and employee-relations risks. Help align policies, programs, teams, and ways of working following an acquisition or organizational change. Partner with business and global stakeholders to promote a smooth and well-managed employee transition. Employee Relations and Risk Management Provide executive oversight on complex and sensitive employee-relations matters. Coach senior leaders through difficult performance, conduct, restructuring, and workplace issues. Ensure HR policies and employment practices remain compliant with applicable provincial and federal requirements. Work closely with legal and other internal partners to manage organizational risk and support sound decision-making. HR Operations,



Governance and Analytics Evaluate existing HR processes and identify opportunities to improve consistency, efficiency, and the employee experience. Support the continued development of integrated regional and global HR service-delivery models. Use workforce data, business metrics, and employee insights to guide decisions and identify emerging priorities. Establish meaningful HR measures related to retention, talent, engagement, succession, workforce capability, and organizational effectiveness. Ensure successful implementation of global HR programs within the Canadian business. The ideal candidate is an experienced HR executive who has operated within a large, sophisticated, and globally connected organization. They will understand how to navigate complex reporting relationships, influence across functions and geographies, and balance global direction with Canadian business realities. They will be equally comfortable advising executives, leading transformation, resolving sensitive employee matters, and guiding an HR team through competing priorities. Minimum of 10 years of progressive HR leadership experience. Experience at the Vice President, Regional HR Director, Head of HR, or comparable senior leadership level. Experience supporting multiple provinces, regions, locations, or business units. Significant experience partnering directly with executives and senior business leaders. Strong background in organizational design, workforce planning, restructuring, and change management. Demonstrated experience with talent management, performance management, succession planning, and leadership development. Experience managing complex employee-relations matters and organizational risk. Proven ability to work effectively with global HR teams, Centres o

📌 Human Resources Director/VP (Toronto)
🏢 Adecco
📍 Toronto