Senior HR Business Partner (Strategy, Product & Technology)

Dayforce is a global human capital management company headquartered in Toronto and Minneapolis. The HR Business Partner will serve as a strategic advisor to senior business leaders, executing enterprise-wide people strategies that drive business results and ensuring seamless HR service delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Align business strategy with people strategy to deliver a consistent employee experience across North America
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with senior business leaders, key stakeholders, and HR Centers of Excellence (COEs)
• Develop a deep understanding of the supported business functions, their priorities, and operational needs
• Execute core HR programs, including performance management, calibration, leadership development, succession planning, engagement, and culture initiatives
• Evaluate HR requests using sound business judgment and partner with COEs and HR leadership to determine the best course of action
• Provide proactive, data-driven guidance on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, organizational design, change management, and talent strategies
• Consult on complex employee relations matters involving senior leaders, including investigations, disciplinary actions, and terminations
• Represent business priorities with HR Centers of Excellence and ensure functional needs are reflected in program design
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, talent reviews, and identification of critical roles
• Partner with Talent Programs to execute initiatives such as succession planning, talent reviews, and 360 assessments
• Utilize analytics and reporting tools, including Excel and Power BI, to support decision-making and measure business outcomes
• Promote the use of AI and digital tools to improve HR efficiency and enable data-driven decision-making
• Act as the voice of the business during the implementation of enterprise HR initiatives and support the successful adoption of global programs

Requirements:

• Approximately 10 years of progressive HR experience with demonstrated success partnering with senior business leaders
• Experience supporting Product, Technology, Strategy, or other complex business functions
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate business priorities into effective people strategies
• Advanced employee relations and investigation experience with the ability to provide balanced, practical, and legally informed recommendations
• Strong consulting, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, performance management, and change management
• Experience partnering with HR Centers of Excellence to implement enterprise HR programs
• Advanced proficiency with Excel, Power BI, and HR analytics
• Experience using AI and digital tools to improve HR effectiveness and operational efficiency
• Cross-cultural awareness with experience supporting teams across multiple countries
• Excellent communication, project management, and change leadership skills
• Sound judgment with the ability to balance business priorities, policy, and legal considerations
• Experience supporting senior executives across Product, Platform, AI, Design, or Strategy organizations
• Experience working across Canada, the United States, and Mexico
• Strong understanding of organizational effectiveness in global, technology-driven environments
• Ability to leverage analytics to influence strategic business decisions
• Experience leading enterprise-wide people initiatives in a complex, matrixed organization