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Associate Director, People Business Partner and Talent Management
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OUR COMPANY BACKGROUND & CULTURE
UPP is the first pension plan of its kind in Ontario’s university sector, proudly serving over 41,000 members across five universities and fourteen sector organizations. Our purpose is to bring greater retirement peace of mind to the university sector by investing with integrity and serving members with care. As a sector-wide plan designed for growth, our doors are open to all Ontario universities.
Together, we’re a team of progressive thinkers and agile doers operating within a fast-paced culture of collaboration and respect. We believe in bringing smart and capable people together to create, solve, and grow with a clear shared vision and values of integrity, inclusivity, ingenuity, and impact. Our culture is intentionally welcoming and purposefully rooted in equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation (EDI&R). We believe diverse teams, perspectives, and lived experiences contribute to better decisions and a better workplace.
As a pension plan, UPP approaches investing through a long-term lens to generate and safeguard value. Our commitment to investing responsibly accounts for material risks that impact our investment portfolio to generate sufficient risk-adjusted returns to meet the pension needs of our members.
Join us in building a bright future for our members, our organization, and each other.
THE ROLE
The Associate Director, People Business Partner and Talent Management reports to the Chief People Officer. This role provides strategic people partnership support while overseeing the design and execution of key Talent Management programs including performance management, leadership development, and succession planning. The role plays a key part in advancing organizational capability by integrating workforce planning, talent development, and employee experience initiatives. The Associate Director serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing strategic HR guidance to drive engagement, performance, and leadership effectiveness. This role ensures that people strategies are effectively embedded into business operations, supporting the organization’s values, culture, and strategic objectives.
This role is based in downtown Toronto under a hybrid work policy, allowing employees the flexibility to work remotely and in-office (approximately two days per week in-office).
SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES
People Business Partnering
- Partner with people leaders to provide strategic and tactical HR consultation, guidance, and support.
- Act as a trusted advisor on organizational design, workforce planning, and leadership effectiveness.
- Provide insights and recommendations on people-related trends and challenges to inform business decisions.
- Support employee relations matters, policy interpretation, and complex case management in collaboration with the Senior Director, Talent, Inclusion & People Partnership.
- Collaborate with Total Rewards and Talent Acquisition to ensure integrated people solutions are delivered consistently across UPP.
- Support the Senior Director, Talent, Inclusion & People Partnership in driving alignment between people strategies and business objectives.
Talent Management & Workforce Planning
- Lead the design, coordination, and execution of Talent Management programs, including performance management, leadership development, and succession planning.
- Manage UPP’s performance management cycle (Strive & Thrive), ensuring continuous feedback, goal alignment, and a culture of accountability.
- Provide guidance to leaders on talent assessment, calibration, and development planning.
- Support implementation of leadership and employee development initiatives that enhance organizational capability.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of talent programs and recommend improvements based on analytics and stakeholder feedback.
- Partner with senior leaders to understand workforce needs and ensure plans align with strategic objectives.
- Support organizational design initiatives that promote agility, efficiency, and scalability.
- Assist with change management initiatives to support business transformation and employee engagement.
Stakeholder Collaboration & Advisory Support
- Provide thought partnership to the Senior Director, Talent, Inclusion & People Partnership on strategic people initiatives and processes.
- Support the design of communication and engagement strategies to reinforce organizational initiatives.
- Support other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Undergraduate degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; CHRL designation an asset.
- 8-10 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3-5 years in a business partner or talent management capacity.
- Demonstrated ability to advise and influence senior leaders on people strategy.
- Strong understanding of Ontario employment legislation and HR best practices.
- Expertise in performance management, succession planning, and leadership development.
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