People Business Partner (AI)

Location: Hybrid in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, with work in the office 3 days per week.

Company

hirify.global designs and builds experiential marketing and brand experiences for clients through global, cross-disciplinary teams.

What you will do

• Partner with North American business leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, talent strategy, performance, and employee relations.
• Own the employee lifecycle for client groups, including onboarding, development, performance management, employee relations, and offboarding.
• Coach managers and lead talent and succession discussions aligned with business direction.
• Lead and support change during the current merger integration.
• Build AI into talent reviews, manager enablement, engagement listening, and broader People delivery.
• Collaborate with global People partners across seven countries to create a coherent employee experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive HR or People experience, including at least 3 years as a business partner to senior leaders.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian labor law and ability to act as the Canadian subject-matter expert.
• Experience in a fast-moving, project-based environment, such as technology, agency, creative, or professional services, with the ability to manage pace and assignment volume.
• Experience building or rebuilding processes, programs, or ways of working.
• Strong knowledge of employee relations, performance, compensation basics, employment law, and organizational design.
• Comfort with ambiguity and change.
• Hands-on, regular use of AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or similar; experience designing AI into team or function operations is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including direct and clear communication and timely, complete follow-up with stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with mergers and acquisitions or post-merger integration.
• Early experience designing AI into how a team or function operates.

Culture & Benefits

• People-first approach to coaching, hiring, difficult situations, and employee experience.
• Collaborative environment with global People partners and cross-disciplinary teams.
• Opportunity to shape the People function and employee experience during a major merger integration.
• Inclusive equal opportunity workplace that values diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds.