Position Title: HR Business Partner, North America
Department: Human Resources
Entity: CS e-Storage
Position that Reports To: Associate Director, HR
Location: Texas, USA or Kitchener, Ontario Canada
About the Role This is a
hands-on HR Business Partner (HRBP) to support our fast-growing
e-Storage business across North America. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and enjoys balancing
strategic partnership with day-to-day execution.
You'll act as a trusted advisor to business leaders while also rolling up your sleeves to deliver core HR processes, ensuring operational excellence and a strong employee experience. This role will also requite up to 15% travel to different project sites.
Key Responsibilities Strategic Partnership
- Partner with senior leaders to align HR strategies with business objectives
- Support organizational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy
- Coach leaders on performance management, engagement, and team effectiveness
- Drive change management initiatives in a high-growth environment
Hands-On HR Delivery
- Execute core HR processes including onboarding, performance cycles, and offboarding
- Support compensation and promotion processes
- Maintain strong operational discipline across HR activities
Employee Relations
- Lead and support employee relations concerns, ensuring consistent and legal practices combined with appropriate documentation.
- Coach managers and leaders on effective people management and workplace practices to mitigate issues
- Proactively identify ER and legal risks and proactively involve HR leadership
Systems & Data (Workday)
- Leverage Workday for HR transactions, reporting, and analytics
- Ensure data accuracy and integrity within HR systems
- Use insights to inform decision-making and improve business outcomes
Recruitment and Retention
- Partner with Recruitment to support hiring needs
- Drive employee engagement and retention initiatives
- Champion company culture and values across the e-Storage business
Qualifications & Experience • • HR certification (SPHR or SHRM - CP or equivalent) highly desired
- Solid understanding of Canadian and US employment practices and legislation
• Ability to initiate, lead and navigate tough conversations maintaining professional composure.
- Proven experience as an HR Business Partner in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Strong working knowledge of Workday (transactions, reporting, data management)
- Organizational skills are a must
- Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and tactically
- Experience supporting technical, industrial, or energy-related businesses is a plus
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust at all levels
What We're Looking For - Someone who is comfortable "in the weeds" while keeping a strategic lens
- A proactive problem-solver with a strong sense of ownership
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive outcomes in a scaling organization
- High attention to detail with strong execution capability
Compensation & Benefits:Canadian Solar offers a competitive salary plus fully comprehensive benefits and performance bonus package based on an annual objective achievement. The salary range is determined on country and geographical location. This position ranges between $105K - $135K CAD.
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