WSP

Human Resource Business Partner (Strategic Talent Advisor)

WSP$95K — $130K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in a strategic HR advisory or HR business partner role, ideally in a large, matrixed organization.
  • Deep experience influencing and advising senior leaders in complex environments.
  • Strong business acumen linking talent strategy to financial outcomes.
  • Expertise in organizational development, talent planning, and change management.
  • Data-driven mindset to interpret people analytics and derive actionable insights.
  • Collaborative approach with constructive challenge capabilities.
  • Hands-on style with genuine passion for organizational success.

Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with senior leaders to align business and talent strategies to achieve goals.
  • Provide executive coaching and strategic guidance for change initiatives and organizational redesigns.
  • Analyze HR KPIs to translate data into actionable people strategies.
  • Facilitate collaboration among HR functions to ensure consistent employee experiences.
  • Champion succession planning and support development of diverse talent.
  • Lead planning for critical roles to maintain robust talent pipelines.
  • Guide performance management processes to enhance high-performance culture.
  • Support talent development strategies and encourage continuous learning.

Benefits

  • Engagement in shaping a diverse, high-performance culture.
  • Opportunity to influence strategic business decisions.
  • Collaboration with senior leaders in a reputable organization.
  • Support for ongoing talent development and learning.
  • Participation in driving meaningful organizational change.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity

Shape Something Different - You're not just looking for another role - you want to shape something. As a Strategic Talent Advisor (HR Business Partner), you'll partner with senior leaders in our Earth & Environment business to drive a thriving, diverse, high-performance culture. You'll influence strategic business decisions, act as a trusted advisor, and ensure our talent strategy fuels the success of the teams you support.

Your Impact

In this role, you will:
  • Partner closely with senior leaders to align business and talent strategies, enabling the achievement of financial and organizational goals.
  • Provide executive coaching and strategic guidance to support major change initiatives, organizational redesigns, and workforce planning.
  • Review and interpret HR KPIs and people insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities-translating them into actionable people strategies.
  • Strengthen collaboration between HR Centres of Excellence, Shared Services, and Corporate functions to deliver seamless and consistent employee experiences.
  • Champion succession planning, facilitating discussions to identify emerging diverse talent and support development plans for high-potential employees.
  • Lead critical role planning with client groups, ensuring robust pipelines through internal development or partnership with Talent Acquisition for external search.
  • Guide leaders through performance management cycles to cultivate a high-performance culture rooted in clarity, accountability, and equity.
  • Partner with Compensation experts to support equitable and consistent application of pay programs and salary decisions.
  • Analyze engagement, exit, and feedback data to recommend targeted actions that elevate culture, belonging, and employee experience.
  • Support talent development and redeployment strategies, fostering a culture of growth, continuous learning, and mobility.

The Skills That Set You Apart
  • Deep experience influencing and advising senior leaders in a complex, matrixed environment.
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to connect talent strategy to operational and financial outcomes.
  • Demonstrated ability to diagnose organizational challenges and develop people-focused solutions that drive cultural and business impact.
  • Expertise in organizational development, talent planning, and change management.
  • Data-driven mindset with the ability to interpret people analytics and translate insights into action.
  • A collaborative, relationship-centered approach paired with the courage to challenge constructively.
  • A hands-on, "roll-up-your-sleeves" style with a genuine passion for people and organizational success.
  • 8+ years in a strategic HR advisory or HR business partner role, ideally in a large, matrixed organization.

Compensation:
  • AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $104,100 - $138,000
  • MB & ON: $95,000 - $130,800
  • NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $94,100 - $124,900

Disclosure:
The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Make Your Mark with WSP

If you're driven by purpose and impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and take the next step toward a rewarding career with us.

About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
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1959

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