Senior Manager, HR Partnerships, People and Culture

Description

Are you a confident HR leader who thrives in complexity and believes in the power of people strategy? Do you enjoy coaching high-performing teams and working alongside senior leaders to create workplace cultures where people thrive?

We are seeking a Regular full-time Senior Manager, HR Partnerships to build and lead a dynamic team of HR Business Partners who are embedded in the heart of our faculties and units. This role isn't about maintaining the status quo - it's about building trust, enabling transformation, and bringing strategy to life through people.

About the Role

As a key member of the HR Partnerships leadership team, you'll:

• Coach and empower a team of HR Partners to be strategic, courageous, and collaborative in how they support our clients.
• Advise executive and senior leaders on high-risk, high-impact workforce matters - from organizational change and leadership transitions to complex employee relations.
• Role model HR excellence, combining institutional acumen, political savvy, and a deep commitment to both leader success and employee well-being.
• Drive service improvement by aligning HR support with university strategy, simplifying complexity, and elevating the client experience.

What You'll Do

• Lead, develop, and support a team of HR Partners with compassion, clarity, and a focus on growth.
• Serve as a senior HR advisor for complex and politically nuanced issues.
• Build strong partnerships with COEs, Labour Relations, and other stakeholders to deliver cohesive, institutionally aligned HR support.
• Translate institutional strategy into people solutions that support academic planning, research excellence, and service innovation.
• Foster a culture of trust, inclusion, and continuous learning within your team and across People and Culture.

What your Bring

• 8-10 years of progressive HR experience, including a minimum of 5 years experience in team leadership and senior advisory roles.
• Experience in unionized and complex institutional settings (post-secondary or public sector preferred).
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, manage risk, and balance strategy with empathy.
• Exceptional relationship-building, coaching, and communication skills.
• A degree in Human Resources, Business, Industrial Relations or related field. CPHR designation is required. 

Application Deadline:  June 5, 2025

We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.

This position is classified in the Management Career Band, Level 3 of the Management and Professional Staff Career Framework. 

For a listing of all management and staff opportunities at the University of Calgary, view our Management and Staff Careers website. 

About the University of Calgary

UCalgary is Canada's entrepreneurial university, located in Canada's most enterprising city. It is a top research university and one of the highest-ranked universities of its age. Founded in 1966, its 36,000 students experience an innovative learning environment, made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking. It is Canada's leader in the creation of start-ups. Start something today at the University of Calgary. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy committing to creating a rich, vibrant, and culturally competent campus that welcomes and supports Indigenous Peoples, encourages Indigenous community partnerships, is inclusive of Indigenous perspectives in all that we do.

As an equitable and inclusive employer, the University of Calgary recognizes that a diverse staff/faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers that have been historically encountered by some people in our society. We strive to recruit individuals who will further enhance our diversity and will support their academic and professional success while they are here. In particular, we encourage members of the designated groups (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible/racialized minorities, and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities) to apply. To ensure a fair and equitable assessment, we offer accommodation at any stage during the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Questions regarding [diversity] EDI at UCalgary can be sent to the Office of Institutional Commitments ([email protected]) and requests for accommodations can be sent to Human Resources ([email protected]).

Do you have most but not all the qualifications? Research show that women, racialized and visible minorities, and persons with disabilities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At UCalgary we are committed to achieving equitable, diverse, inclusive and accessible employment practices and workplaces and encourage you to apply if you believe you are right for this role. 

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.