HR Business Partner
Apply now »Date: Mar 24, 2026
Location: Toronto, ON, CA
Company: Celestica International LP
Req ID: 134183
Country: Canada
Province: Ontario
City: Toronto (Hybrid)
Summary
Serves as the primary HR consultant to the Global Commodity Management leadership teams. This role bridges the gap between business strategy and people operations, ensuring talent alignment across global functions. Additionally, this position acts as a lead for Global HR Reporting, leveraging AI and advanced data visualization to provide actionable insights into site and functional people metrics.
Detailed Description
Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
- Act as the dedicated HR lead for global commodity leaders, providing counsel on organizational design/change, workforce planning, and talent alignment.
- Ensure HR strategies are consistent across diverse geographical commodity teams while respecting local labor nuances.
- Provides advice, counsel, direction and training to the management team and managers on any business issue that has employee or organizational impact on company personnel practices, procedures, and initiatives.
- Drive performance management and provide executive coaching to leaders on team dynamics and corrective actions.
- Ensures consistent application of policies and procedures for recruiting, rewarding, retaining, recognizing and developing employees.
- Provides employee relations consultation services to management and employees.
- Own the development and maintenance of global HR dashboards, tracking key metrics (turnover, headcount, DEI, labor costs) for both sites and functions.
- Leverage AI tools to perform predictive analytics, identifying trends in talent retention and recruitment efficiency.
- Translate complex data sets into "storytelling" reports for executive leadership, providing recommendations based on data-driven insights.
- Conduct ongoing skill gap assessments within the Commodity Management groups to ensure a robust pipeline of high-caliber talent.
- Conducts internal investigations of acts of employee misconduct including interviewing, gathering evidence, consulting legal counsel, making recommendations and documenting findings.
- Lead the deployment of corporate initiatives (Compensation & Benefits, Employee Engagement Surveys, Values Awareness) across the assigned client groups.
Knowledge, Skills & Competencies
- In-depth knowledge of government regulations.
- Extensive knowledge of labor laws and experience in Labor Relations
- Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal customers.
- Ability to evaluate multiple highly detailed tasks, determine priorities and organize work in a manner that allows for timely completion of projects.
- Ability to manage sensitive employee information in a confidential manner.
- Ability to navigate and influence within a matrixed, global environment across different time zones and cultures.
- Intermediate proficiency in Excel. Competent in MS Word and Power Point. Experience utilizing AI for predictive HR modeling is highly preferred.
- Deep experience with HRIS systems (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors) and data architecture.
- Strong ability to "translate" technical data into clear, persuasive business language for non-HR leaders.
- Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority projects, from global staffing strategies to automated reporting upgrades.
Physical Demands
- Standard office environment with extended periods of sustained visual concentration on data and digital dashboards.
- Frequent use of computer applications and digital communication tools to manage a global client base.
- Ability to travel occasionally to global sites
Salary
The stated range includes Base Salary and target Short-Term Incentive (STI) compensation only. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this range.
The range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.
Salary Range: $100,000 - $157,000 CAD
Typical Experience
5-7 years of progressive HR experience.
Typical Education
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Analytics, Data Science, or a related field. An HR certification (CHRP, SHRM-SCP, SPHR) is a plus.
Notes
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.
Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.
We use artificial intelligence tools to assist in screening and assessing applications for this role. All hiring decisions involve human review.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.
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