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Senior People Partner

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Full time
Senior (5-10 years)
English

Other Skills

  • Leadership Development
  • Accountability
  • Systems Thinking
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Multitasking
  • Virtual Collaboration
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Detail Oriented
  • Prioritization
  • Empathy
  • Problem Solving

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 5+ years of experience in People Business Partnering, preferably with Canada and the US markets
  • Strategic owner mindset with accountability for results
  • Strong analytical abilities, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Excellent knowledge of HR policies and processes, with comfort using AI (AI Native at KOHO)

Requirements:

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to people managers across org design, performance, succession, and leadership effectiveness
  • Bring a data-informed perspective to talent decisions, identifying risks early and shaping proactive responses before they become issues
  • Contribute to KOHO's 2026 People Enablement strategy, with a focus on compensation, performance, and the full employee lifecycle
  • Support the full employee journey—from onboarding through transitions—streamlining People Ops workflows with AI/automation and ensuring BambooHR data accuracy

Job description

About KOHO

We’re on a mission to make financial services better for every Canadian. That means no hidden fees, no predatory interest rates - just financial products designed to help our users spend smart, save more, and build real wealth. We’re a performance organization with a strong heart: we care deeply about outcomes, and everything ties back to our mission - to financially empower a generation of Canadians.

At KOHO, we’re not your average 9-5. We believe real impact comes from people who are trusted, empowered, and supported to do their best work - without sacrificing their lives to do it. We prioritize work-life integration, not just work-life balance. That means asynchronous collaboration, flexible hours, and a remote-first setup built around autonomy and high trust.

KOHO is entering its next chapter - leaner, smarter, more AI-integrated. We’re building for impact, not bureaucracy. If you thrive in environments that value clarity, ownership, and bold thinking, you’ll fit right in.

About the Role

KOHO is in the middle of a meaningful shift - from a traditional P&C function to a modern People Enablement model. We treat the employee experience the way great product teams treat user experience: with rigor, ownership, and a relentless focus on removing friction.

The Senior People Business Partner is a critical node in that system. You'll work on both strategy and execution - partnering with people managers to build high-performing teams, owning the infrastructure that makes our people operations reliable and scalable, and continuously improving the systems that shape how KOHOnians experience work. You’ll work cross-functionally with Talent and Coaching to achieve our goals.

This is not a support role. It's a builder role for someone who thinks in systems, operates with a high degree of autonomy, and holds themselves accountable to outcomes.

This role reports to the Director, People and Culture.

What You'll Own

Strategic Partnership

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to people managers across org design, performance, succession, and leadership effectiveness

  • Bring a data-informed perspective to talent decisions - identifying risks early and shaping proactive responses before they become reactive ones

  • Contribute to KOHO's 2026 People Enablement strategy, with a particular lens on compensation, performance and the full employee lifecycle

People Operations

  • Support the full employee journey: from onboarding through transitions, with consistency and care at every stage

  • Proactively identify opportunities to streamline People Ops workflows, leveraging AI and automation to reduce manual overhead

  • Ensure BambooHR data accuracy and integrity - you're the steward of the systems people rely on

Compliance

  • Stay current on legislation, trends, and best practices impacting compensation, benefits, immigration, and people operations in Canada and the US

  • Translate regulatory changes into clear internal guidance, without bureaucratic overhead

Requirements:

  • You have 5+ years of experience in People Business Partnering preferably with both Canada and the US markets

  • You operate comfortably as a strategic owner, accountable for results

  • Demonstrated analytical abilities, attention to detail and the ability to successfully manage multiple competing tasks and priorities

  • Exceptional knowledge and understanding of HR policies and processes

  • Comfort with AI, we are AI Native at KOHO

The budgeted salary range for this role is $110,000-$140,000 CAD / year.

At KOHO, we are dedicated to providing pay transparency to all candidates. Compensation at KOHO is determined through various factors including but not limited to: comparable salary market data within Canada, technical skill assessment, a holistic view of previous work history, and internal pay equity with other KOHO team members.

Description de poste en français

À propos du poste

KOHO est en pleine transformation : nous passons d’une fonction RH traditionnelle à un modèle moderne de People Enablement. Nous abordons l’expérience employé comme les meilleures équipes produit abordent l’expérience utilisateur : avec rigueur, sens des responsabilités et une obsession pour éliminer les irritants.

Le ou la Partenaire d’affaires principal(e), Ressources humaines joue un rôle clé dans cette évolution. Vous travaillerez autant sur la stratégie que sur l’exécution — en accompagnant les gestionnaires dans la création d’équipes performantes, en assurant la fiabilité et l’évolutivité de nos opérations RH, et en améliorant continuellement les systèmes qui façonnent l’expérience de travail chez KOHO. Vous collaborerez étroitement avec les équipes Talent et Coaching afin d’atteindre nos objectifs communs.

Il ne s’agit pas d’un rôle de soutien administratif. C’est un rôle de bâtisseur pour une personne qui pense en systèmes, qui fonctionne avec un haut niveau d’autonomie et qui est responsable des résultats.

Ce poste relève du Directeur, Personnes et Culture.

Ce que vous prendrez en charge

Partenariat stratégique

  • Agir à titre de partenaire de confiance auprès des gestionnaires en matière de structure organisationnelle, gestion de la performance, planification de la relève et efficacité du leadership

  • Apporter une perspective basée sur les données aux décisions liées aux talents, en identifiant les risques tôt et en proposant des solutions proactives avant qu’ils ne deviennent des enjeux réactifs

  • Contribuer à la stratégie 2026 de People Enablement chez KOHO, notamment en matière de rémunération, de performance et d’expérience employé globale

Opérations RH

  • Soutenir l’ensemble du parcours employé : de l’intégration jusqu’aux transitions, avec cohérence, efficacité et empathie

  • Identifier de façon proactive des occasions d’optimiser les processus RH, notamment par l’utilisation de l’IA et de l’automatisation afin de réduire les tâches manuelles

  • Assurer l’exactitude et l’intégrité des données dans BambooHR — vous serez responsable des systèmes sur lesquels les employés comptent au quotidien

Conformité

  • Maintenir une connaissance à jour des lois, tendances et meilleures pratiques liées à la rémunération, aux avantages sociaux, à l’immigration et aux opérations RH au Canada et aux États-Unis

  • Traduire les changements réglementaires en directives internes claires et simples, sans lourdeur bureaucratique

Exigences

  • Minimum de 5 ans d’expérience en partenariat d’affaires RH, idéalement dans les marchés canadien et américain

  • Capacité à agir comme propriétaire stratégique, avec une forte responsabilisation face aux résultats

  • Excellentes aptitudes analytiques, souci du détail et capacité à gérer plusieurs priorités simultanément

  • Solide compréhension des politiques et processus RH

  • Aisance avec l’intelligence artificielle — chez KOHO, nous sommes une organisation AI Native

Rémunération

L’échelle salariale prévue pour ce poste est de 110 000 $ à 140 000 $ CAD par année.

Chez KOHO, nous croyons en la transparence salariale pour tous les candidats. La rémunération est établie selon plusieurs facteurs, incluant notamment les données de marché au Canada, l’évaluation des compétences, l’expérience professionnelle globale et l’équité interne avec les autres membres de l’équipe KOHO.

KOHO is for builders.

If you’re energized by challenge, motivated by mission, and want to be part of a team that punches above its weight - we want to hear from you.

 

The KOHO culture is one of collaboration, creativity, and diverse perspectives. We are committed to building and fostering an inclusive, accessible environment for everyone. If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding accessibility needs, please contact peopleaccessibility@koho.ca and the People and Culture team will be happy to help.

 

AI Disclosure: KOHO uses artificial intelligence (AI) in certain aspects of its recruitment process to screen, assess, or select applicants. For any questions or concerns, please contact us at talent@koho.ca.

Note: this posting is for an existing vacancy that we are seeking to fill.

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