Senior Human Resources Business Partner, T&O and AI Group

Job Description WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY? As the Senior HRBP for AI Group, reporting to the VP of HR, Technology & Operations and AI Group, you will bring a consulting-grade lens to HR partnership, diagnosing organizational problems, designing solutions, and driving implementation. This role positions you as a strategic business partner to Operating Committee (OC) members and their Senior Leadership teams, with core accountability for organizational design, organizational effectiveness, and transformation leadership alongside traditional talent and people strategy responsibilities. WHAT WILL YOU DO? Bring a consulting-grade lens to HR partnership — Diagnose organizational problems, design solutions, and drive implementation. Partner effectively with Leaders and HR experts to provide strategic advice and counsel on resolving people-related issues. Be conversant with HR data and analysis to inform decision-making and recommend actions around talent, engagement, diversity and inclusion, and organizational outcomes. Lead org design and org effectiveness work as a core part of the role — Diagnose how teams and functions are actually working and build plans to improve them. Help Leaders utilize organizational levers—structure, systems, leadership, and culture—to achieve desired results and engagement. Design and implement organizational structures (spans, layers, role architecture) to enable business strategy. Drive transformation and change at pace — Own adoption of organizational changes, not just announcement. Lead change at scale across complex, multi-stakeholder environments, understanding adoption, resistance, and how to move organizations through transformation from design through embedded outcomes. Enable the people strategy for the group — Work with the leadership team to acquire, assess, and develop talent for today and tomorrow. Recommend ways to develop people to perform current roles and prepare them for future roles, including informal 1:1 dialogues and managing performance, development, and succession cycles. Provide feedback, coaching, and formal development recommendations to leaders themselves. Execute HR and business strategy — Understand both HR’s People and Culture strategy and the business strategies your leaders are designing. Determine people and organization implications, anticipate impacts, and be an active force in imagining how strategies apply locally. Drive the execution of initiatives within the teams you support. Orchestrate CoE and TED resources — Deliver against business priorities by leveraging Centers of Excellence and talent enablement resources. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED? Must-have: Consulting skills with org design expertise — Structures ambiguous problems; designs and implements org structures (spans, layers, role architecture); brings hypotheses, frameworks, and data to every conversation Executive presence and business acumen — Comfortable presenting to and challenging senior leaders; understands business models and where people decisions create or destroy value; brings thought leadership and acts as a sounding board for senior leaders Organizational effectiveness and change leadership — Diagnoses how teams are actually working, leads change at scale, drives complex multi-stakeholder initiatives from design through embedded outcome, and owns adoption Workforce planning and talent strategy — Partners with leadership to translate market and organizational realities into strategic talent choices; uses scenario modeling to test assumptions and illuminate trade-offs in talent investment and deployment decisions Strategic problem-solving — Proven ability to assess complex, ambiguous situations and provide innovative solutions that drive organizational results Strong communications and digital capabilities — Excellent analytical and communication skills; familiar with HR technology and Microsoft Office Suite; undergraduate degree preferred Nice-to-have: CHRL Professional Designation WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual. A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities Ability to make a difference and lasting impact Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team A world-class training program in financial services Flexible work/life balance options Opportunities to do challenging work Job Skills Decision Making, Employee and Labor Relations, Human Capital Strategies, Human Resources Consulting, Human Resources Operations, Knowledge Organization, Organizational Change Management, Performance Management (PM), Strategic Thinking, Talent Management Additional Job Details Address: RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO City: Toronto Country: Canada Work hours/week: 37.5 Employment Type: Full time Platform: HUMAN RESOURCES & BMCC Job Type: Regular Pay Type: Salaried Posted Date: 2026-08-04 Application Deadline: 2026-09-04 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above Our Employment Opportunities At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. 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The Senior HRBP will act as a strategic partner to the AI Group leadership, focusing on organizational design, effectiveness, and transformation. They will diagnose organizational challenges, design solutions, and lead talent strategy initiatives to drive business outcomes.

Candidates must possess strong consulting skills with expertise in organizational design and change leadership at scale. A proven ability to provide strategic advice to senior leaders and experience in workforce planning and talent management are essential.

• Bonuses • Flexible benefits • Competitive compensation • Commissions • Stock • Coaching • Training program • Flexible work/life balance

• Data analysisPreferred

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• Organizational design
• Change management
• Strategic problem-solving
• Talent strategy
• Workforce planning
• Executive presence
• Business acumen
• HR consulting
• Performance management
• Data analysis
• Leadership coaching
• Organizational effectiveness
• Stakeholder management
• HR technology
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Executive Presence
• Change Leadership
• Workplace Inclusivity
• Organizational Change Management
• HR Consulting
• Accountability
• HR Operations
• Talent Management
• Organizational Design
• Digital Capabilities
• Thought Leadership
• Talent Strategy
• Artificial Intelligence
• Business Acumen
• Decision Making
• Communication
• Consulting
• Performance Management
• Financial Services
• Leadership
• Human Capital
• Innovation
• Problem Solving
• Labor Relations
• Microsoft Office
• Operations
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Coaching
• Business Strategies
• Strategic Thinking
• Workforce Planning
• Business Priorities

• Human Resources
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting
• Finance & Accounting
• Technology
• Human Resources Business Partner
• Human Resource Managers
• Human Resources Managers

Minimum education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum experience

10+ years

Apply by

Sep 4, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

38 hours per week