HR Business Leader, Canada

takeda· CAN - 3032 Takeda Canada Inc.
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📍 Toronto, CanadaFull time💰 CAD 208K–286K

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Job Description

About the role
As the HR Business Leader, Canada, you will be the strategic HR partner to business leaders across Canada, shaping the people, culture, and organizational agenda that enables sustainable business growth. You will drive workforce and talent strategies, lead organizational transformation, and foster a high-performing, future-ready organization while ensuring a consistent HR approach across Canada.
 
How you contribute
  • Develop and implement people strategies that enable business growth and organizational effectiveness across Canada.
  • Partner with senior leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and critical talent decisions.
  • Lead organizational transformation and change management initiatives, ensuring successful adoption of new ways of working.
  • Drive a high-performance culture through leadership coaching, talent development, and employee engagement initiatives.
  • Represent HR in Canada leadership forums and cross-functional business discussions, influencing strategic business decisions.
  • Build and strengthen the Canadian HR Community of Practice, fostering collaboration, capability building, and knowledge sharing.
  • Partner closely with People Solutions and People, Labor & Relations teams to deliver an outstanding employee experience and ensure effective HR service delivery.
  • Champion innovation, digital HR solutions, and continuous improvement to enhance organizational effectiveness and business performance.
     
What you bring to Takeda
  • Extensive senior HR leadership experience partnering with executive leaders in complex, multinational organizations.
  • Proven expertise in organizational design, talent strategy, succession planning, workforce planning, and organizational transformation.
  • Strong experience leading large-scale change management initiatives and helping leaders successfully navigate ambiguity and transformation.
  • Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and inspire senior leaders while building high-performing and engaged teams.
  • Passion for developing people and creating an inclusive culture that fosters collaboration, engagement, and continuous growth.
  • A strong innovation mindset with curiosity to challenge the status quo, embrace digital solutions, and continuously improve ways of working.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across a global matrix organization.
  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field (Master's degree preferred) and fluency in English.

Takeda Canada encourages applications from all qualified candidates. In accordance with our accommodation policies and applicable provincial accessibility legislation, please advise us if you need accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process. Any information you provide relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

Locations

Toronto, Canada

Base Salary Range:

$208,000.00 - $286,000.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Canada based employees may be eligible for a comprehensive range of benefits and incentives. Benefit eligibility varies by position and can include, amongst others:

  • short-term and/or long-term incentives

  • subsidies for fitness and internet

  • medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance

  • participation in the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP); company match into a Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan (DPSP) (if eligible)

  • short-term and long-term disability coverage

  • annual vacation entitlement; additional paid time off and company holidays

  • a tuition reimbursement program

  • a variety of well-being benefits

Les collaborateurs basés au Canada peuvent, selon leurs postes, bénéficier d’un ensemble complet d’avantages sociaux. L’éligibilité à ces avantages varie selon le poste, et peut inclure:

  • des primes ou dispositifs d’intéressement à court et/ou long terme,

  • des subventions pour les abonnements sportifs et abonnements internet

  • une assurance santé incluant la prise en charge des frais médicaux, dentaires et optiques

  • une assurance vie de base ainsi qu’un assurance en cas de décès ou de mutilation accidentels (AD&D)

  • une participation au Régime enregistré d’épargne-retraite (REER) ; contribution équivalente de l’entreprise dans un régime de participation différée aux bénéfices (RPDB) (si admissible)

  • une couverture en cas d’incapacité de travail temporaire ou prolongée

  • un droit à congés payés annuels, avec jours de vacances, jours de récupération et jours fériés spécifiques à l’entreprise

  • un programme de remboursement des frais de scolarité

  • une variété d’avantages liés au bien-être

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the salary for the HR Business Leader, Canada role at takeda?
The listed salary for this HR Business Leader, Canada position at takeda is CAD 208K–286K. This is an Full time role.
Where is the HR Business Leader, Canada position at takeda located?
This HR Business Leader, Canada role at takeda is based in Toronto, Canada. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the HR Business Leader, Canada role at takeda full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a HR Business Leader, Canada role in the CAN - 3032 Takeda Canada Inc. department at takeda.
Which team or department does the HR Business Leader, Canada at takeda belong to?
This HR Business Leader, Canada position is part of the CAN - 3032 Takeda Canada Inc. department at takeda. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
How do I apply for the HR Business Leader, Canada position at takeda?
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page. You will be redirected to takeda's official application portal hosted on workday where you can submit your application directly.
When was the HR Business Leader, Canada job at takeda posted?
This HR Business Leader, Canada position at takeda was posted on Jul 10, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
HR Business Leader, Canada
takeda · 💰 CAD 208K–286K
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