HR Business Leader, Canada

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Toronto, ON, CAN
Hybrid
208K-286K Annually
Expert/Leader
Healthtech • Software • Analytics • Biotech • Pharmaceutical • Manufacturing
Takeda exists to create better health for people, brighter future for the world.
The Role
Serve as the strategic HR partner for Takeda Canada, developing workforce, talent, succession, and organizational strategies. Lead transformation and change management, coach senior leaders, foster employee engagement and high performance, and represent HR in leadership forums. Build the Canadian HR community of practice, collaborate with People Solutions and Labor Relations teams, and champion digital HR innovation and continuous improvement across the organization.
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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.

LocationsToronto, 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 TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time

Skills Required

  • Extensive senior HR leadership experience partnering with executive leaders in complex, multinational organizations
  • Expertise in organizational design, talent strategy, succession planning, workforce planning, and organizational transformation
  • Experience leading large-scale change management initiatives
  • Experience coaching, developing, and inspiring senior leaders while building high-performing teams
  • Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
  • Master's degree
  • Fluency in English

Takeda Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Takeda and has not been reviewed or approved by Takeda.

  • Retirement Support — Employer-funded retirement is described as notably strong, combining a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match with an additional company contribution that scales with age and service. Access to an employee stock purchase plan further supports long-term wealth building.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid bonding leave for all parents, substantial adoption/surrogacy reimbursement, and robust caregiver resources (backup care and Maven family-forming support) are emphasized as core strengths. These offerings create a comprehensive safety net for a range of family situations.
  • Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options (nationwide PPO/HSA and regional HMOs), employer HSA funding, and integrated mental-health and well-being programs signal depth in coverage. Preventive care is covered in-network, and plan choices by state expand access.

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The Company
HQ: Cambridge, MA
50,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1781

What We Do

For over 240 years, Takeda’s propensity to evolve has driven the next generation of innovation, and as a future-focused organization, we’re continuing to drive forward with endurance in our steadfast pursuit to achieve the best outcomes for our patients in a rapidly changing world.  We have been preparing for this period of value creation by investing in data, digital and technology, and we’re proud of our employees and their commitment to turning groundbreaking ideas into life-changing impacts.   Since our founding in Japan, integrity and putting patients first have been at the heart of our identity, and we will emerge ready for our future as one of the most trusted and science-driven digital biopharmaceutical companies. Join a team where your innovation impacts lives.   Together, we’ll realize improved outcomes by improving data quality, enhancing launch execution and improving the patient journey. You’ll play a critical role in accelerating data collection and increasing accuracy across all parts of the business. Patients across the globe will benefit from access to treatments afforded by greater opportunities and efficiency in our research and development.  

Why Work With Us

We connect to our history and Japanese heritage through everything we do to bring our purpose, values, vision, and imperatives to life. We are committed to bringing better health and a brighter future to patients. Being a part of Takeda means having the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than yourself.

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