HR Business Partner – Product & Technology

Xero

People Experience Business Partner driving strategic HR initiatives for global product and technology teams. Partnering with senior leaders to build impactful HR programs and influence change.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeVancouver • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$93,400 - CA$140,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Operate in a true partnership model, creating and driving strategic people initiatives for a global portfolio.
Act as primary support to senior leadership teams.
Work closely with colleagues across all regions to ensure impactful people programs.
Provide guidance on organisational design and complex employee matters.
Leverage data to derive meaningful business insights.
Shape people priorities to allow teams to deliver their best work.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience as a partner to senior leadership teams, ideally within a global SaaS environment.
Deep understanding of varied HR disciplines including employee relations, performance management, and employment legislation.
Ability to pull data and translate it into actionable strategic recommendations and help leaders make informed people decisions.
Natural curiosity for AI allowing you to share ideas on how to shift from transactional tasks to high-impact strategic initiatives.
Resilience and adaptability needed to build and improve programs from the ground up in an evolving organization.
Strong business acumen and the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive Benefits: World-class health, wellness, and retirement programs.
Xero Perks including Wellbeing days, generous leave, and dedicated professional development budgets.

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Hard Skills & Tools

employee relationsperformance managementemployment legislationdata analysisstrategic recommendationsorganizational design

Soft Skills

partnershipcommunicationresilienceadaptabilitybusiness acumennatural curiosity