Senior HR Business Partner

Overview

Nesto Group is Canada’s leading provider of mortgage technology and financing solutions, with over $73 billion in residential and commercial mortgages under administration. We are trusted by many of the country’s most prominent financial institutions.

Senior HR Business Partner - Toronto

Nesto Group is powered by 50 years of mortgage expertise from the acquisition of CMLS, with nesto’s proprietary Mortgage Cloud technology and AI-driven innovation. We’re transforming decades of industry knowledge into scalable automation and intelligent lending solutions. Now with 1000+ employees across Canada, our mission is Building Canada's Mortgage Ecosystem of the Future.

The role is based in Toronto and requires someone fluent in English and French.

The Senior HR Business Partner is a key architect of our culture. You will partner to design and iterate the environment that enables our teams to win. You will work closely with divisional leadership to support their team with world-class talent & culture strategies, and you will own core HR programs, ensuring flawless execution.

A successful Nesto Group Sr HRBP masters analytical skills to turn data into actionable insights, while applying the soft skills required to support leaders and employees. Underpinned by a strong sense of ownership, your willpower drives our culture. If the idea of building, not just managing, energizes you, you’re in the right spot!

• Strategic Business Partnering & Culture Design
  • Embed yourself in a core business function and become its senior leader & management team’s key partner in generating growth and value.
  • Use data from our HRIS (Rippling) and engagement tools to identify trends in people analytics, presenting actionable insights to your leaders.
  • Support the divisional talent reviews, succession planning, and organizational design efforts.
• HR Program Delivery & Adoption
  • Own the execution of core HR programs for your divisions.
  • Act as a coach and partner to leaders.
• Employee Relations & Coaching
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for employee relations.
  • Proactively coach managers on strategies to foster a positive team culture and drive employee satisfaction, helping them leverage Learning and Development programs and adopt company-wide HR programs to develop their people.
• Process Innovation & AI Amplification
  • Partner with leaders and the Talent Acquisition team to build a strategic hiring plan, ensuring job descriptions are accurate and onboarding is seamless.
  • Champion and leverage new technologies, including AI, to amplify our people and processes, making us faster, more data-driven, and more effective.

• 7+ years of experience in Human Resources, in a high-growth environment.
• Highly analytical. Comfortable turning raw data into compelling business cases and insights.
• Proven ability to build trust and wield influence with senior leaders. A trusted advisor who can coach and partner with leaders to navigate complex challenges.
• Strong communicator with high emotional intelligence. You can be empathetic but firm.
• A proactive ethos. You don’t just follow a playbook; you find a better way to get it done and are comfortable operating in ambiguity.
• A deep understanding of core HR functions, including performance management, compensation structures, labor law, and employee relations.
• Fluent in English and French

• Nice to have:
  Experience with high-growth organisations, or post-acquisition environments.
• Nice to have:
  Experience in operations management, management consulting, and/or technology startup.

• Contribute directly to shaping the experience that will modernize the Canadian mortgage industry and build a world-class, high-performance HR function.
• An opportunity to take on career-defining, high-impact work in an environment that believes in growth through challenge.
• Learn and be challenged daily.
• This is a high-impact and visibility role; you will work directly with the Nesto Group leadership.
• Opportunity for growth within the company.