​People Business Partner, Manufacturing and Supply Canada

Reference No. R2846754

Position title: People Business Partner, Manufacturing and Supply Canada

Department: NA Manufacturing and Supply

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

About Sanofi 

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. 

About the job

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.  

The People Business Partner (PBP) for Manufacturing & Supply Canada serves as a highly strategic advisor and enterprise leader who partners closely with country/regional leadership teams and senior business leaders across the Manufacturing & Supply organization. This role contributes directly to the development of business strategy and is accountable for translating that strategy into impactful, forward‑looking people and organizational solutions.

The PBP operates with a heightened degree of complexity and influence — leading transformational talent, organization, and culture initiatives; shaping strategic workforce investments; and advising senior executives on high‑stakes decisions that enable long‑term competitive advantage.

The ideal candidate is a bold, future‑focused HR leader who challenges the status quo, brings innovative and digital‑first thinking, and demonstrates the Sanofi Take the Lead Behaviors.

Main Responsibilities:

People Strategy & Senior Leadership Advisory

• Serve as strategic thought partner to senior business leaders, shaping and influencing business strategy through deep people, organization, and culture insights, providing insights on the labor environment and its impact on business objectives, while ensuring P&C strategies align with both organizational goals and labor relations requirements

• Translate complex business strategy into integrated people plans that drive enterprise and Global Business Unit (GBU)/Global Function (GF) priorities.

• Act as a key representative of the GBU/GF within enterprise People & Culture forums, ensuring unique business needs influence global/regional policy and solution design.

Talent Management & Enterprise Capability Building

• Lead enterprise-level talent strategy development for the client group, including advanced succession planning, executive talent discussions, and future‑focused capability building.

• Coach senior leaders in assessing talent, building sustainable pipelines, and creating growth, career, and mobility opportunities for top and emerging talent.

• Drive achievement of diversity and cross‑functional mobility goals; advocate for bold, differentiated talent moves.

• Implement advanced assessment frameworks to identify high‑potential leaders able to operate in complex, matrixed, or alliance‑influenced environments.

Organizational Design & Transformation

• Lead large‑scale organizational design efforts, ensuring structures, decision rights, and operating models to support agility, competitiveness, and long‑term growth.

• Serve as the architect for complex business transformations.

• Champion Sanofi’s change methodology, coaching senior leaders to effectively lead, sustain, and communicate change.

Culture, Inclusion & Experience (CIE) and Leadership Effectiveness

• Accelerate the Take the Lead culture transformation through leadership coaching and targeted interventions.

• Coach senior executives on team effectiveness, leadership behaviors, and organizational health.

Strategic Workforce Planning

• Partner with Global COE to shape long‑term SWP strategies, integrating market insights and capability trends.

• Guide leaders through scenario planning.

• Provide thought leadership on future of work and evolving workforce models.

Talent Acquisition & Market Competitiveness

• Anticipate critical talent needs and partner with the Talent Acquisition COE proactively.

• Challenge hiring decisions to ensure diversity and top‑quality selection.

• Leverage competitive intelligence and market benchmarking.

Performance Management & Compensation Strategy

• Lead performance and total rewards processes for strategic impact.

• Provide strategic counsel on complex compensation decisions.

• Promote performance differentiation.

High‑Stakes Employee Relations & Risk Management

• Serve as escalation point for complex employee relations matters.

• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and People Excellence team.

• Recognize risk associated with separations and restructurings and provide guidance to leaders.

Learning, Leadership & Organizational Development

• Partner with Learning COE and senior leaders on capability roadmaps.

• Provide leadership development experience solutions.

• Coach senior leaders.

Digital HR, AI‑Enabled Insights & Workforce Analytics

• Leverage advanced people analytics.

• Champion adoption of AI and digital HR technologies.

• Use data to generate insights that shape organizational health and talent strategies.

About You

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.

Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years of progressive HR experience.

• Proven track record advising senior executives.

• Demonstrated success leading large‑scale organizational transformations.

• Experience in matrixed environments with strong stakeholder management.

• Experience in R&D or manufacturing environment preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Strategic enterprise thinking

• Executive presence and senior‑level influence

• Organizational design & transformation expertise

• Advanced analytics and problem‑solving

• Digital fluency and comfort with AI tools

• Leadership coaching and relationship building

• Agility and comfort with ambiguity

• Strong Culture, Inclusion & Experience (CIE) orientation

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team. 

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally. 

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact. 

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness program

Applications received after the official close date will be reviewed on an individual basis.​ 

This position is for a new vacant role that is now open for applications.​

Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants.  Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request. 

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

Toute compensation sera déterminée en fonction de l'expérience démontrée. Les employés peuvent être admissibles à participer aux programmes d'avantages sociaux de l'entreprise. Des informations supplémentaires sur les avantages sociaux peuvent être trouvées ici.