[Hiring] Senior People Business Partner @CoLab Software

Role Description

As our People Business Partner, you’ll play a critical role in building the foundation that helps CoLab scale while keeping things human. This is a new role created to support our growth, and you’ll be the go-to person for core people operations across our R&D business units, employee support, and all the pieces that make the day-to-day experience at CoLab smooth, compliant, and meaningful.

• Manage everything from onboarding and benefits to performance cycles, compensation logistics, and ad hoc people programs.
• Provide broader support across the People team, jumping in across recruitment, employee experience, and other team priorities as needed.
• Thrive on autonomy, figure things out without being asked, and take ownership from day one.
• Shape how a modern People function runs at a high-growth company.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a People Ops, HRBP, or similar role.
• Experience running onboarding, benefits, and compliance workflows.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to self-manage and prioritize across tasks.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with a high attention to detail.
• Experience interpreting and applying employment law and standards.

Requirements

• Experience managing audits or leading audit-readiness programs.
• Prior experience in a high-growth SaaS or startup environment.
• Exposure to PR/work permit processing and immigration support.
• Strong judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity with confidence and care.

Benefits

• Full-time, permanent position with competitive salary and stock options.
• Extended health plan.
• Unlimited paid vacation.
• RRSP matching.

Company Description

At CoLab, we help mechanical engineering teams bring life-changing products to market years sooner. We build AI for engineers designing cars, medical devices, and jet engines. Proudly based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, CoLab started with one customer in 2018. Since then we’ve raised a $72M Series C, been named the 57th fastest growing company in North America by Deloitte (Fast 500™), signed multi-year AI partnerships with companies like Bombardier, and grown to a team of 250+.