Manager, People & Culture Business Partner - Canada

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $350 billion of real estate in more than 260 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $34 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

• Serve as the day-to-day P&C advisor to regional and property leaders across Canada, providing guidance on employee relations, team structure, and people practices.
• Partner with operations leadership on property takeovers, new market entries, and portfolio acquisitions, coordinating staffing plans, team member transitions, and onboarding.
• Adapt Greystar’s P&C programs, policies, and processes for the Canadian business, identifying gaps and building scalable, repeatable solutions as the portfolio grows.
• Use HR data and reporting to track headcount, turnover, and hiring trends, and share actionable recommendations with P&C and business leaders.
• Act as the connection point between the Canadian business and P&C COEs, ensuring enterprise programs are implemented effectively in market.

• Partner with Talent Acquisition, or own full-cycle recruitment where dedicated TA support is not yet in place, to fill site and regional roles, often at high volume during periods of growth.
• Support workforce planning for new properties and expansion markets, helping leaders anticipate staffing needs ahead of openings and takeovers.
• Deliver a consistent, compliant onboarding experience for new team members, including those transitioning to Greystar through property acquisitions.
• Support career growth and internal mobility for property teams, and collaborate with Learning & Development to deliver training that addresses identified skill gaps.
• Ensure job postings and hiring practices comply with provincial pay transparency and employment requirements.

• Champion Greystar’s values and help build a connected culture across a growing, geographically dispersed team.
• Support engagement surveys, interpret results with leaders, and help build and follow through on action plans.
• Monitor leading indicators such as turnover and exit feedback, and recommend proactive retention initiatives.
• Plan and support recognition and engagement initiatives that make Greystar a great place to work in Canada.

• Coach managers on performance management, including goal setting, feedback, performance improvement plans, and documentation.
• Support the annual performance and compensation review cycles in partnership with Total Rewards.
• Help leaders and teams navigate change as new properties, systems, and processes are introduced, supporting clear communication and adoption.
• Partner with P&C Operations on HR systems, payroll inputs, and data integrity as the Canadian team scales.

• Manage employee relations matters, including workplace investigations, in partnership with Employee Relations, escalating complex issues as appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with Canadian federal and provincial employment standards, human rights, privacy, accessibility, and occupational health and safety legislation, as well as company policies and procedures.
• Support health and safety programs alongside operations, including Joint Health and Safety Committees and workers’ compensation claims (e.g., WSIB, WorkSafeBC).
• Collaborate with Legal and P&C partners on Canada-specific policies, and serve as a resource for policy interpretation to ensure consistent application across properties.

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The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $120,000 CAD Annually.