Director of People & Culture

Location: Canada - Stouffville, ON

Job Summary

• Role: People & Culture Director
• Department: People & Culture
• Reports to: CEO
• Location: Stouffville, ON (Hybrid Role Min. 2 Days in Office)
• Salary: $140,000-$160,000
• Number of Openings: 1

Who we are

At Portfolio+, we empower financial institutions with secure, scalable, and customer-first solutions. As a proudly Canadian company, we’re at the forefront of open finance, delivering cutting-edge cloud technology that simplifies operations, enhances security, and drives innovation. Our team thrives in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment where ideas matter, and impact is real. If you're passionate about fintech, innovation, and making a difference, Portfolio+ is the place to build your career.

Who you are

The Director, People & Culture is a strategic and hands-on HR leader who partners closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to shape and execute talent, culture, and organizational strategies that drive business results. Operating as the company's senior HR Business Partner (HRBP), this role blends strategic workforce planning, business acumen, and people leadership while working cross-functionally with Finance and department leaders to align talent decisions with financial and operational plans.

This is a senior leadership role, where you will help shape organizational culture around accountability, modernization, and customer-centricity while navigating complex people challenges, including performance management, change management, and employment relations matters. You will serve as a strategic partner to the CEO aligning HR decision with business strategy.

This role is accountable for attracting, developing, and retaining talent; building a strong succession and leadership pipeline; sponsoring the company's culture and DEIB commitments; managing employee relations; leading the annual compensation and talent review cycles; and overseeing the HRIS (Workday) environment and people analytics. The Director leads the Portfolio Plus People & Culture function, with a P&C Generalist reporting into the role, and works independently day-to-day while remaining a trusted, consultative partner to the CEO and leadership team.

What you'll do

Strategic Workforce Planning & Business Partnership

Act as a strategic HR Business Partner (HRBP) to the CEO and leadership team, translating business strategy and goals into integrated people strategies and workforce plans.

Serve as a change partner to the CEO in driving organizational evolution, designing talent strategies, performance management approaches, and organizational changes that deliver business results.

Assess management capability and alignment on accountability, performance management, and cultural change initiatives; identify gaps in readiness and recommend targeted development or organizational changes.

Partner closely with Finance on workforce planning, headcount budgeting, and scenario modelling — stress-testing talent, cost, and organizational design options against business forecasts, growth plans, and market conditions.

Apply business process management discipline to core HR workflows (hiring, onboarding, performance, compensation, offboarding), identifying opportunities to simplify, standardize, and scale as the organization grows.

Bring data-driven insight and organizational design recommendations that support the company's modernization, growth strategy, cultural values, and resourcing decisions.

Consult with and coach senior leaders on organizational structure, span of control, role design, and change management as the business evolves.

Lead and develop the Portfolio Plus People & Culture team, including direct management of the P&C Generalist, to ensure strong day-to-day execution across the employee lifecycle.

Collaborate with, Vencora's group-level ensuring Portfolio Plus talent strategy and reporting align with group-wide priorities, policies, and governance requirements.