Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP)

Who is COVE?

COVE is a global technology partner advancing high-impact solutions from seabed to space. COVE transforms innovation into market-ready technologies through testing, commercialization support, market expertise and access to critical infrastructure. Leveraging its networks and mission-driven platform, COVE connects investors, innovators, industry, and the research community to drive cutting-edge capabilities for commercial and defence applications.

Based in Canada and operating internationally, COVE supports the full lifecycle of maritime and multi-domain technologies – from research and development to manufacturing, integration, and export – linking Canadian innovation to global markets. COVE has built a globally recognized innovation platform, with an ecosystem of more than 700 organizations spanning startups, multinational firms, researchers, Indigenous partners, and public sector collaborators.

Through its programs, facilities, and partnerships, COVE enables real-world testing and validation, strengthens supply chains, and accelerates technology adoption in complex operating environments. With strong connections across the North Atlantic, the United States, and the Arctic, and as part of international networks including NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), COVE plays a key role in advancing technologies that support economic growth, environmental sustainability, and global security.

As COVE experiences rapid expansion, it is actively seeking to expand its team to further bolster its transformational influence as a global technology partner in advancing high-impact solutions. COVE recognizes that its journey toward this goal hinges on the strength of its team – a group of individuals who collaborate, innovate, and continually strive for excellence. Join COVE as it embarks on this exciting journey of discovery and advancement.

What You’ll Do

Reporting to the VP of Corporate Services & Facilities, the Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) will operate as a strategic partner to leadership, translating business priorities into workforce execution. This is a role for a seasoned HR professional who can operate with the judgment and credibility to influence executive decision-making, shape organizational design, and lead workforce planning that positions COVE for long-term success.

The HRBP will be a key advisor to management on organizational design, talent strategy, and workforce planning, providing the insight and metrics leadership needed to make sound, forward-looking decisions. This includes developing and executing HR strategies aligned with COVE’s broader business objectives, advising on total rewards frameworks relative to market benchmarks, and bringing data-driven perspective to performance, engagement, and retention.

The role carries accountability across the full spectrum of HR: leading talent acquisition and succession planning, overseeing performance management systems that drive high performance strengthen employee engagement, and improve talent retention and leading employee relations matters with discretion and sound judgment. The HRBP will also build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships with finance, legal, payroll, and IT leadership to ensure HR strategy is embedded across the organization and will ensure governance and compliance standards are upheld throughout.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in human resource management, business related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Five to ten years of progressive strategic HR or advisory experience
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage successfully at all levels in an organization
• Sound business acumen and the ability to perform as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.
• Fluency with people data, you spot trends early and build a case for action
• Coaching mindset, you seek to understand and develop managers by asking questions and building their capability
• Change management, you guide teams through transitions with clear communication and expectations
• Adaptability, you stay effective as priorities shift without losing momentum on longer-term initiatives

Why Join COVE?

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and advance high-impact solutions transforming innovation into market-ready technologies from seabed to space from the heart of Atlantic Canada. You’ll work alongside innovators, industry leaders, and mission-driven professionals who are driving meaningful change every day.

Interested candidates can reach out to Shardeigh McGillivray at shardeigh@venor.ca & Kate Parker at kate@venor.ca.