Mar 18, 2026
Full time
Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.
When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.
Celebrating its 150th birthday in 2025, SickKids was named by Newsweek and Statista as the best children’s health-care centre in the world, topping the list of 250 children’s hospitals globally.
SickKids is seeking a distinguished Vice President, People and Culture to join its executive leadership team. Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer, this role provides strategic and operational leadership for Human Resources, Volunteer Resources, and Occupational Health & Safety Services. As a trusted advisor and member of the Senior Management Committee, the Vice President, People and Culture will shape and advance a future-ready people mandate—advancing the HR operating model through emerging technologies, automation, and insights—to enable clinical excellence, organizational agility, and long-term sustainability across one of the world’s leading paediatric health organizations.
The Vice President, People and Culture provides leadership across the full spectrum of the HR function, including talent management, organizational development, performance management, recruitment, total rewards, employee engagement, and workforce planning. A key priority of this portfolio is accelerating digital HR transformation—strengthening HR systems, payroll, and shared services; expanding self-service and omni-channel support; and deploying process automation and AI-enabled tools to streamline core processes, enhance the employee experience, and improve responsiveness and quality of service. The role also leads optimization and human-centred design to ensure HR services are intuitive, efficient, and scalable.
This role also encompasses executive leadership of Volunteer Resources and Occupational Health & Safety Services, including workplace safety, occupational health, accessibility, staff well-being, and workplace violence prevention. Through active participation on committees and close partnership with the Health Equity and Inclusion Office, this leader advances inclusive recruitment, workforce representation, and EDI initiatives—leveraging data and digital capabilities to measure impact and continuously improve outcomes.
An accomplished human resources senior executive with prior C-suite or equivalent experience within a large, complex organization, the candidate sought will bring a progressive, technology-enabled approach to the HR function, alongside possessing an advanced business degree or equivalent experience. Demonstrated success in leading large, cross-functional teams and delivering enterprise change—particularly through modernization of HR services, process automation, and advanced people analytics—will be essential. Recognized as a visionary leader with strong executive presence, high emotional intelligence, and exceptional communication skills, this individual will provide confident, values-driven leadership, with a strong understanding of responsible AI, privacy, and governance, to position the portfolio as the “people and culture” executive function of the future.
To apply for this opportunity, please contact Jim Stonehouse, Partner or Pamela Colquhoun, Partner via Kathy Luu, Senior Associate at kluu@boyden.com .
This position is not currently vacant and is being recruited in anticipation of a planned transition in the summer of 2026.
SickKids is strongly committed to diversity within its community and welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups and others who may contribute to diversity within our organization.
SickKids is also committed to providing services in both official languages and our preference is to hire employees who are fluent in both English and French whenever possible.
Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital’s receipt of all necessary documentation.
