Manager Strategic Workforce Planning

Job Title: Manager Strategic Workforce Planning
Job ID: 77622
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia – Hybrid

What you will be doing:

• Develop, manage and implement the strategic workforce planning framework and roadmap; monitor and provide updates on tactic completion and execution.
• Identify future workforce demands that answer what, how many, where and when roles are needed for future business success.
• Develop and maintain a strong knowledge and understanding of the company’s corporate strategy, business functions, budget, processes, performance metrics, key stakeholders, and the linkages between the business and corporate performance results and outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the business, Finance, HR and other relevant workforce planning stakeholders based on trust and a sound understanding of their business priorities and operations.
• Work closely with business leaders to analyze the impact of various corporate/divisional initiatives and conduct risk assessments– by employee segments and based on external trends and opportunities– on their ability to acquire and retain the appropriate staff, whether through internal development, external hiring or other options.
• Work with relevant stakeholders such as Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partnering, Talent Management, People Analytics, Finance, etc., to develop practical solutions for multi-year workforce plan that includes an integrated attraction, pipeline development and retention strategy.
• Establish, monitor and regularly report out to leaders on variance between plans and actuals, key performance indicators (KPIs) and other success measures (including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) for workforce planning.
• Recommend and implement best practice and tools to optimize strategic and operational workforce planning programs.
• Research and monitor labour market trends, industry trends, establish and maintain relationships with relevant external stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Support the increased awareness of issues related to workforce planning across the organization.

Develop team goals and work plans, implement team processes and procedures and lead optimized service delivery, while overseeing the budget and performance of the team.

What you must have:

• Undergraduate degree in business administration, economics, statistics, consulting, finance, and/or related field; professional designation in human resources and a workforce planning certification are assets.
• A sound understanding of the underlying theoretical principles and concepts associated with workforce planning, recruitment planning, skills assessments and an understanding of how these relate to the responsibilities of the job.
• Minimum 5 years of direct experience in implementing and delivering strategic workforce planning programs and 3 years of people management experience, ideally in a Crown, government or unionized environment.
• High financial acumen to fully understand and assess the impacts of both staffing recommendations and changes within the business.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with solid critical thinking skills and the ability to identify and address areas of opportunities, challenges and/or risks in a complex environment.
• Proven ability to build partnerships and influence business decisions with all levels of leaders.
• Effective decision-making and problem resolution skills.
• Preference given to candidates with experience working in large, complex organizations and the insurance industry.

Salary/Rate Range: $98,600.00 – $139,700