Program Manager - Workforce Analytics

Description

The company is a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency and decarbonization, and has been operating for more than 140 years.

It helps customers use energy more efficiently, cut carbon emissions and keep operations precise and resilient in sectors such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing and higher education.

This role sits in the team that plans and tracks a large workforce build-out.

Responsibilities

• Lead data-driven planning, forecasting, execution and performance tracking for a workforce expansion that covers hiring, onboarding, training and retaining 1,000+ employees within one year.
• Act as the central analytics and program leader that links workforce demand forecasts to hiring, onboarding capacity, training throughput and production readiness.
• Build and maintain workforce planning models in advanced Excel and Power BI, and use operational forecasting methods.
• Turn hiring demand forecasts into hiring, onboarding, training and staffing plans.
• Build predictive models that flag hiring gaps, resource needs, attrition risk and training capacity limits.
• Run scenario and sensitivity analyses to compare workforce ramp options and their business impact.
• Combine historical and live data into forecasts and recommendations for leadership.
• Design and maintain executive dashboards for ramp metrics, recruitment, onboarding readiness, training throughput and retention.
• Pull data from ATS, HRIS, LMS, payroll and workforce management systems into clear reports.
• Set up KPI scorecards and reporting frameworks that track progress against workforce targets.
• Automate reporting to cut manual work and improve accuracy.
• Deliver weekly and monthly analytics packs to senior leaders and steering committees.
• Manage integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, risks and resourcing.
• Keep logs and governance documents backed by data and performance metrics.
• Present dashboards and KPI analysis in weekly operating reviews to drive decisions.
• Share workforce performance, risks and forecasts with executive stakeholders.
• Make sure decisions rest on measurable outcomes and performance data.
• Help build end-to-end capacity models covering talent acquisition, training delivery, manufacturing training resources and operational staffing.
• Find bottlenecks through throughput and capacity analysis.
• Calculate the hiring needed to hit workforce targets, based on projected attrition, training completion rates and production demand.
• Deliver a forecasting model that predicts hiring, onboarding, training and production readiness needs accurately.
• Build executive dashboards and KPI scorecards that show workforce ramp performance in near real time.
• Put in place decision processes that spot capacity limits and workforce risks early.
• Provide reporting and analysis that lets leaders make sound staffing, budget and operational calls.
• Maintain workforce plans that keep hiring demand aligned with training throughput and readiness milestones.

Requirements

• Strong analytical skills.
• Advanced spreadsheet and reporting skills.
• Ability to turn large data sets into business intelligence that supports scalable people operations.

Conditions

Onsite role.

Hiring salary range is $100,000-$120,000 CAD, set by the candidate's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, internal equity and market data.

The range is a target. If your background goes beyond it, you are encouraged to apply.

The company may use AI-assisted tools to help identify and evaluate candidates, but human reviewers make all final hiring decisions.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus plan.
• Paid vacation, holidays and sick time.
• Comprehensive benefits including 401K, medical, dental and vision care.
• On-the-job and cross-training opportunities.
• A collaborative team environment.
• A commitment to safety under the Zero Harm policy.