Global IT M&A: People Integration & Workforce Planning

WSP in Canada; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Canada is seeking a Specialist, IT M&A People Integration and Workforce Planning to shape how talent and organizational capacity are integrated across acquisitions within Global IT. You will work with HR, Finance, IT leaders, and integration teams to bring clarity to complex workforce environments and support long-term talent strategies.

This role emphasizes data-driven insights, workforce planning, and governance, with a focus on models for headcount, labour costs, and capacity.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in workforce planning, HR business partnering, organizational change, M&A integration, or a related strategic people function.
• Demonstrated experience handling confidential employee, workforce, and compensation information with professionalism and discretion.
• Strong expertise in workforce analytics, labour-cost planning, headcount modelling, forecasting, or benefits realization tracking.
• Experience supporting resource planning, capacity management, organizational transitions, or transformation initiatives in complex environments.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across functions without direct authority in matrixed organizations.
• Advanced Excel capabilities and strong analytical skills, with experience building and maintaining large, accurate workforce datasets.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to present concise insights to senior leaders.
• Experience with HRIS, ERP, workforce reporting tools, Power BI, M&A environments, and bilingualism in English and French are considered strong assets.

Responsibilities

• Drive workforce planning activities that support the successful integration of acquired organizations into WSP's Global IT environment.
• Develop and maintain workforce, headcount, and labour-cost models that provide visibility into talent, organizational structures, and resource requirements.
• Transform workforce data into actionable capacity plans that support integration schedules, transition planning, and future organizational needs.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to coordinate talent assessment activities, retention planning, knowledge-transfer initiatives, and workforce transitions.
• Monitor workforce-related synergies, labour costs, and integration investments to support informed business decisions and value realization.
• Produce meaningful workforce reporting, forecasts, and governance materials for senior leadership and integration stakeholders.
• Identify workforce risks, critical talent dependencies, and capacity constraints while helping teams proactively address challenges.
• Safeguard highly confidential workforce and compensation information while promoting strong governance, compliance, and operational discipline.

Skills

workforce planning

HR business partnering

organizational change

M&A integration

talent strategy

Excel

data analytics

stakeholder management

bilingual English and French

Tools

Power BI

HRIS

ERP

Job description

WSP Canada is seeking a Specialist, IT M&A People Integration and Workforce Planning to shape how talent and organizational capacity are integrated across acquisitions within Global IT. You will work with HR, Finance, IT leaders, and integration teams to bring clarity to complex workforce environments and support long-term talent strategies.

This role emphasizes data-driven insights, workforce planning, and governance, with a focus on models for headcount, labour costs, and capacity.