IT M&A People Integration & Workforce Planning Lead

WSP; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 81,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top 100 Employer in Canada 2026

Global opportunities

Flexible work

Work-life balance

Job summary

WSP in Canada seeks a Specialist, IT M&A People Integration and Workforce Planning to shape how talent and capacity are integrated across acquisitions within Global IT. You will partner with HR, Finance and IT leaders to translate workforce data into actionable plans.

The role emphasizes analytics, capacity planning, and governance, with exposure to HRIS, ERP, Power BI, and bilingual English-French communication. This is a global-facing role with local impact.

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

Excel analytics

Stakeholder management

Influence without authority

Bilingual English/French

Workforce analytics

M&A integration

Data-driven insights

Tools

Excel

Power BI

HRIS

ERP

Job description

WSP in Canada seeks a Specialist, IT M&A People Integration and Workforce Planning to shape how talent and capacity are integrated across acquisitions within Global IT. You will partner with HR, Finance and IT leaders to translate workforce data into actionable plans.

The role emphasizes analytics, capacity planning, and governance, with exposure to HRIS, ERP, Power BI, and bilingual English-French communication. This is a global-facing role with local impact.