Senior Advisor, Workforce Planning & Organizational Effectiveness

WestJet; Calgary; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel privileges

Flexible benefits

Fun culture

Job summary

WestJet is seeking a Senior Advisor, Workforce Planning & Organizational Effectiveness to design and run the workforce planning across the group’s indirect workforce. You will develop tools, dashboards, and governance to align supply with financial and operational priorities, working with Finance, HR, Procurement and business leaders.

You will report to the Director, Planning & Analytics and drive organizational design standards, decision rights and delivery models, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 7+ years of experience in workforce planning, organizational effectiveness or design, HR strategy, or business planning in a complex organization.
• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to connect people strategies to broader business objectives.
• Demonstrated experience building or improving enterprise workforce planning processes, forecasting approaches, tools, or governance frameworks.
• Experience applying organizational design principles, including decision rights, spans and layers, leadership structures, and delivery models.
• Strong data and analytical acumen with experience using workforce data, financial information, forecasting models, and HR systems.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to present clear options and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Organizational design and effectiveness; Process design, governance, and disciplined execution; Financial and workforce planning integration; Executive communication and storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the run-rate workforce process, including position tracking, contractor visibility in partnership with Procurement, approvals, and reconciliation against approved plans.
• Embed workforce planning in the annual budget and business planning processes, working with Finance, Corporate Planning, HR Business Partners, and leaders to align resources with priorities.
• Develop workforce strategies that identify future demand, available supply, capability gaps, and build, buy, or borrow options.
• Partner with direct workforce planning teams to align direct workforce planning approaches, assumptions, and insights with broader enterprise workforce plans.
• Establish practical organizational design standards, including decision rights, spans and layers, leadership structure, and delivery model choices.
• Review organizational structures, identify risks and exceptions, and recommend changes that improve accountability, efficiency, and agility.
• Maintain simple, consistent processes for workforce planning and organizational structure decisions
• Develop planning tools, dashboards, and reporting that provide clear visibility into workforce mix, cost, demand, organizational structure, and risk
• Provide leaders with clear insights, options, and recommendations for workforce and organizational decisions, including HR resource planning
• Maintain common workforce definitions, data standards, and reporting practices with People, Finance, and Procurement

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical ability

Communication

Influencing skills

Collaboration

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Executive storytelling

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Job description

This position requires in-person collaboration up to five days a week. This arrangement is subject to change based on business requirements.

Why WestJet

Since our story took off in 1996, WestJet has strived to enrich the lives of everyone in our world; a career with us is no exception. We’re proud to be one of Canada’s most admired and respected corporate cultures and continuously aim for the highest standards of service and success.

Join us, this is where your career story takes off.

Position Overview

The Senior Advisor, Workforce Planning & Organizational Effectiveness develops the tools, tracking, and strategies needed to ensure WestJet has the right indirect (non-operational) resources, and that work and teams are organized to use those resources effectively. This role supports the design, governance, and advancement of workforce planning across WestJet Group’s indirect workforce, using data, forecasting, and business insights to align workforce supply and demand with financial and operational priorities. It also establishes organizational effectiveness practices that strengthen accountability, leadership structures, and delivery models.

Reporting to the Director, Planning & Analytics, the Senior Advisor works across Finance, Corporate Planning, HR Business Partners, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, People Analytics, Total Rewards, Procurement, and enterprise leaders to support integrated workforce and organizational decisions.

Key Responsibilities Include

Workforce Planning

• Lead the run-rate workforce process, including position tracking, contractor visibility in partnership with Procurement, approvals, and reconciliation against approved plans.
• Embed workforce planning in the annual budget and business planning processes, working with Finance, Corporate Planning, HR Business Partners, and leaders to align resources with priorities.
• Develop workforce strategies that identify future demand, available supply, capability gaps, and build, buy, or borrow options.
• Partner with direct workforce planning teams to align direct workforce planning approaches, assumptions, and insights with broader enterprise workforce plans.

Organizational Effectiveness

• Establish practical organizational design standards, including decision rights, spans and layers, leadership structure, and delivery model choices.
• Review organizational structures, identify risks and exceptions, and recommend changes that improve accountability, efficiency, and agility.
• Maintain simple, consistent processes for workforce planning and organizational structure decisions

Governance, Analytics & Decision Support

• Develop planning tools, dashboards, and reporting that provide clear visibility into workforce mix, cost, demand, organizational structure, and risk
• Provide leaders with clear insights, options, and recommendations for workforce and organizational decisions, including HR resource planning
• Maintain common workforce definitions, data standards, and reporting practices with People, Finance, and Procurement

Experience And Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• 7+ years of experience in workforce planning, organizational effectiveness or design, HR strategy, or business planning in a complex organization
• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to connect people strategies to broader business objectives
• Demonstrated experience building or improving enterprise workforce planning processes, forecasting approaches, tools, or governance frameworks
• Experience applying organizational design principles, including decision rights, spans and layers, leadership structures, and delivery models
• Strong data and analytical acumen with experience using workforce data, financial information, forecasting models, and HR systems
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to present clear options and recommendations to senior leaders
• Organizational design and effectiveness
• Process design, governance, and disciplined execution
• Financial and workforce planning integration
• Executive communication and storytelling
• Collaboration, influence, and stakeholder management
• Change leadership and transformation mindset

The Benefits Of Being a WestJetter

WestJet provides all WestJetters with a competitive total rewards package. On top of that, we offer:

• A fun and friendly culture with colleagues who work together to win
• Travel privileges for you and your family, effective from your start date
• Savings and Benefit programs that are flexible to meet your specific needs

About WestJet Group Of Companies

WestJet took to the skies in 1996 with just over 200 employees and three aircraft operating service to five destinations. Since then, WestJet has pioneered low-cost travel in Canada, cutting airfares in half, and increasing the flying population in Canada by more than 50 per cent. Since the Sunwing Airlines integration in 2025, more than 15,000 WestJetters support nearly 200 aircraft and connect guests to our global network of more than 100 destinations across North America, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. The WestJet Group is a major Canadian employer and includes WestJet Airlines, WestJet Encore and Sunwing Vacations Group. We’re Canada’s leading value airline and largest vacation provider, with a united purpose of providing affordable and accessible air and vacation travel to Canadians.

Our safety promise

At WestJet, the safety and security of our people and our guests is a core value and at the heart of what we do. Safety and security are shared responsibilities all team members are expected to use safe work practices to ensure their well-being and the safety of others. WestJet recognizes that the use of Alcohol and Drugs can adversely impact a safe work environment and the well-being of others including guests, suppliers and the public, as well as place WestJet's operations at risk. All roles that are identified as Safey-Sensitive are required to pass a Pre-Employment Alcohol and Drug Test as per WestJet'sAlcohol and Drug Policy.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

We embrace what makes each of us unique, and what makes us uniquely WestJet. We welcome diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds so if you're passionate about this role, we encourage you to apply – even if you don't meet every qualification listed. WestJet is committed to inclusiveness, equity and accessibility throughout the selection process. If you require accommodation at any stage, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail].

We value the time and effort you put into your application. Our recruitment process is highly competitive and while every applicant will receive communication regarding their application status, only those selected to move forward will be contacted with next steps. If this role isn’t the right fit, we encourage you to explore future opportunities with us.

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