Sr. Specialist, Coaching & Talent (Canada)

McKesson; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson in Mississauga, Canada, seeks a Sr. Specialist, Coaching & Talent to empower leaders with strategic HR consulting and scalable talent solutions.

You’ll partner with HR, Legal, and Talent Management to design organizational structures, guide leadership effectiveness, and drive workforce planning. You will analyze trends, mitigate risk, and deliver insights that improve the employee experience across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Strategic HR consulting to leaders on complex workforce talent matters, including organizational design, leveling, and compensation guidance.
• Lead the resolution of highly sensitive employee and leader matters balancing policy, risk, and business needs.
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with HR Business Partners, Legal, Compensation, Talent Management and Shared Services.
• Identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for improvement across HR programs and services; drive process optimization.

Job description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve - we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow's health today, we want to hear from you.

Sr. Specialist, Coaching & Talent (CAN)

Position Summary (Purpose of job)

If you are passionate about helping people leaders become better leaders - we need you! We are looking for team members to join the Employee Care Coaching & Talent team who are customer-service oriented and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, solving problems and improving the employee experience. When an employee at McKesson needs HR assistance, they often turn to the McKesson Employee Care team. The goal of the Employee Care team is to provide a delightful employee experience as employees seek assistance on HR matters. In collaboration with HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence, Employee Care Coaching & Talent team members serve as trusted advisors to leaders, providing expert consultation on complex workforce and talent matters across the enterprise.

The role delivers strategic guidance on job-evaluation and leveling, compensation-related processes, organizational design/workforce restructuring, talent planning, reduction in force, risk mitigation, leadership effectiveness, performance management and more. The position independently manages highly sensitive and complex leader inquiries, applies deep HR expertise to influence business outcomes, and partners across HR functions to design and implement scalable solutions that improve the employee experience and strengthen organizational capability.

As business consultants, Coaching & Talent team members leverage data, trends, and business insights to proactively identify risks, recommend solutions, and drive continuous improvement across HR programs, processes, and services. In order to provide a delightful experience, they must: Be knowledgeable of policies and programs across the enterprise with the ability to coach people leaders consistently and effectively in the management of these policies and programs Partner, collaborate and align on roles and responsibilities with HR Business Partners and other HR Functions resulting in seamless delivery of service to people leaders Be able to interface effectively with professionals at all levels, provide strong customer service and consultative interventions to help people leaders effectively lead their teams and deliver effective talent outcomes Have a good understanding of systems used in HR including Workday, ServiceNow, Power BI and others as determined

To ensure our people leaders experience the best of HR, we seek team members with client-facing skills, strong consulting capability, and the ability to influence strategy and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic HR Consulting - Provide expert consultation to leaders and HR partners on complex workforce talent matters, including:
   • Organizational design and restructuring
   • Reduction in Force (RIF) planning and execution
   • Job architecture and leveling
   • Compensation and pay practice guidance
   • Leadership effectiveness
   • Performance management and accountability
   • Succession planning and talent review
   • Workforce planning and change management
2. Complex Case Leadership - Lead the resolution of highly sensitive and business-critical employee and leader matters requiring interpretation of policy, assessment of risk, and collaboration with multiple HR stakeholders. Exercise independent judgment and provide recommendations that balance business needs, employee experience, legal considerations, and organizational objectives.
3. Enterprise Partnership & Influence - Develop and maintain strong partnerships with HR Business Partners, Legal, Compensation, Talent Management, Employee Relations and Shared Services. Influence decision making through expertise, credibility, and consultative problem solving while ensuring alignment across HR functions.
4. Program & Process Optimization - Identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for improvement across HR programs and services. Lead initiatives to simplify processes, enhance service delivery, improve knowledge management, and increase operational effectiveness.
5. Data-Driven Insights & Risk Mitigation - Analyze workforce data, employee trends, and organizational metrics to identify emerging risks and opportunities. Provide actionable insights and recommendations that support leader decision making and improve organizational outcomes.
6. Capability Building - Design and deliver scalable tools, resources, knowledge articles,