Manager, Workforce Planning

Date October 8, 2025

Location Toronto or Mississauga, ON – Hybrid

Requisition ID 20631

Status Regular

Business Unit Human Resources

Why join us?

The IESO is committed to ensuring Ontario’s electricity system meets the province’s needs today and into the future. We are charged with purpose, delivering reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity for homes, businesses, and communities across the province. We are energized to grow, embracing opportunities to shape the future of a dynamic and evolving energy sector while advancing our careers. We are powered by teamwork, supported by diverse and passionate colleagues who foster respect, celebrate successes, and thrive on shared achievements. At the IESO, it’s not just what we do—it’s who we are! 

Who we are

Our central role includes managing the provincial power grid in real-time, overseeing and evolving Ontario’s electricity market, engaging with government, municipalities and Indigenous communities, and planning for Ontario’s future electricity needs. Our employees play a key role in driving grid innovation, protecting the system from threats, advancing the province’s energy conservation programs, and forecasting and procuring the electricity resources we’ll need in the decades to come. 

This non-unionized role is a part of our Talent Management team within the Human Resources Business Unit. 

What makes this role exciting

The Manager, Workforce Planning plays a strategic role in aligning IESO’s workforce capabilities with its long-term business objectives. This position leads the development and implementation of a consistent, enterprise-wide workforce planning framework, ensuring the organization has the right talent, in the right roles, at the right time. Partnering closely with HR, Finance, and business leaders, this role drives data-informed decisions, optimizes workforce structures, and identifies resource and capability gaps to meet emerging business priorities. 

In an evolving industry shaped by technical, sector, economic and societal change, this role brings clarity and focus to resourcing needs through insightful analysis and collaborative discussions. You’ll play a key part in shaping the IESO’s workforce of the future — identifying, developing, and acquiring the skills and capabilities needed to meet Ontario’s evolving electricity needs. The ideal candidate is a data-driven thinker with the resilience to navigate ambiguity and help the organization anticipate future challenges and opportunities. 

What you’ll do
In this role, you’ll make a meaningful impact by contributing to the IESO team and supporting the electricity needs of the province through:

• Designing and managing the implementation of a comprehensive workforce planning and resource management framework that supports a consistent, enterprise-wide approach across IESO.
• Unifying and aligning workforce planning efforts across business units to support strategic organizational goals and reduce siloed planning, ensuring resource management aligns with the business plan while leading ongoing dialogue beyond the formal planning cycle.
• Consulting and collaborating with HR Business Partners, HR Centers of Excellence and Business Unit Leadership to understand unique challenges, the evolution of work, the impact of AI, the availability of talent internally and externally; developing workforce strategies and identifying the roles and skills the IESO requires to build next-generation capabilities and future-ready talent.
• Developing and implementing people-centric analytic solutions, including dashboards and reporting, that support business requirements, deliver actionable insights, and inform strategic decision making.
• Leveraging workforce data to provide strategic guidance and recommendations to senior leadership on workforce planning initiatives, including talent forecasting, headcount management, and skills gap analysis.
• Leading capacity modeling and workforce optimization initiatives to enhance productivity, service levels, and cost-effectiveness.
• Developing and presenting resourcing scenarios, analytics, and labour information at the executive and senior leadership levels to guide business planning, budgeting, and resourcing decisions.
• Driving the selection, implementation, and adoption of workforce planning tools and data visualization platforms by providing strategic insights on requirements, ensuring integration, and maximizing organizational understanding, utilization, and value.
• Integrating workforce planning into business and project planning processes, as well as existing and new people programs, to ensure alignment with operational and strategic objectives.
• Leading and managing projects associated with the HR Analytics and Strategic Workforce Planning data strategy and other related projects.
• Staying current on emerging trends and leading practices in workforce planning to continuously enhance the organization’s tools and capabilities and driving continuous improvement.

Role Requirements
Our team consists of experts from diverse backgrounds, each bringing their unique perspectives and skills. 
To succeed in this role, you’ll need: 

• University or postgraduate degree in Workforce Planning, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
• 6+ years of broad HR, workforce planning experience with a minimum of 3 years in a senior HR leadership role
• Strong business acumen and understanding of organizational strategy, with the ability to connect workforce planning to broader business goals
• Proven ability in relationship management, consulting, and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on listening, integrating diverse perspectives, and building trust
• Process-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement and navigating complexity with resilience
• Advanced problem-solving and critical thinking skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence decisions through data and insight
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities, including the capacity to translate complex information into compelling narratives and the ability to provide clarity in a dynamic and uncertain environment

Assets

• Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) designation
• Certification or equivalent experience in change and project management

How We Support You

From a comprehensive total rewards program to dynamic learning and development opportunities—including job rotations to broaden your expertise—we empower you to define and shape your own success. When you join the IESO, here’s what you can expect:

• Best-in-class benefits and long-term support in the form of a defined benefit pension plan. 
• A commitment to flexibility as we currently support a hybrid model where applicable, that supports a blend of remote and in-office work based on business needs. Participating employees typically work in-office a minimum of four days and work remotely up to six days over a two-week period with a goal of maximizing in-office time through the use of established team days. 
• Work in a dynamic and evolving sector that offers exciting opportunities and the chance to explore new career paths.
• Leadership that values meaningful discussions, welcomes feedback, and prioritizes career development. 
• A strong, inclusive culture and a collaborative team environment with a shared passion for impactful work.
• Compensation packages that are regularly reviewed to remain competitive and to best accommodate the diverse needs of our employees. 

Deadline

October 29, 2025. For future reference, please save a copy of the job posting as it will no longer be available once the posting closes.

Thank you for your interest in a career at the IESO. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that the successful candidate must be legally eligible to work in Canada and will be subject to applicable background checks. 

IESO will not conduct interviews or offer positions via online, text, chat or social media platforms. We will not gather personal information directly from candidates or potential candidates. Selected candidates will work with our Talent Acquisition team to ensure their application is processed.  

We believe in opportunities for everyone.  At the IESO, we know that achieving great results depends on embracing diversity by attracting, developing, and retaining people from a wide variety of backgrounds. We do this by ensuring our recruitment and advancement policies are fair and equitable, and by creating an accessible and inclusive environment—one that values every team member’s unique skills and experiences and ensures they have the support they need to achieve their potential. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know.  

We’re proud to say we’ve been recognized as a supportive, inclusive employer.