Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

Tailor your resume to this Director, Talent Management & Workforce Insights role.

Rezi rewrites your resume against BDO's job description. Free.

Resume score gauge reading 58 out of 100

Don't guess if your resume is good enough.

See how it scores against the Director, Talent Management & Workforce Insights posting at BDO — free, in seconds.

About the Role

The Director, Talent Management & Workforce Insights leads an integrated portfolio spanning Talent Management, Total Rewards, HR Operations and People Analytics. This role sets priorities, leads specialist teams, and evolves capabilities to better support the firm’s business and people priorities. The Director will shape talent systems, workforce insights, rewards, and HR services to retain people, create opportunities, and support evolving workforce needs.

Responsibilities

Lead the Organizational Development, Total Rewards, HR Operations and People Analytics portfolio, setting clear priorities, accountabilities and measures of success.
Turn the firm’s people priorities into focused plans and practical outcomes.
Use workforce data, external information and business context to identify risks and opportunities and provide clear recommendations.
Connect the work across the portfolio so leaders and employees receive clear and consistent support.
Review what is working, stop or simplify lower-value work and improve the portfolio based on evidence and business needs.
Foster strong collaboration across HR so firmwide approaches are practical, consistent and responsive to business needs.
Strengthen the firm’s approach to Talent Management, with an initial focus on reviewing how performance, talent and succession decisions are supported across the firm.
Work with HR Business Partners and business leaders to improve the quality and consistency of talent discussions and decisions.
Use talent data and feedback to identify firmwide themes, risks and areas requiring attention.
Clarify roles, accountabilities and ways of working across HR as these practices evolve.
Lead the firm’s workforce insights agenda by identifying the workforce questions, trends and risks that matter most to the business.
Work through the People Analytics team to strengthen the quality, relevance and use of workforce reporting and analysis.
Move the function beyond producing standard reports toward providing insights and recommendations that support business, talent and workforce decisions.
Set priorities for the People Analytics team based on the decisions and workforce questions the firm needs to address.
Work with Finance, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition and other stakeholders to bring together business context, workforce data and external talent-market information.
Help define how the firm’s workforce insights capability should evolve, including opportunities to make better use of analytics, technology and AI.
Ensure reward programs remain competitive, sustainable and aligned with business priorities, market trends and workforce needs.
Oversee the evolution of reward and recognition practices that support attraction, retention and performance.
Advance the firm’s approach to employee wellbeing, ensuring it remains responsive to evolving workforce needs and expectations and supports sustainable performance and a positive employee experience.
Provide strategic oversight of HR Operations, working through the leaders responsible for day-to-day service delivery, reporting and operational performance.
Set clear priorities for improving HR processes, systems and services, with a focus on simplicity, consistency and the needs of employees, leaders and HR teams.
Sponsor practical opportunities to use technology, automation and AI to reduce manual work and improve service delivery.
Ensure the People Analytics team provides accurate, timely and useful workforce reporting and analysis.
Connect operational, reporting and technology priorities to the broader needs of HR and the business.
Build trusted relationships across the firm and serve as a strategic advisor on talent, workforce and organizational matters.
Lead and develop leaders across Organizational Development, Total Rewards, HR Operations and People Analytics, setting clear priorities and building shared accountability across the portfolio.

Requirements

Significant progressive HR experience, including leadership responsibility for an enterprise talent, rewards, HR operations, workforce insights or related portfolio.
Meaningful depth in at least one of Talent Management, Total Rewards, HR Operations or People Analytics, together with the range and learning agility to lead experienced specialists across the broader portfolio.
Experience improving enterprise HR practices or functions and showing clear results.
A track record of using workforce data and insight to influence business decisions and improve outcomes.
Evidence of questioning established approaches, simplifying work and improving outcomes for the business and employees.
Practical understanding of workforce trends, technology and AI, and the judgement to apply them where they can improve decisions or ways of working.
Demonstrated ability to lead through others, set clear priorities and build shared accountability across specialist teams.
Exceptional relationship-building, communication and influencing skills, including the ability to work effectively with senior leaders.
Strong judgement and business acumen, with the ability to balance employee experience, business priorities, risk and operational realities.
Experience within professional services or another complex, relationship-driven organization would be considered a strong asset.
University degree in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline.
A relevant professional designation and/or advanced degree would be considered an asset.

Skills

Talent Management
Total Rewards
HR Operations
People Analytics
Performance Management
Succession Planning
Employee Wellbeing
Workforce Data Analysis
Technology
AI
Relationship Building
Communication
Influencing
Judgement
Business Acumen

Location

Canada

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Director
Senior

Education Level

University degree in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline
Professional designation
Advanced degree

Benefits

Competitive total cash compensation
Comprehensive benefits from day one
Flexible personal time off policy
Reimbursement for wellness initiatives

About the Company

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients.
Professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust.
BDO offers an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on personal and professional growth.
Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2026.
At BDO, our people experience is guided by three core pillars—Do work with genuine care, Do what matters with purpose, and Do what’s next - shaping how we support our people, serve our clients, and grow together.
The firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful.
We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.
We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.
We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.
We foster a collaborative, inclusive environment where your ideas are valued, and you can do your best work with genuine care and purpose.
We encourage innovation and forward thinking, empowering you to embrace what’s next and help shape the future of our firm.
BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives.
We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.
We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution.
We provide comprehensive benefits from day one, and a flexible personal time off policy.
We’re committed to supporting your overall wellbeing and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.
Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business.
BDO may use artificial intelligence enabled tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to creating a workplace where employees can participate fully, contribute meaningfully and succeed without barriers.
We are dedicated to fostering a workplace defined by respect, fairness, and a true sense of belonging for everyone.
We recognize and celebrate the unique experiences, identities, and perspectives that each of us bring – and that these experiences strengthen how we work together.
Our commitment extends to ensuring that our application process is both inclusive and accessible.
If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.