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McKesson Job Description

Director Workforce Readiness

Position Summary (Purpose of job):

The Director Workforce Readiness leads strategic change and workforce readiness efforts for technology-enabled initiatives that materially change how work is performed across McKesson. The role partners across corporate functions technology teams workforce intelligence HR and business stakeholders to help leaders understand how work is changing anticipate workforce and organizational impacts redesign work where appropriate and prepare employees and leaders for new ways of working. The Director serves as a strategic change leader and trusted advisor to senior leaders shaping workforce readiness work redesign talent mobility capability development and change approaches associated with AI automation digital platforms process modernization and other initiatives that materially change work. The role supports enterprise priorities including Workforce Readiness Employee AI Enablement workforce transformation and future-of-work initiatives by translating technology-driven change into practical workforce actions and decision-ready insights.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibility

Approx. %

Expected Results and Key Activities

Strategic Change Leadership & Workforce Readiness

40%

Lead strategic change and workforce readiness efforts for complex technology-enabled initiatives that materially alter work roles processes and operating models.

Advise senior leaders on workforce implications organizational risks readiness priorities and change interventions required to navigate changes in work successfully.

Shape executive understanding of workforce and organizational impacts associated with business and technology investments.

Develop integrated workforce readiness strategies that align leadership stakeholder engagement communications learning and sustainment activities to business outcomes.

Guide leaders and teams through ambiguity translating future-state decisions into practical actions for employees and the organization.

Work Redesign & Workforce Evolution

25%

Assess how AI automation digital platforms process changes and other technologies alter tasks workflows handoffs decision rights and role expectations.

Partner across corporate functions and with technology process product and business teams to define future-state work and identify opportunities to redesign work.

Clarify which work should be automated augmented redesigned or retained for human judgment based on business needs and intended outcomes.





Translate future-state work into workforce role capability organization and change implications.

Workforce Impact Planning & Talent Mobility

15%

Evaluate workforce impacts resulting from technology-enabled changes to work.

Translate changes in work into implications for skills capacity roles hiring talent movement and learning.

Identify career adjacencies and talent mobility pathways for employees whose capabilities overlap with emerging roles or priority needs.

Partner across corporate functions with Talent Learning HR workforce intelligence and business stakeholders to develop practical workforce transition actions.

Workforce Insights & Planning

10%

Partner with workforce intelligence and leaders across corporate functions to identify future capability needs workforce risks and talent opportunities associated with changes in work.

Contribute workforce impact assessments scenarios and readiness recommendations that support strategic workforce planning and business decisions.

Use workforce data business context and employee insights to identify risks and recommend actions.

Executive Advisory Governance & Measurement

10%

Prepare executive-ready insights recommendations and decision materials for leadership reviews governance forums and priority initiatives.

Define and track workforce readiness work redesign change and sustainment measures in partnership with program and business teams.

Influence and align leaders across corporate functions disciplines and stakeholder groups to advance Workforce Readiness priorities and outcomes.

Develop reusable frameworks tools and practices that strengthen strategic change leadership and Workforce Readiness across McKesson.

Minimum Job Qualifications (Knowledge Skills & Abilities):

Education/Training

4-year degree in change management human resources business psychology organizational development technology or related field or equivalent experience.

Masters degree preferred. Change management certification preferred.

Business Experience

10 years relevant experience in change leadership organization effectiveness workforce readiness strategic workforce planning technology-enabled change consulting or related fields.

Demonstrated experience leading strategic change for complex technology AI automation digital process or operating model initiatives.

Experience advising senior leaders and influencing cross-functional decisions in a large complex matrixed organization.

Critical Skills

Strategic Change Leadership: Shapes and leads complex organizational change efforts that reshape how work is performed.

Work Redesign & Future of Work: Assesses how technology changes tasks roles workflows and workforce requirements.

Workforce Readiness:



Translates workforce and organizational impacts into targeted readiness and change actions.

Enterprise Partnership & Influence: Aligns leaders across corporate functions technology teams HR workforce intelligence and business stakeholder groups.

Executive Communication: Synthesizes complex content into clear concise decision-ready recommendations.

Data-Informed Decision Making: Uses workforce insights readiness indicators and feedback to guide action and measure outcomes.

Working Conditions:

Traditional office environment. Travel may be required based on business need.

Large percent of time performing computer-based work is required. General office demands.

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We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors including performance experience and skills equity regular job market evaluations and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKessons pay philosophy and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay other compensation such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson pleaseclick here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$122100 - $162800

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Required Experience:

Director

📌 Director Workforce Readiness (Mississauga)
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