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How much do workforce optimization jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 15, 2026, the average yearly pay for workforce optimization in Ontario is $72,834.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $53,000.00 and $92,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a workforce optimization?

A Workforce Optimization (WFO) job focuses on improving efficiency, productivity, and employee performance within an organization. This role typically involves analyzing workforce data, optimizing schedules, implementing technology solutions, and enhancing customer service operations. Professionals in WFO use tools like forecasting, performance analytics, and automation to ensure the right number of employees are available at the right time. Their goal is to balance operational efficiency with employee engagement while meeting business objectives.

What does a workforce optimization do?

As a Workforce Optimization professional, your daily responsibilities often include analyzing staffing levels, monitoring call volumes (if in a contact center), forecasting workforce demand, and adjusting schedules to meet changing business needs. You will typically collaborate closely with operations managers, team leads, and HR to ensure departments are properly staffed while maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs. Regular tasks may also involve generating reports, reviewing performance data, and making real-time recommendations based on analytics. This dynamic role offers the opportunity to influence productivity and contribute directly to organizational success.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in workforce optimization?

To excel in Workforce Optimization, proficiency in data analysis, forecasting, and workforce planning is essential, often supported by a background in business, HR, or operations management. Familiarity with workforce management (WFM) platforms such as NICE, Kronos, or Genesys, and certifications like Six Sigma or Workforce Management Professional (CWMP) are highly valued. Strong communication, problem-solving abilities, and adaptability distinguish top performers in this role. These skills and qualifications enable effective deployment of resources, improved operational efficiency, and alignment of staffing with organizational goals.

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Sr. Director, Engineering Manager- Agent & Supervisor

Mississauga, ON • On-site

McKesson
Health Care and Social Assistance • 10K+ employees

Full-time

Re-posted 17 hours ago


McKesson rating

7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

Based on 212 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz


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.

Position Summary (Purpose of job):

The Sr. DirectorofEngineering Management - Agent & Supervisor Experienceis responsible forbuilding, leading, and developing theEngineering team that delivers McKesson'sCCaaSplatform capabilities, workforce optimization integrations, and enterprise telephony services. This role leads engineers working across multiple contact center platforms including Five9, Genesys, and Verint, managing a portfolio that spans platforms with active investment, platforms in maintenance, and platforms being decommissioned. The position requires leadership across the full platform lifecycle - from capability development through operational support and platform transitions.

This leader is accountable for team performance, talent development, hiring, engineering practice maturity, and capacity planning. The Sr. Director manages the complex dynamics of a multi-platform engineering portfolio, ensuringdeliveryvelocity across all platforms while managing workforce transitions as the technology landscape evolves. By championing AI-enabled engineering practices, fostering a culture of technical excellence, and ensuring security and compliance standards are embedded in engineering workflows, this leader ensures the agent and supervisor experience engineering function meets the demands of both transformation execution and steady-state service operations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead and develop theCCaaSplatform and telephony engineering team, managing performance, career development, hiring, and talent retention across multiple platform domains
  • Drive engineering practice maturity across contact center platforms,establishingstandards for routing logic configuration, IVR development, omnichannel implementation, workforce management integration, and quality management
  • Own capacity planning and resource allocation across the platform portfolio, balancing investment priorities with operational needs and transformation delivery demands
  • Manage platform lifecycle transitions, including the development of new platform capabilities, maintenance of existing platforms, and orderly decommissioning of legacy systems with effective knowledge transfer and workforce redeployment
  • Coordinate with solution architects on platform architecture, technical standards, and platform evolution strategy to ensure engineering execution aligns with the service roadmap
  • Ensure delivery velocity and quality across the full platform portfolio,maintainingengineering rigor whether the team is building new capabilities,maintainingexisting systems, or executing platform transitions
  • Manage vendor engineering relationships, ensuring platform capabilities, support, and roadmaps align with McKesson's contact center service strategy
  • Champion the adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices across the team, including AI copilots for development, automated testing, and intelligent workflow acceleration
  • Foster an engineering culture that attracts andretainstop talent through investment in developer experience, technical community building, and continuous learning opportunities
  • Ensure engineering practices meet McKesson's security, compliance, and regulatory requirements, embedding security-by-design principles into development workflows and platform configurations

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Degree or equivalentexperience. Typically requires13+ years of professionalexperience and 6+ years ofdiversified leadership, planning,communication, organization,and people motivation skills (orequivalent experience)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT: General Office Demands, We are Flex and Connect with 2 days a week in office

CRITICAL SKILLS

  • Proven leadership experience building and managing engineering teams of 5+ engineers inCCaaSplatform engineering, contact center technology, or enterprise application development
  • Strong understanding ofCCaaSplatforms (Five9, Genesys, or equivalent) including routing logic, IVR, omnichannel, workforce management, and quality management capabilities
  • Experience managing multi-platform engineering environments including platform capability development, maintenance, and decommissioning across different lifecycle stages
  • Extensive experience leading engineering teams responsible forCCaaSplatform engineering, contact center technology, or enterprise communications platforms.
  • Applied AI fluency - active use of AI assistants (Claude, Copilot, ChatGPT) and engineering automation tools, withdemonstratedability to drive AI adoption across engineering teams to improve velocity and quality
  • Strong talent development skillsincludinghiring, performance management, career pathing, and building high-performing engineering cultures with strong developer experience
  • Experience with Agile/DevOps engineering practices, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering performance metrics

NICE TO HAVE

  • Knowledge of contact center architecture patterns, integration with CRM systems, workforce optimization platforms, and enterprise telephony infrastructure
  • Understanding of security and compliance requirements in regulated industries, with experience embedding security practices into engineering workflows
  • Experience managing platform transitions and technology lifecycle management in enterprise environments.
  • Experience in healthcare technology or other regulated industries is preferred.

Candidate must be authorized to work in the Canada, now or in the future, without the support from McKesson.

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 McKesson's 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

$151,200 - $201,600

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McKesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a McKesson job application.


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McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com.

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson's full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) Disability_Accommodation@McKesson.com or (Canada) Accessibility@mckesson.ca. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

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