William Oakes

Manager, Talent Management at The City of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

About

Experienced Human Resources Leader with a demonstrated history of working in all areas of Human Resources. Skilled in HR Consulting, Talent Acquisition, Workforce Planning, Learning & Development, Succession Planning and HR Technology & Innovation. Analytical and customer focused with an emphasis on improvement and innovation.

Experience

  • The City of Calgary (28 yrs 4 mos)
    • Manager, Talent Management
      Jan 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

      Provide leadership and direction to a team of about 45 HR professionals that provide services in Talent Acquisition, Workforce Planning & Analytics, Learning & Development, Succession Planning, Performance Development and HR Technology & Innovation.

    • HR Leader- Workforce Planning & Analytics
      Dec 2011 - Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Provided leadership and direction to the Workforce Planning & Analytics team at The City of Calgary. The team worked with clients to develop strategic workforce plans, and provided reporting and analytics on the workforce.

    • HR Advisor
      Mar 1998 - Dec 2011 · 13 yrs 10 mos

      I worked in a variety of roles including working as a HR Advisor in Compensation, Recruitment, Workforce Planning and as an HR Generalist. I also worked on and lead many HR technology related projects and implementations.