Partner, PwC Canada
Soula Courlas is a partner in the Workforce of the Future, Financial Services practice, and National Leader, Organization Design Services.
Soula is an experienced executive and seasoned consultant with 25+ years of experience from across Canada’s Fortune 100 private and public sector companies across banking, insurance, technology, telecom and healthcare. Including 15+ years of professional services experience working with CEOs and C-suite leaders to navigate complex transformations and manage the human dynamics of major change driven by technology, M&A, and operational improvements.
Soula’s blend of corporate and professional services experience has enabled her to advise HR and business senior leaders on the value of driving a purpose-led, compelling and strategically aligned people-agenda that addresses the conditions for success in our evolving paradigm of work. Soula has led transformational programs that have reached over 80,000 employees and several countries driven by enterprise/HR/functional technology platforms and organization redesigns to achieve growth and operational efficiency; digital transformations to launch new products; post-M&A org/culture integration across Canada and Europe; and co-creation/launch of an upskilling program through an unprecedented collaboration between a telco and its union.
In addition to Soula’s people-centred transformation leadership, Soula brings experience leading, managing and growing a national consulting practice delivering human resources, change readiness, talent, culture-shaping, inclusion & diversity and people analytics capabilities to serve clients across multiple industries.
Soula is passionate about organizational health and well-being and brings the science of positive psychology and insight as a certified executive coach to create sustainable workplaces where our people can thrive and our clients succeed.