Workforce Planning Analyst

Role Overview

• Own and maintain the workforce planning (WFP) process, tools, templates and governance
• Act as the super user for the WFP model, refreshing and maintaining the model and dashboard
• Identify and report on workforce gaps, trends, risks and opportunities globally
• Partner with HR Technology team to maintain workforce data standards and definitions
• Support Organization Effectiveness (OE) consultants, HRBPs and Finance planning partners to develop multi-year headcount forecasts
• Look for continuous improvement opportunities
• Act as the super user for our HR metrics dashboard in Looker Studio
• Provide regular insights to HRBPs and OE consultants, monitor trends and identify areas for improvement
• Perform deep-dive analysis using Workday reports, based on the “hot spot” areas identified in Looker Studio dashboards
• Collaborate with people analytics team to ensure the ongoing maintenance of the dashboards in Looker Studio and its connection to the Workday data source
• Support OE consultants in ad hoc analytics requests
• Translate data sets into “so-what” insights for HRBPs and business unit leaders
• Central accountability to track the status and progress of hotspots and action items across all account teams
• Look for process improvement opportunities including use of AI to improve and streamline the KPI tracking and reporting process
• Support OE consultants with org design work, including: Current state assessments, Future state org design
• operating models, org structures, job descriptions, Talent and financials tracking, Implementation planning, Project management
• Look for process improvement opportunities to automate and streamline
• Keep templates and tools updated and continuously look to improve them based on external best practices and lessons learned from internal projects

Requirements

• Previous experience in a Big 4 consultancy or Consulting Strategy firm preferred
• Advanced use of Excel / Google sheets, including expertise in formulas and data manipulation
• Experience using Workday and Looker studio is desired
• Experience in analyzing and understanding HR related data and ability to turn data into actionable insights
• Skilled in visual representation of data including strong presentation and formatting skills
• Experience in workforce planning including gap analysis and headcount planning
• Strong understanding of how org design feeds into long-term financial planning
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively across a range of stakeholders (Finance and planning, HR people analytics, HRBPs, Organization effectiveness consultants, Transformation consultants)
• Experience improving performance through more efficient processes or technology
• Flexible, adaptable and highly organised, with strong attention to detail and a positive, proactive attitude
• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Data Analytics or a related field is preferred

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible working hours