(Senior) Expert People Analytics & Workforce Strategy (f/m/x)

SMS Group; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Element seeks a (Senior) Expert in People Analytics & Workforce Strategy to shape and implement the global approach to strategic workforce planning, analytics, and HR controlling. The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution across a matrix international organization.

The candidate will develop frameworks, governance models, and planning methodologies, and drive their adoption in collaboration with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• University degree in HR, Business Administration, Economics, Data Analytics, or comparable discipline.
• At least five years of experience in Strategic Workforce Planning with proven framework development and implementation.
• Strong experience in People Analytics, HR Controlling, workforce planning methodologies, process design, governance, and organizational transformation.
• Proven project management experience delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives under tight deadlines and high time pressure.
• Strategic thinker with hands-on mentality and ability to move quickly from concept to implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and align stakeholders and work with senior managers in an international matrix organization.
• Knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI or comparable solutions is advantageous.
• Fluency in English; German language skills would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy into practical models for headcount, FTE, labor cost, skills, capacity, productivity, forecasting, and scenario planning.
• Lead projects from concept through implementation, including scope definition, planning, milestones, risk management, decision-making, and delivery.
• Facilitate workshops, resolve conflicting requirements, and drive timely decisions across an international matrix organization.
• Develop and implement requirements for workforce planning, reporting, analytics, data governance, and supporting technology solutions.
• Prepare management presentations, business cases, recommendations, and decision papers for senior stakeholders.
• Ensure adoption, continuous improvement, and consistent application of global concepts and processes.

Skills

Strategic workforce planning

People analytics

HR controlling

Project management

Stakeholder management

Global / matrix environments

Education

University degree in HR / Business / Economics / Data analytics

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

SAP Analytics Cloud

Power BI

Job description

For the department HRP (HR Projects & Digitalization) in Mönchengladbach or Hilchenbach, we are looking for a candidate, in part-time or full-time, as:

Responsibilities

As (Senior) Expert People Analytics & Workforce Strategy (f/m/x), you will shape and implement SMS group’s global approach to strategic workforce planning, People Analytics, and HR Controlling.

This role combines strategic conceptual work with hands-on implementation. You will develop frameworks, processes, governance models, and planning methodologies while actively driving their execution across the organization. Working with stakeholders and senior managers worldwide, you will turn strategic objectives into practical solutions—often under high time pressure and within complex transformation projects.

These are the main activities:

• Translate business strategy into practical models for headcount, FTE, labor cost, skills, capacity, productivity, forecasting, and scenario planning.
• Lead projects from concept through implementation, including scope definition, planning, milestones, risk management, decision-making, and delivery.
• Facilitate workshops, resolve conflicting requirements, and drive timely decisions across an international and matrix organization.
• Develop and implement requirements for workforce planning, reporting, analytics, data governance, and supporting technology solutions.
• Prepare management presentations, business cases, recommendations, and decision papers for senior stakeholders.
• Ensure the effective adoption, continuous improvement, and consistent application of global concepts and processes.

Requirements

Your profile

• University degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Economics, Data Analytics, or a comparable discipline.
• At least five years of experience in Strategic Workforce Planning, with a proven track record in developing and implementing a workforce planning framework.
• Strong experience in People Analytics, HR Controlling, workforce planning methodologies, process design, governance, and organizational transformation.
• Proven project management experience, including the delivery of complex, cross-functional initiatives under tight deadlines and high time pressure.
• Strategic thinker with a strong hands-on mentality and the ability to move quickly from concept to implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and align stakeholders, influence without formal authority, and work confidently with senior managers.
• Experience in an international matrix organization; knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI, or comparable solutions is advantageous.
• Fluency in written and spoken English; German language skills would be a plus.
• Willingness to be based in the Hilchenbach or Mönchengladbach office.

Offer

Salary level

EG 14 – AT, depending on qualification and professional experience.