Manager - Workforce Planning MY

CIMB; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CIMB Group in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Workforce Planning and Analytics professional to drive forecasting, budgeting, and data-driven decision making across the Group.

You will develop forecasting models, dashboards, and analytics to optimize headcount, personnel costs, and productivity, collaborating with HR, Finance, and Technology.

The role emphasizes data governance, scenario modelling, and strategic workforce planning to support business performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Professional Qualification in any discipline.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience in workforce analytics or HR planning.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and workforce analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop workforce forecasting models to project headcount and personnel costs.
• Create dashboards and automated reports for planning and budgeting.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and Technology to improve data quality and governance.
• Monitor plan adherence and personnel cost performance against budgets.

Skills

Workforce trends

HR practices

Budgeting

Project planning

Data analysis

Forecasting

Stakeholder engagement

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Database management

Job description

The role supports Workforce Planning and People Analytics across the Group, with a primary focus on workforce forecasting, personnel cost management, workforce analytics, and data-driven decision making. The incumbent will leverage analytics, data modelling, and visualization tools to generate actionable insights that support workforce planning, budget management, organizational transformation, and business performance optimization.

Workforce Tracking, Reporting & Analytics

• Develop workforce forecasting models to project headcount, personnel costs, workforce supply-demand gaps, and productivity outcomes.
• Perform workforce analytics and scenario modelling to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and business impacts under different workforce assumptions.
• Analyse large and complex workforce datasets to generate actionable insights and recommendations.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and automated analytical solutions to support workforce planning, budgeting, and management decision-making.
• Monitor workforce plan adherence, headcount movements, and personnel cost performance against approved budgets and targets.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Technology, and business stakeholders to improve data quality, governance, and workforce analytics capabilities.
• Conduct workforce demand and supply analysis to support strategic workforce planning, capacity management, and workforce optimization.
• Support the development of workforce strategies through the analysis of business requirements, labour market trends, workforce demographics, and productivity indicators.
• Apply analytical techniques to evaluate workforce productivity, organizational effectiveness, and cost efficiency.
• Support workforce transformation initiatives through workforce segmentation, skills analysis, future workforce forecasting, and workforce transition planning.

Project and Tool Implementation:

• Support the implementation of workforce planning, analytics to improve forecasting accuracy and decision-making.
• Develop automated reporting and analytical solutions using business intelligence and visualization tools.
• Support change management and stakeholder engagement activities to facilitate the successful adoption of new processes, tools, and workforce planning methodologies.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of workforce planning processes, standards, and analytical capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Professional Qualification in any discipline

Experience

• 5-7 Years of relevant experience, preferably from established organizations

Technical/Functional skills

• Strong knowledge in workforce trends locally and understanding of workforce regionally
• Strong knowledge of relevant HR practices, including the rules and regulations in the domestic and regional landscapes.
• Knowledge of using analytics and forecasts and translating them into insights
• Strong budgeting and project planning skills
• Strong in Microsoft Excel , Powerpoint and database management

Personal skills (Soft Competencies [Core/Leadership])

• Strong presentation and influencing skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail
• Builds strong culture of excellent service and growth opportunities for CIMB Group to attract and retain top talents
• Good interpersonal skills, good industry knowledge and strong understanding of the jobs/requirements of the various positions in the Bank. Strong grasp of market practices and salary benchmarks in the industry.