Manager, Workforce Planning (People Analytics)

CIMB Bank Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

CIMB Group seeks a Manager, Workforce Planning (People Analytics) to lead forecasting, cost management, and analytics across the group. You will build models, dashboards, and automated solutions to enable data-driven decisions in budgeting, transformation, and performance optimization.

You will collaborate with HR, Finance, Technology, and business units to improve data governance and analytics maturity, leveraging your expertise in Excel, Power BI, SQL, and HR systems to shape strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Professional Qualification in any discipline.
• Advanced Excel proficiency with large datasets, modelling, pivot tables, Power Query, dashboards and forecasting.
• Proficiency in Power BI and executive storytelling with data.

Responsibilities

• Develop workforce forecasting models for headcount, personnel costs, and productivity outcomes.
• Perform analytics and scenario modelling to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and business impacts.
• Analyse large workforce datasets to generate actionable insights and recommendations.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and automated analytical solutions for planning and budgeting.
• Monitor headcount movements and personnel cost performance against budgets and targets.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Technology and stakeholders to improve data quality and analytics capabilities.
• Conduct workforce demand and supply analysis to support strategic planning and capacity management.
• Support workforce strategies through labour market trends, demographics, and productivity indicators.
• Support transformation initiatives via workforce segmentation and future forecasting.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

Data modelling

Dashboards

Power Query

Data storytelling

Workforce analytics

Stakeholder presentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SQL

HRIS

Database management

Job description

Manager, Workforce Planning (People Analytics)

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.

Key responsibilities

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.

Support workforce transformation initiatives through workforce segmentation, skills analysis, future workforce forecasting, and workforce transition planning.

Support the implementation of workforce planning and analytics tools to improve forecasting accuracy and decision-making.

About you

Bachelor's Degree or Professional Qualification in any discipline

Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in established companies

Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including experience in handling large datasets, data modelling, pivot tables, complex formulas, Power Query, dashboards, trend analysis, and workforce forecasting

Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint for executive-level presentations and storytelling with data

Experience with database management, HR systems, Power BI, or other analytics and reporting tools

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

Strong budgeting and project planning skills

Strong presentation and influencing skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail

Banking & Credit More than 10,000 employees

CIMB Group is one of ASEAN’s leading universal banking groups and is Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider, by assets. It offers consumer banking, commercial banking, investment banking, Islamic banking and asset management products and services. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, the Group is present in all 10 ASEAN nations (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and Philippines). Beyond ASEAN, the Group has market presence in China, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Korea, the US and UK.

CIMB Group has the most extensive retail branch network in ASEAN approximately of 720 branches as at 30 September 2019. CIMB Group’s investment banking arm is also one of the largest Asia Pacific-based investment banks, offering amongst the most comprehensive research coverage around of 600 stocks in the region.

CIMB Group operates its business through three main brand entities, CIMB Bank, CIMB Investment Bank and CIMB Islamic. CIMB Group is also the 92.5% shareholder of Bank CIMB Niaga in Indonesia, and 94.8% shareholder of CIMB Thai in Thailand.

CIMB Group is listed on Bursa Malaysia via CIMB Group Holdings Berhad. It had a market capitalisation of approximately RM48.9 billion as at 30 September 2019. The Group has around 36,000 employees located in 16 countries.

For more information, please visit www.cimb.com

CIMB Group is one of ASEAN’s leading universal banking groups and is Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider, by assets. It offers consumer banking, commercial banking, investment banking, Islamic banking and asset management products and services. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, the Group is present in all 10 ASEAN nations (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and Philippines). Beyond ASEAN, the Group has market presence in China, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Korea, the US and UK.

CIMB Group has the most extensive retail branch network in ASEAN approximately of 720 branches as at 30 September 2019. CIMB Group’s investment banking arm is also one of the largest Asia Pacific-based investment banks, offering amongst the most comprehensive research coverage around of 600 stocks in the region.

CIMB Group operates its business through three main brand entities, CIMB Bank, CIMB Investment Bank and CIMB Islamic. CIMB Group is also the 92.5% shareholder of Bank CIMB Niaga in Indonesia, and 94.8% shareholder of CIMB Thai in Thailand.

CIMB Group is listed on Bursa Malaysia via CIMB Group Holdings Berhad. It had a market capitalisation of approximately RM48.9 billion as at 30 September 2019. The Group has around 36,000 employees located in 16 countries.

For more information, please visit www.cimb.com