Global Capability Planning, Principal

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 117,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Healthcare coverage

401(k) with match

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Wellness programs

Tuition reimbursement

Pet insurance

Legal assistance

Identity protection

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a senior workforce planning leader to shape and operationalize global strategies for product and enterprise technology teams. You will translate objectives into multi-year roadmaps, using AI tools to accelerate modeling and forecasting.

You will partner with executives, manage cross-functional programs, and ensure alignment across planning cycles while maintaining confidentiality and governance across the organization. Remote-friendly environment with US-wide scope.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in workforce planning, transformation or complex programs.
• Experience leading multi-year, cross-functional initiatives with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to influence outcomes without direct reporting lines.
• Partner with executives as a strategic advisor using data-driven insights.
• Strong understanding of workforce planning, operating models, forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sponsors and stakeholders to shape global workforce strategies.
• Develop multi-year transition roadmaps aligned to planning cycles.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate modeling, forecasting and analysis.
• Monitor planning performance with KPIs and mitigate risks.
• Coordinate with Talent, HR, Finance and tech to align hiring pipelines.

Skills

Workforce planning

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Data-driven insights

Cross-functional leadership

Executive advisory

AI awareness

Job description

Accountabilities:

• Partner with executive sponsors and senior stakeholders to shape and operationalize global workforce strategies across product and enterprise technology organizations.
• Develop strategic workforce scenarios, evaluating capacity requirements, costs, timelines, risks, and operational trade-offs to support informed business decisions.
• Translate strategic objectives into structured, multi-year transition roadmaps, ensuring accountability and alignment across annual and quarterly planning cycles.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to accelerate workforce modeling, forecasting, reporting, and strategic analysis while continuously exploring emerging capabilities.
• Monitor workforce planning performance through key indicators, including hiring velocity, attrition, onboarding effectiveness, and transition readiness. Identify potential risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Act as a trusted advisor and central coordination point for leadership teams, providing strategic insights, resolving issues, managing escalations, and supporting critical decisions.
• Lead operational forums, stakeholder discussions, and program communications, ensuring consistent information sharing, clear expectations, and effective progress tracking.
• Collaborate with Finance on workforce budgeting and quarterly forecasting, monitoring budget-to-actual performance and identifying financial variances and potential implications.
• Coordinate with Talent Acquisition, HR, Finance, and technology leaders to align approved positions with hiring pipelines, recruitment execution, onboarding readiness, and training requirements.
• Oversee hiring operations, including requisition intake, position reviews, workforce tracking, and reconciliation across planning systems and reporting mechanisms.
• Identify opportunities to improve workforce planning processes, operational scalability, hiring quality, and employee time-to-productivity.
• Establish and maintain strict confidentiality protocols and information-sharing boundaries to protect sensitive workforce planning activities.
• Develop, document, and continuously improve workforce planning frameworks, hiring processes, approval workflows, governance structures, and backfill models.
• Identify opportunities to adapt broader enterprise processes to support evolving global workforce strategies and operating models.

Requirements:

• At least 8 years of experience in workforce planning, organizational transformation, strategic planning, or complex program leadership, preferably within a SaaS or product-driven technology organization.
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting multi-year, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple business units, geographical regions, and senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to coordinate complex programs and influence outcomes across organizational boundaries without relying on direct reporting authority.
• Strong experience partnering with executive leaders as a strategic advisor, providing data-driven insights, challenging assumptions, and translating business strategy into actionable plans.
• Solid understanding of workforce planning, organizational design, operating models, financial forecasting, and resource allocation.
• Ability to analyze complex workforce and financial data, identify trends and risks, and develop practical recommendations that support business decisions.
• Familiarity with AI-powered tools and emerging technologies for workforce modeling, forecasting, reporting, and productivity improvements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to simplify complex strategic, operational, and financial information for audiences at all levels.
• Strong influencing, facilitation, and problem-solving abilities, particularly when managing competing priorities and navigating complex organizational environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage confidential, high-sensitivity workforce planning initiatives with discretion, integrity, and sound judgment.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, establish governance structures, and maintain execution discipline.
• Adaptability, strategic thinking, and a continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to bring clarity and structure to evolving business priorities.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation: Annual base salary ranging from $117,200 to $157,500 USD , depending on qualifications, experience, market conditions, and other business considerations.
• Remote flexibility: Remote-friendly work environment offering flexibility in how and where you work.
• Healthcare coverage: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement savings: 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions.
• Work-life balance: Flexible paid time off.
• Family support: Generous paid parental leave.
• Wellness programs: Access to initiatives and resources designed to support employee health and well-being.
• Giving back: Donations for Doers program supporting charitable and community initiatives.
• Additional protection: Pet insurance, legal assistance, and identity protection benefits.
• Professional development: Tuition reimbursement program to support continued education and career growth.