Global Workforce Planning & Analytics Lead

Transdev; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation: 2 weeks

Sick Days: 5

Holidays: 6

401(k) Retirement Plan

Medical, Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

Voluntary Long-term Disability

Job summary

Transdev is seeking a senior Forecast and Planning professional to drive international staffing planning, demand forecast analysis, and cross-market coordination. You will own models and reports across global markets and collaborate with operations, HR, and training to meet demand.

This hands-on role requires executive presence and ownership of data, reporting, and stakeholder communication. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of leadership experience, a background in transportation or logistics,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Logistics, Transportation, and related field preferred.
• 5 or more years of relevant management and leadership experience required.
• Experience in tech, start-up, and/or AV industry is strongly preferred.
• Strong background in transportation and/or logistics is highly preferred.
• Working knowledge of international labor laws, regulations, and cross-border employment compliance.

Responsibilities

• Work with Transdev Clients to obtain, analyze and understand demand forecasts.
• Build and maintain staffing forecast models and reports for assigned international clients and global markets. Ensure adequacy and validity of the different model parameters and hypotheses.
• Collaborate with other departments to develop staffing, hiring and training plans, meeting the demand.
• Present plans to internal and external stakeholders for approval as required, highlighting key choices and trade-offs.
• Control execution of the plan, elevate deviations, propose and support local teams to implement corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve company financial performance through better planning and execution.
• Diagnose problems and develop streamlined process flows, tools and dashboards to eliminate waste and ensure efficiency.
• Collaborate with the data analysis team to develop relevant dashboards and reports.
• Mentor peers and influence operational teams to think differently, ensuring a bottom-up approach to decision-making.
• Participate in client and prospective client meetings to illustrate and differentiate Transdev from its competition

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Logistics, Transportation, and related field preferred

Tools

Python

JavaScript

SQL

RESTful APIs

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

BigQuery

Cloud Storage

Cloud SQL

GSuite

Job description

Transdev is seeking a senior Forecast and Planning professional to drive international staffing planning, demand forecast analysis, and cross-market coordination. You will own models and reports across global markets and collaborate with operations, HR, and training to meet demand.

This hands-on role requires executive presence and ownership of data, reporting, and stakeholder communication. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of leadership experience, a background in transportation or logistics,