Global Workforce Strategy & Optimization Lead

Mars

North Dakota

On-site

USD 170,000 - 234,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Mars is seeking a Global Workforce Planning & Optimization Strategist to establish and evolve enterprise SWP capabilities within the new COE. You will design governance, frameworks, and metrics, balancing centralized guidelines with decentralized execution across Mars’ diverse units.

You will lead enterprise-wide SWP initiatives and advise on priority business-unit projects. You will translate workforce strategy into actionable recommendations for executives, leveraging data storytelling and

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in HR, organizational development, business, or related field.
  • Master's degree (e.g., MBA, I/O Psychology) preferred.
  • 10+ years in strategic workforce planning, transformation, and organizational design with global scope.

Responsibilities

  • Set enterprise direction for SWP including vision, priorities, and roadmap.
  • Establish enterprise WFP framework with guiding principles, processes, governance, and metrics.
  • Integrate WFP into financial planning, risk management, and strategic reviews.
  • Lead enterprise SWP analysis connecting business capabilities to workforce implications.
  • Develop scenario-based modeling to analyze workforce impacts of strategies, AI, and org design.

Skills

Strategic thinking
Data storytelling
Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Org Development
Master's degree preferred

Tools

Workday Adaptive
Anaplan
OrgVue
Visier

Job description

Mars is seeking a Global Workforce Planning & Optimization Strategist to establish and evolve enterprise SWP capabilities within the new COE. You will design governance, frameworks, and metrics, balancing centralized guidelines with decentralized execution across Mars’ diverse units.

You will lead enterprise-wide SWP initiatives and advise on priority business-unit projects. You will translate workforce strategy into actionable recommendations for executives, leveraging data storytelling and

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