Manager, Workforce Planning & Controlling

Amer Sports; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision

401k with company match

Life insurance

Pre-tax transit discounts

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Smart casual dress

Job summary

Amer Sports is seeking a Manager of Workforce Planning & Controlling in New York to lead end-to-end planning cycles and analytics of workforce resources and personnel costs. The role sits at the intersection of HR, Finance, and business leadership, partnering with Brands, Regions, and Group Functions globally.

You will own planning cadence, templates, data governance, and driver-based scenarios. The position requires advanced financial modelling, OneStream experience, and strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 3–5 years of progressive FP&A, financial controlling, or people-cost analytics experience with multi-stakeholder planning.
• Experience with workforce planning or headcount as a financial cost driver within FP&A or controlling.

Responsibilities

• Drive group-wide workforce planning cadence: long-range planning, annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, with defined milestones and owners.
• Design and maintain standardized planning templates, reporting packs, and tools for HR and Finance planners globally.
• Ensure accuracy of global workforce plans through planning policies, data quality standards, and audit trails.
• Coordinate planning communities, translate targets into direction for planners, and identify risks early.
• Improve planning processes and the planner experience in OneStream with playbooks and guidance materials.
• Own global workforce statistics reporting and variance analysis between plans and actuals.
• Collaborate with OneStream administration to translate process requirements into system enhancements.
• Support driver-based scenario modeling for workforce costs and HR-related projects.

Skills

Financial modelling

Advanced Excel

OneStream

Power BI

Tableau

Project management

Stakeholder management

Headcount cost driver

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

OneStream

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Hybrid, New York City, New York

We’re looking for Manager, Workforce Planning & Controlling for Amer Sports’ office in New York.

Amer Sports is a global collective of iconic sports and outdoor brands, powered by a community of people who share a passion for authenticity, impact, and excellence. We bring together leading brands, talented teams, and a culture built on collaboration. If you’re looking for an environment where you can make an impact and grow your career, we invite you to explore the opportunity below.

AsManager, Workforce Planning & Controlling, you will drive the end-to-end planning cycle and analytics of our workforce resources and related personnel costs, running it with the discipline of a project and the rigor of a financial controller.

Reporting directly to theGlobal Practice Lead, Performance, Rewards, Workforce Planning & People Analytics, this role sits at the intersection of HR, Finance, and business leadership. You will join a small, fast-paced team in a growing global organization, partnering with stakeholders across our Brands, Regions, and Group Functions. Your work will have a direct and measurable impact on workforce, financial, and business decisions worldwide.

What you will be doing:

• Drive the group-wide workforce planning cadence, including long-range planning, annual business planning, and quarterly forecasting. Manage each cycle as a structured project with clearly defined milestones, owners, dependencies, and deliverables, while ensuring HR and Finance planners stay aligned with timelines across all Brands, Regions, and Group Functions.
• Design and maintain standardized planning templates, reporting packs, and tools used by HR and Finance planners globally, ensuring consistency, usability, and alignment with Finance reporting standards.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of global workforce plans by establishing and monitoring planning policies, forecast timelines, data quality standards, access controls, data handling practices, and audit trails aligned with Amer Sports data governance requirements.
• Coordinate and align workforce planning communities by translating planning targets and assumptions into clear direction for planners, influencing local finance controllers and stakeholders without direct authority, and proactively identifying risks and misalignments before they impact delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement of workforce planning processes and the planner experience in OneStream by identifying friction points, implementing enhancements, and maintaining clear playbooks and guidance materials.
• Own global workforce statistics reporting, delivering accurate and timely workforce and personnel cost reports for leadership, Finance, and business stakeholders. Establish centralized planning assumptions, monitor data quality, and perform variance analysis between plans and actual results.
• Partner closely with the OneStream system administration team to translate process requirements into system enhancements, ensuring the planning platform evolves alongside business needs and that technical constraints are addressed proactively.
• Support strategic initiatives and analyses, including driver-based scenario modeling for workforce and related people costs, variance analysis, and additional HR projects as needed.

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of progressive experience in FP&A, financial controlling, people cost analytics or a related function, with demonstrated experience driving complex, multi-stakeholder planning cycles.
• Experience with workforce planning or headcount as a financial cost driver within an FP&A or controlling context.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to run a recurring planning cycle as a structured project — managing timelines, escalating risks, and holding distributed stakeholders accountable without direct authority. Formal project management training or certification a plus
• Demonstrated program and stakeholder management skills to drive planning initiatives; ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong financial modelling skills, including driver-based headcount and people cost models, variance analysis, and scenario planning.
• Strong data skills and reporting instincts — able to turn raw people data into clean, structured, decision-ready outputs; experienced in building reports and dashboards that non-specialist audiences can act on.
• Comfortable operating in a process that is still maturing — able to build structure where it doesn’t yet exist, iterate quickly, and bring others along through change.
• Advanced Excel proficiency including financial modelling; experience with financial planning systems (OneStream strongly preferred) and familiarity with reporting or BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Ability to take ownership and strive for excellence in how work is planned, executed, and improved
• A pragmatic, curious approach to challenges with a focus on meaningful impact
• Openness to working in an international environment and learning from different perspectives
• Motivation to contribute to work that supports healthier, more active lives

What’s in it for you:

At Amer Sports, you’ll be part of a global community of people who care about what they do and how they do it. Across our teams and brands, we are driven by ambition, collaboration, and a shared purpose of elevating the world through sport.

Benefits & Compensation:

• Medical, dental and vision
• 401k with company match
• Life insurance
• Pre-tax transit discounts
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Smart casual dress

A reasonable estimate of the annual pay range is $125,000 - $145,000 atthe time of this posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, education, geographic location, and/or training. Please note that the range reflects the base pay only and does not include our competitive bonus program.

• Employee product benefits: Enjoy access to employee discounts on quality products from our iconic brands.
• Global collaboration: Work with diverse, international teams and collaborate across brands, functions, and markets, learning from different perspectives along the way.
• Access to a global network of leading brands: Work within a global collective of iconic sports and outdoor brands, gaining exposure to different businesses, perspectives, and opportunities across Amer Sports.
• We’re in the game together: Join a culture built on trust, support, and shared responsibility, where progress is achieved together and success is celebrated as a team.
• Purpose-driven environment: Be part of work that supports healthier, more active lives through our iconic sports and outdoor brands.
• Small teams, real impact: Contribute in small, trusted teams within a global company, where your ideas matter and your work can create real impact.
• Excellence in how we work: Join an environment where quality, innovation, and continuous improvement matter, and where people are encouraged to raise the bar in how work is done.
• Ambitious career development: Develop your skills through meaningful work, new challenges, and collaboration with experienced colleagues.
• Modern technologies and ways of working: Be part of teams that work with modern technologies and continuously evolve how we build, operate, and improve our digital solutions.
• HR:As a member of our HR team, you’ll have the opportunity to engage in multiple global projects, experience continuous learning, and take pride in working with the world’s best sporting goods brands in our dynamic, ever-evolving environment.

What to expect from the recruitment process

• CV screening: Every CV is reviewed by a human.
• Phone screening: A conversation with Amer Sports’ HR manager to discuss the role, our organization, and your expectations.
• Interviews: Usually 2-4 rounds, including interviews with the hiring manager and prospective team.
• Case studies or assessments: Your role may require practical tests, such as presentations or case studies.
• Feedback and decision: We aim to provide feedback throughout the process.