Strategic Enterprise Workforce Planning Leader

UKG Inc.

Columbus (OH)

Remote

USD 169,000 - 241,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

UKG is seeking a Sr. Principal Workforce Planning Consultant to lead our enterprise workforce planning capability. You will own the planning cycle, build advanced models, and advise senior leaders on headcount, location strategy, and talent deployment.

You’ll design and code models for demand and supply, connect data across functions, and drive strategic decisions using Power BI, AI, and automation. Collaboration with Finance, HR and Talent Acquisition is key.

Qualifications

10+ years of progressive experience in workforce planning, People Analytics, finance, or related field.
Experience building or transforming an enterprise workforce planning capability in a large organization.
Ability to work independently with limited direction and navigate ambiguity.
Deep expertise in workforce planning, forecasting, scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and model validation.
Advanced, hands-on ability to code and build analytical models.
Advanced proficiency with Power BI, Power Automate, Excel, Anaplan, SQL, Python, R, UKG Pro, IBM Planning Analytics, or comparable platforms.
Experience integrating complex workforce, financial, recruiting, and labor-market data with strong data quality and controls.
Exceptional business and financial acumen, consulting skills, and executive communication.
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant quantitative or business discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

Lead monthly, quarterly, annual, and long-range workforce planning cycles with Finance and HR stakeholders.
Build a scalable enterprise planning process and advance models, data, and governance.
Design, code, validate, and maintain models for demand, supply, capacity, cost, skills, and attrition.
Connect workforce, financial, recruiting, and external labor-market data to reveal risks and opportunities.
Translate business strategy into evidence-based recommendations on headcount and location strategy.
Advise senior leaders and translate complex analysis into clear decisions.
Lead location and labor-market analyses and collaborate on recruiting capacity and build/buy/borrow strategies.
Track plans, assess model performance, and adapt as conditions change.
Automate planning, modeling, workflows, and reporting using Power Automate, AI, and other tech.
Build workforce planning capability across HR and the business with practical tools and guidance.