Strategic Workforce Planner - High-Growth Manufacturing

Hadrian Automation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k

Relocation support

Flexible vacation

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is building autonomous factories in the United States and is seeking a Workforce Planning Manager to own headcount planning end-to-end, aligning demand with budget and strategy. You will partner closely with People, Recruiting, Finance, Engineering, and Program leadership to turn program demands into actionable headcount plans and cost them against budgets.

This role requires strong program management, stakeholder management, and change management skills, plus the ability to drive a

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a structured problem-solving environment, plus in-house program ownership.
• Exceptional stakeholder management with senior leaders.
• Strong project management fundamentals with cross-functional dependencies.
• Real change management experience delivering process adoption.
• Comfort with planning data and financial mechanics in workforce models.
• Executive-grade communication to enable decisions.
• High adaptability and ability to structure ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Own the headcount planning program end to end. Run planning cycles from both directions and consolidate into a single plan.
• Partner with engineering and program leadership to turn demand into role-level headcount needs.
• Work with Finance to cost the plan, reconcile with budget, and produce a forecasted headcount picture.
• Hand the plan to Recruiting Operations so approved roles land in systems as structured requisitions.
• Program manage the recurring monthly cadence with People Partners and Recruiting Leads.
• Collaborate with Workplace Services so hiring plans and capacity are planned together.
• Drive change management: cadence, intake, artifacts, and communications to ensure adoption.
• Provide leadership visibility on plan status and early risk flags for executive decisions.

Skills

Management consulting experience

Program management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Change management

Adaptability

Tools

ChartHop

HRIS

ATS

Job description

Hadrian is building autonomous factories in the United States and is seeking a Workforce Planning Manager to own headcount planning end-to-end, aligning demand with budget and strategy. You will partner closely with People, Recruiting, Finance, Engineering, and Program leadership to turn program demands into actionable headcount plans and cost them against budgets.

This role requires strong program management, stakeholder management, and change management skills, plus the ability to drive a