Strategic Workforce Planning Lead

Chevron Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevron Corporation is seeking a Strategic Workforce Planning Lead to shape the enterprise SWP agenda and forecast demand for critical job families across the organization.

You will partner with business and HR leaders to translate strategy into workforce implications, drive gaps closure, and enable data‑driven decisions using Workday and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business, HR, Engineering, Data Analytics or related field.
• Proven expertise in workforce planning, scenario modeling, and skills strategy.
• Strong consulting, facilitation, stakeholder management and executive influence.

Responsibilities

• Shape a long term enterprise SWP vision across functions and leadership levels.
• Build demand models for priority functions; map internal and external talent supply.
• Lead data integration via Workday and analytics platforms; drive governance and dashboards.
• Develop action plans (build/buy/borrow/automate) with clear owners and milestones.

Skills

Workforce planning

Scenario modeling

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Workday

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Total Number of Openings 1 Chevron is accepting online applications for thepositionStrategic Workforce Planning Lead through 09/09/2026 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time Zone.

Lead the enterprise Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) agenda across functions. Partner with business and HR leaders to shape a long term workforce vision, forecast demand and supply for critical job families and skills, benchmark against competitors, and facilitate pragmatic action plans (build/buy/borrow/automate) to close capability gaps. Positioned at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and execution, this role offers the opportunity to shape the framework of how Chevron develops, understands and plans its workforce of the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape the Long Term Workforce Vision Facilitate cross‑functional workshops to align leaders on a bold, 5‑year workforce vision tied to enterprise strategy, capital project pipeline, and energy transition scenarios. Translate strategic priorities into workforce implications (roles/capabilities/capacity), establishing a clear talent baseline by function.
• Forecast Demand & Assess Supply Build demand models (headcount & skills) for priority functions and job families; layer technology, market, and portfolio shifts into scenarios. Quantify internal supply (skills, proficiency, mobility, location mix) and external market availability; identify constraints and hotspots where supply is tight or capability gaps are material
• External Intelligence & Competitive Benchmarking Monitor competitor moves, talent strategies, and emerging operating models across oil & gas, NOCs, and energy tech—synthesizing insights for leaders and impacts on strategic workforce plan. Establishes and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics for HR and Learning and Talent milestones.
• Drive Actions to Close Gaps Facilitate function level action plans: build (upskilling/learning), buy (targeted hiring), borrow (contract/gig), and automate (technology/AI augmentation) with clear owners, milestones, and value cases. Partner with HR COEs (TA, L&D, Comp, OD) to operationalize actions and embed them into annual cycles and quarterly business reviews.
• Data, Architecture & Tooling Leverage Workday and analytics platforms to integrate job architecture and skills taxonomy into SWP (mapping skills to job profiles; enabling reporting and career pathways). Define metrics, dashboards, and governance to track SWP outcomes Model Development: Build, maintain, and refine workforce planning forecasting and scenario models in Adaptive Planning and Power BI.
• Senior Level Communication & Change Leadership Craft concise, executive ready narratives, pre reads, and decision materials for Leaders/sponsors; manage alignment across Strategy, Finance, and functional leadership Coach talent managers/HR business partners to run SWP at the function level using the central playbook and templates.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required in Business, Human Resources, Engineering, Data Analytics or related field. Proven expertise in workforce planning, scenario modeling, and skills based talent strategy. Strong consulting, facilitation, stakeholder management, executive communication, and influencing skills with senior leaders and cross-functional teams. Experience developing long range workforce plans which forward project skill needs, talent pipelines, and strategic hiring decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

10+ years in oil and gas (E&P, refining, petrochemicals, or energy services) spanning HR Strategy, Org/Talent, or Management Consulting. Master’s degree or certification in Business, HR, Analytics, Engineering, Workforce Planning or related field. Fluency with Workday (job profiles/skills), Excel/Power BI, and visualization tools; familiarity with AI/automation impacts on work design.

Core Competencies

Strategic & systems thinking; ability to connect business strategy to talent implications. Analytical rigor; comfort with ambiguity, scenarios, and sensitivity analysis. Influence without authority; strong collaboration and facilitation across senior leaders and technical functions. Clear, concise communication “story lining” complex analysis into decisions. Change leadership and coaching; building repeatable processes and playbooks

Relocation Options

US-domestic relocation may be considered.

International Considerations

Expatriate assignmentswillnotbe considered.

Chevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.

Chevron is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, reproductive health decision-making, military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information or other characteristics protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please email us at [e-mail]. Chevron participates in E-Verify in certain locations as required by law. Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies. Through its subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide, the company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemicals and additives; generates power; and develops and deploys technologies that enhance business value in every aspect of the company's operations. Chevron is based in Houston, Texas. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.