Assistant Director, Workforce Planning

4 weeks ago


Milwaukee WI, United States Northwestern Mutual Full time

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.

Responsible for supporting the evolution of our enterprise workforce planning, including the development and implementation of labor market scalable tools and practices. Will create, monitor, & interpret data/ insights to enhance forecasts and understand the organization’s future workforce needs, proactively raise internal and external labor market trends, and identify workforce implications and interventions. Partner closely with the organization’s people and talent partners to collect, analyze, and interpret workforce data to inform focus areas/ guide the development of workforce plans that align with the company’s business objectives and growth projections. Give input into associated talent strategies in support of HR and business leadership. The Assistant Director will report to the Sr. Director Workforce Planning & Analytics and sit on the People Insights, Planning & Analytics team.

We will count on you to:

Support the design, development, and evolution of workforce planning by interpreting people insights and labor market information to help analyze, forecast, and prepare for the future of the workforce. Deliver workforce planning findings and recommendations to support business understanding of their gaps and progress made towards appropriate talent strategies to address priority focus areas .



Analyze workforce needs against internal and external labor market trends, identifying potential gaps and mitigation plans.
• Proactively monitor global labor and industry trends and data and incorporate them into workforce planning
• Demonstrated experience presenting complex ideas, data, and analysis in a visually accessible way to communicate key conclusions & complex issues
• Create systems and processes to improve labor market intelligence utilization in forecasting and workforce planning
• Identify and address skills gaps through internal talent mobilization and external recruitment
• Use workforce data to measure overall workforce health and the impact of strategic HR initiatives.
• Conduct training with other HR stakeholders and program teams on workforce tools and methodologies.
• Work with people and talent partners to identify requirements, strategic drivers, and future talent needs.
• Act as a trusted advisor to identify and advise on multi-year workforce drivers and plans.



Other Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree, 5-10 years experience in workforce planning, HR people analytics, labor market/ skills intelligence
• Experience in workforce planning methodologies, talent supply, demand, cost, skills analysis, and labor market analytics
• Experience working with Workday, Power BI, and other HRIS/analytics platforms and data sets.
• Experience modeling long-term labor plans and talent segments, AI/ML powered solutions a plus
• Demonstrated success in overseeing the successful implementation of workforce plans
• Strong analytical, visualization, and interpretation of labor market intelligence tools
• Demonstrated ability to apply internal and external labor supply and demand data for effective talent acquisition and strategic HR planning decisions

What makes you stand out:
The ability to understand and apply internal and external labor market and people analytics to enable data-driven, strategic decisions.
• A strong passion for working with complex data sets and a knack for telling stories with numbers.
• High learning agility and strategic orientation with the desire to play an elevated role in building our capability.
• The ability to collaborate with diverse teams and communicate with leaders skillfully and engagingly.
• The ability to succeed in an environment of ambiguity and flexibility to adapt to evolving priorities.
• Advanced data analysis, project management, and presentation design.
• Superior organizational skills and strong attention to detail.

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Compensation Range:

Pay Range - Start:

$90,930.00

Pay Range - End:

$168,870.00

Northwestern Mutual pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement in the salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. At Northwestern Mutual, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Please note that the salary range listed in the posting is the standard pay structure. Positions in certain locations (such as California) may provide an increase on the standard pay structure based on the location. Please click here for additiona l information relating to location-based pay structures.

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We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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