Global Capability Planning, Principal

Accountabilities:: Partner with executive sponsors and senior stakeholders to shape and operationalize global workforce strategies across product and enterprise technology organizations. Develop strategic workforce scenarios, evaluating capacity requirements, costs, timelines, risks, and operational trade-offs to support informed business decisions. Translate strategic objectives into structured, multi-year transition roadmaps, ensuring accountability and alignment across annual and quarterly planning cycles. Leverage AI-powered tools to accelerate workforce modeling, forecasting, reporting, and strategic analysis while continuously exploring emerging capabilities. Monitor workforce planning performance through key indicators, including hiring velocity, attrition, onboarding effectiveness, and transition readiness. Identify potential risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies. Act as a trusted advisor and central coordination point for leadership teams, providing strategic insights, resolving issues, managing escalations, and supporting critical decisions. Lead operational forums, stakeholder discussions, and program communications, ensuring consistent information sharing, clear expectations, and effective progress tracking. Collaborate with Finance on workforce budgeting and quarterly forecasting, monitoring budget-to-actual performance and identifying financial variances and potential implications. Coordinate with Talent Acquisition, HR, Finance, and technology leaders to align approved positions with hiring pipelines, recruitment execution, onboarding readiness, and training requirements. Oversee hiring operations, including requisition intake, position reviews, workforce tracking, and reconciliation across planning systems and reporting mechanisms. Identify opportunities to improve workforce planning processes, operational scalability, hiring quality, and employee time-to-productivity. Establish and maintain strict confidentiality protocols and information-sharing boundaries to protect sensitive workforce planning activities. Develop, document, and continuously improve workforce planning frameworks, hiring processes, approval workflows, governance structures, and backfill models. Identify opportunities to adapt broader enterprise processes to support evolving global workforce strategies and operating models. Requirements: At least 8 years of experience in workforce planning, organizational transformation, strategic planning, or complex program leadership, preferably within a SaaS or product-driven technology organization. Demonstrated experience leading or supporting multi-year, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple business units, geographical regions, and senior stakeholders. Proven ability to coordinate complex programs and influence outcomes across organizational boundaries without relying on direct reporting authority. Strong experience partnering with executive leaders as a strategic advisor, providing data-driven insights, challenging assumptions, and translating business strategy into actionable plans. Solid understanding of workforce planning, organizational design, operating models, financial forecasting, and resource allocation. Ability to analyze complex workforce and financial data, identify trends and risks, and develop practical recommendations that support business decisions. Familiarity with AI-powered tools and emerging technologies for workforce modeling, forecasting, reporting, and productivity improvements. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to simplify complex strategic, operational, and financial information for audiences at all levels. Strong influencing, facilitation, and problem-solving abilities, particularly when managing competing priorities and navigating complex organizational environments. Demonstrated ability to manage confidential, high-sensitivity workforce planning initiatives with discretion, integrity, and sound judgment. Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, establish governance structures, and maintain execution discipline. Adaptability, strategic thinking, and a continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to bring clarity and structure to evolving business priorities. Benefits: Competitive compensation: Annual base salary ranging from $117,200 to $157,500 USD , depending on qualifications, experience, market conditions, and other business considerations. Remote flexibility: Remote-friendly work environment offering flexibility in how and where you work. Healthcare coverage: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance. Retirement savings: 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions. Work-life balance: Flexible paid time off. Family support: Generous paid parental leave. Wellness programs: Access to initiatives and resources designed to support employee health and well-being. Giving back: Donations for Doers program supporting charitable and community initiatives. Additional protection: Pet insurance, legal assistance, and identity protection benefits. Professional development: Tuition reimbursement program to support continued education and career growth.