At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead global workforce planning initiatives and shape future-focused strategies.
- Company: Join a leading global luxury retail business with a strong reputation.
- Benefits: Hybrid working, competitive salary, and the chance to influence global decisions.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on workforce planning in a prestigious organisation.
- Qualifications: Experience in workforce planning and transformation within large organisations.
The predicted salary is between 65000 - 75000 £ per year.
I am proud to be partnering with a leading global luxury retail business to recruit an experienced Workforce Planning Lead to deliver a high-profile global workforce planning programme.
This is a unique opportunity to shape and implement a future-focused workforce planning capability within a complex international organisation. Working closely with senior leaders across People, Finance, Technology, and the wider business, you will play a pivotal role in establishing a strategic workforce planning framework that supports business growth, organisational transformation, and future capability requirements.
This role is ideal for someone who combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and has a proven track record of leading workforce planning, organisation design, or transformation initiatives in large, global businesses.
The Opportunity
As Workforce Planning Lead, you will be responsible for driving the delivery of a global workforce planning project, ensuring the successful implementation of processes, governance, tools, and ways of working that enable better workforce decision-making across the organisation. You will partner closely with stakeholders across People & Organisation, Finance, Technology, and business functions to embed workforce planning into strategic and financial planning cycles, ensuring workforce decisions are aligned to long-term business objectives.
A key focus of the role will be helping the organisation anticipate the impact of AI, automation, and emerging technologies on future workforce requirements, organisational capabilities, and skills needs. You will also establish governance frameworks, strengthen planning disciplines, improve accountability, and create scalable workforce planning practices that deliver lasting organisational value.
About You
You will bring significant experience leading workforce planning, organisation transformation, capability planning, or strategic people projects within complex, international organisations. You will have a strong track record of delivering large-scale programmes from design through to implementation, with expertise across stakeholder engagement, governance, process design, change management, and adoption.
You will possess strong analytical and consulting skills, with the ability to translate complex data and business challenges into clear recommendations and executive-level insights. A strong understanding of how AI, automation, and emerging technologies are reshaping organisations, skills, and workforce strategies is essential. You will be comfortable influencing senior stakeholders while remaining hands-on and delivery-focused, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
Key Requirements
- Demonstrated experience leading workforce planning, organisation transformation, or capability planning initiatives within large, global organisations.
- Strong programme and project delivery experience, including governance, stakeholder management, process implementation, and change adoption.
- Excellent analytical, facilitation, and consulting skills.
- Experience partnering with senior business leaders, HR, Finance, and Technology functions.
- Strong understanding of workforce strategy, future skills planning, AI, automation, and organisational capability development.
- A collaborative mindset with a passion for building sustainable organisational capability and driving meaningful business impact.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to make a significant impact within a globally recognised luxury retail organisation, helping to shape how workforce planning supports future business success. You will work with senior leaders on a strategically important transformation programme, influencing workforce decisions at a global scale while creating sustainable practices that will have a lasting impact across the business.
Workforce Planning Senior Manager employer: Oakleaf Partnership
Join a prestigious global luxury retail business that values innovation and strategic thinking, offering a dynamic work culture where collaboration and creativity thrive. With a focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to lead transformative workforce planning initiatives while enjoying the benefits of hybrid working in the vibrant city of London. This role not only allows you to influence key business decisions but also positions you at the forefront of integrating emerging technologies into workforce strategies, ensuring your contributions are both meaningful and impactful.
