Director of Talent (Workforce Planning)

Location: Pineville, Louisiana, United States; workplace: on-site

Company

hirify.global' DIS-TRAN Steel business operates in the manufacturing and industrial sector.

What you will do

• Partner with business leaders to translate growth plans and operating goals into workforce and talent strategies.
• Develop workforce scenarios, organizational solutions, succession strategies, and talent pipelines for critical roles.
• Analyze labor-market conditions, talent availability, compensation trends, workforce costs, and business risks.
• Develop compensation recommendations covering market adjustments, salary structures, incentives, geographic differentials, and retention strategies.
• Build dashboards, reporting tools, analytical models, and decision-support resources using workforce, compensation, talent, and business data.
• Prepare executive presentations and evidence-based recommendations while partnering with HR, Finance, Operations, and business leaders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, Organizational Development, Data Analytics, Operations, Engineering, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, or a related field.
• Five or more years of progressive experience in HR, workforce planning, compensation, talent management, organizational effectiveness, finance, operations, analytics, consulting, strategic planning, or related disciplines.
• Experience analyzing complex information, identifying trends and risks, evaluating alternatives, and developing practical business recommendations.
• Experience partnering with leaders on workforce, talent, organizational, operational, or financial challenges.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence decisions across organizational levels.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency and experience with business, HR, finance, reporting, or planning systems.

Nice to have

• Experience in manufacturing, construction, engineering, industrial, project-based, or skilled-labor environments.
• Experience with compensation analysis, workforce planning, labor-market intelligence, organizational design, business analytics, succession planning, or talent management.
• Experience developing dashboards, executive reporting, business intelligence, or analytical models.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or AI-enabled analytics.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time internal opportunity within the DIS-TRAN Companies.
• Evidence-based workforce and compensation decision-making across the organization.
• Collaboration with executives, business leaders, HR, Finance, Operations, and other stakeholders.
• Focus on data quality, governance, confidentiality, legal compliance, and continuous improvement.