Program Manager - Workforce Planning

TL;DR

Program Manager - Workforce Planning: Own workforce capacity planning and utilization strategy for a field-based business with an accent on capacity planning & utilization models tied to budget and global utilization insights. Focus on leading complex, multi-thread program execution, managing risks/issues, and coordinating cross-site stakeholders while aligning program governance and financial performance.

Location: United States

Company

hirify.global is a global applied safety science company delivering testing, inspection, certification, and software/advisory offerings.

What you will do

• Manage implementation of large and complex programs and provide overall leadership to one or more project teams.
• Own capacity planning & utilization models and insights; drive staffing plan influence without owning staffing plans or direct people management initially.
• Act as front-line contact for program activities, issues, and risks; manage risks/issues and implement corrective actions.
• Define program governance (controls), plan the overall program, and perform daily program management across the program lifecycle.
• Manage program budget and financial performance; partner with business leaders and finance to develop ROI and other financial measures.
• Coordinate projects and interdependencies; manage supplier/vendor relationships and stakeholders’ communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of project/program management experience running large-scale, distributed/complex projects with multiple parallel workstreams.
• Proven ability to build and lead integrated teams across multiple sites and coordinate cross-geographical projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial skills; ability to make independent decisions and assume higher-level leadership in critical situations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including executive-level reporting and escalation experience.
• Experience with organizational change management.

Nice to have

• Power BI and data modeling experience.
• Experience with AI in workforce planning context.

Culture & Benefits

• Role includes a clear path toward people leadership after an initial period focused on program ownership.
• Work tied to budget-driven global utilization and capacity planning insights.
• Opportunity to influence staffing plans and drive organizational change.

Hiring process

• Application review followed by interviews to assess program leadership, analytical/financial skills, and cross-site coordination experience.