Senior Strategic Workforce Planning Specialist

TL;DR

Senior Strategic Workforce Planning Specialist (HR/Analytics): Translating business strategy and financial assumptions into practical workforce options with an accent on demand and supply insights and scenario modelling. Focus on integrating strategic workforce planning into the finance-led planning cycle and advising senior stakeholders on build, buy, borrow, and automate strategies.

Location: Must be based in Bristol or London

Company

hirify.global is the UK's leading communications group and the holding company behind brands including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet.

What you will do

• Translate business strategy and financial planning assumptions into practical workforce scenarios and recommendations.
• Build demand and supply insights across skills, tasks, roles, location, cost, and productivity.
• Identify workforce gaps, risks, and opportunities over a three- to five-year horizon using internal and external intelligence.
• Support the development of a "One BT" strategic workforce planning approach, including common methods and governance.
• Integrate workforce planning into the finance-led planning cycle to influence strategic decisions early.
• Provide evidence-based advice to senior stakeholders on how to build, buy, borrow, redeploy, reskill, and automate the workforce.

Requirements

• Strong experience in strategic workforce planning, workforce analytics, or business planning within a large, complex organisation.
• Deep understanding of skills, tasks, job architecture, and organisational design.
• Ability to translate business strategy and financial plans into workforce implications and actionable recommendations.
• Location: Must be based in or be able to work from Bristol or London

Nice to have

• Experience in demand and supply modelling, scenario planning, and workforce forecasting.
• Confidence in influencing senior stakeholders through evidence and constructive challenge.
• Experience using external labour market intelligence, skills intelligence, or automation insights.
• Background working in an organisation undergoing significant AI or operating model transformation.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including a company car scheme or cash alternative.
• 15% on-target annual bonus and a market-leading pension scheme (10% company contribution).
• Private healthcare and 24/7 online GP access for employees and their families.
• Equalised maternity, paternity, and adoption leave (18 weeks full pay).
• Market-leading paid carers leave (up to 2 weeks) and a holiday purchase scheme.
• Employee discounts on EE and BT products.