Global Head of Planning & Resource Management

Location: Remote or office; must live in the US, Canada, UK, or Ireland. Locations in other countries will be considered. Ability to travel up to 10%.

Company

hirify.global is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation focused on bringing new medicines and treatments to patients faster.

What you will do

• Define and lead the global workforce planning and resource management strategy across business units, functions, and geographies.
• Own demand forecasting, capacity planning, resource deployment, and workforce analytics, translating commercial and portfolio dynamics into executive decision insights.
• Lead the enterprise Headcount Approval Process and establish governance standards for workforce investment decisions.
• Advise the CEO, Executive Leadership Team, Finance leadership, and business presidents on workforce investments, capacity, delivery risk, productivity, and resource optimization.
• Drive transformation through process improvement, technology enablement, automation, and advanced analytics.
• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing global organization through senior leaders and subject matter experts.

Requirements

• Extensive executive leadership experience in workforce planning, capacity management, resource optimization, demand forecasting, and deployment strategy within large, complex, global organizations.
• Demonstrated success influencing executive leadership teams, business presidents, and C-suite stakeholders on workforce investments, organizational capacity, growth planning, operational risk, and strategic decisions.
• Significant experience leading enterprise workforce governance, investment approval, resource allocation, or headcount management processes.
• Proven track record leading high-performing global organizations through senior leaders in complex matrixed environments, including accountability, collaboration, innovation, succession planning, and continuous improvement.
• Exceptional commercial and financial acumen covering utilization, productivity, margin optimization, workforce investment, resource costs, revenue realization, and service-based operational performance.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and problem-solving capabilities, including workforce analytics, forecasting methodologies, and translating data into actionable executive recommendations.
• Outstanding executive presence, communication, and influencing skills, including presenting complex analyses and building alignment among senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading transformational change and building scalable workforce planning capabilities through process improvement, technology enablement, advanced analytics, and organizational leadership.
• Bachelor's degree required; an advanced degree in Business, Finance, Operations, Economics, Human Resources, or a related field is strongly preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote or office working with country-specific arrangements.
• Annual leave, health insurance, retirement planning, life assurance, and a global employee assistance programme.
• Flexible country-specific benefits may include childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, gym memberships, travel passes, and health assessments.
• Values-driven culture focused on integrity, collaboration, agility, inclusion, diversity, and belonging.
• Inclusive workplace with reasonable accommodation available during the application process.