Sr. Manager, Talent Planning & Analytics

Manages Talent Analytics and Planning activities within North America, driving the effective use of data and insights to support business and Talent objectives. Leads the execution of workforce and cost planning across North America. Partners closely with Global HR Analytics to ensure regional business needs and requirements are reflected in the development of global data products.

• Define the annual direction for the Talent Planning & Analytics (TPA) function by identifying key priorities, local projects, and initiatives aligned with talent objectives, and allocate resources to balance priorities and ensure timely delivery.
• Collaborate with stakeholders at Red Bull Headquarters in Austria to advance TPA as a global function, and stay current on evolving workforce analytics practices, tools, and technology to strengthen capabilities.
• Provide leadership and guidance to two direct reports (Talent Analytics Specialists), fostering their professional growth and development.
• Partner with finance to oversee and manage headcount and talent cost planning for all North American entities in line with regional and global processes and timelines.
• Develop and continuously improve the North America planning process, supporting and upskilling Talent Partners in effective use of the workforce planning tool and analysis of headcount and cost impacts.
• Provide cost modelling solutions with local finance, Talent Business Partners, and compensation teams to support scenario testing and planning inputs.
• Leverage existing Talent data products to promote a culture of data-driven decision-making within the Talent department.
• Partner with Talent, Systems, and global teams to ensure data integrity and integrate Talent data, building awareness and capability around data quality and how data inputs affect reporting and insights.
• Collaborate with Global HR Analytics to ensure North America's business needs are reflected in existing and upcoming data products, and drive adoption of newly developed data products.
• Analyse Talent data to identify trends and business opportunities, translate data into actionable insights, and identify where advanced analytical or statistical approaches could add value
• Stay informed on HR analytics trends and best practices and explore enhanced solutions and process improvements with Global HR Analytics.

• Experience in data analysis, HR analytics, workforce planning, and/or financial analysis.
• Experience with workforce planning, HRIS, and business intelligence/visualisation platforms.
• Strong understanding of HR processes, metrics, and systems across regional or multi-country operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights for non-technical audiences.
• Experience leading and developing small teams.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing tasks and lead projects in fast-paced environments.
• Proficiency in data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI).

• Familiarity with statistical tools (e.g. R, Python) and systems such as SAP SuccessFactors, SAP BI, or Anaplan.