Sr. Manager, Talent Planning & Analytics

Red Bull•Santa Monica, CA

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Talent Planning & Analytics manages Talent Analytics and Planning activities across North America, using data and insights to support business and Talent objectives. The role leads regional workforce and talent cost planning, ensures data quality and integrity to support sound planning and data-driven decisions, and partners with Global HR Analytics so North American business needs are reflected in global data products. The position mentors and develops two direct reports: one manager and one senior analyst. The role sets the annual direction for the Talent Planning & Analytics function, allocates resources across priorities, and collaborates with stakeholders at Red Bull Headquarters in Austria to advance the global function. It oversees workforce and talent cost planning cycles with Finance and supports Talent Partners in using workforce planning tools and evaluating headcount and cost impacts. The position also develops cost models, promotes the use of Talent data products, strengthens data quality and integration, translates analysis into actionable insights, and identifies opportunities to improve HR analytics processes and tools.

Requirements

Experience in data analysis, HR analytics, workforce planning, and/or financial analysis.
Experience with workforce planning, HRIS, and business intelligence or visualization platforms.
Strong understanding of HR processes, metrics, and systems across regional or multi-country operations.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to explain data insights to non-technical audiences.
Experience leading and developing small teams.
Strong project management skills, including prioritizing competing tasks and leading projects in fast-paced environments.
Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Power BI.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with statistical tools such as R or Python.
Familiarity with systems such as SAP SuccessFactors, SAP BI, or Anaplan.

Responsibilities

Set the annual direction for Talent Planning & Analytics by identifying priorities, local projects, and initiatives aligned with Talent objectives.
Allocate resources to balance priorities and ensure timely delivery of projects and tasks.
Collaborate with stakeholders at Red Bull Headquarters in Austria to advance Talent Planning & Analytics as a global function.
Monitor workforce analytics practices, tools, and technology and identify opportunities to strengthen capabilities and approaches.
Lead and develop two direct reports: one manager and one senior analyst.
Oversee headcount and talent cost planning for North American entities in partnership with Finance and in accordance with regional and global processes and timelines.
Improve the North American planning process and support Talent Partners in using the workforce planning tool and analyzing headcount and cost impacts.
Develop cost-modeling solutions with local Finance, Talent Business Partners, and compensation teams to support scenario testing and planning inputs.
Use Talent data products to promote data-driven decision-making within the Talent department.
Partner with Talent, Systems, and global teams to ensure data integrity and integrate Talent data.
Build awareness of data quality across Talent and help stakeholders understand how data inputs affect reporting and insights.
Partner with Global HR Analytics to ensure North American business needs are reflected in existing and upcoming data products, and drive adoption of newly developed products.
Analyze Talent data to identify trends and business opportunities, translate findings into actionable insights, and identify opportunities for advanced analytical or statistical approaches.
Monitor HR analytics trends and best practices and collaborate with Global HR Analytics on potential solutions and process improvements.