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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in labor optimization strategies, workforce analytics, and financial analysis to drive productivity and operational efficiency. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and implement technology-enabled workforce solutions.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Labor Optimization StrategiesWorkforce AnalyticsFinancial AnalysisChange LeadershipCross-Functional Collaboration
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Workforce PlanningLabor ForecastingData-Driven Decision MakingFinancial ReconciliationPerformance MeasurementPredictive ModelingLabor BudgetingContract Labor ManagementAutomation SolutionsAI Implementation
Soft Skills
Executive CommunicationInfluenceLeadershipCollaborationPresentation Skills
Tools & Technologies
Labor Planning ToolsWorkforce Analytics SoftwareFinancial Modeling ToolsData Visualization ToolsAutomation Technologies
Industry Keywords
Labor ManagementWorkforce OptimizationTransformation InitiativesBusiness Case DevelopmentOperational Efficiency
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Develop and lead labor optimization strategies across North America in partnership with Business Unit leaders
- Establish and maintain a single source of truth for labor reporting, planning, and performance measurement
- Standardize labor budgeting, forecasting, scheduled hours, contract labor, temporary help expenses, and labor-related financial reconciliation methodologies
- Develop labor assumptions, reporting standards, performance measures, and governance routines with Business Unit, Finance, HR, and Operations leaders
- Design and maintain labor planning tools and reporting covering labor spend, productivity, overtime, contract labor, variances, and financial impact
- Support labor forecasting and workforce planning through data-driven analysis and predictive modeling
- Review labor performance trends and recommend opportunities to improve productivity and operational efficiency
- Build and prioritize a pipeline of labor optimization opportunities
- Evaluate opportunities using financial, operational, and workforce data, including value, timing, risks, ownership, and implementation requirements
- Design, pilot, validate, and scale labor optimization initiatives with Business Unit teams
- Use workforce analytics, labor modeling, and market intelligence to support staffing, scheduling, and labor productivity strategies
- Identify opportunities to leverage automation, AI, and technology solutions for workforce planning and labor management
- Translate complex labor data into actionable insights and recommendations
- Maintain working relationships with Business Unit leaders through planning discussions, operating reviews, and communication on labor priorities and trade-offs
- Support leaders in understanding labor performance, identifying opportunities, and developing action plans
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on workforce optimization, labor planning, and transformation initiatives
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Analytics, or related field preferred; equivalent experience may be substituted
- 10+ years of relevant experience, including a minimum of 7 years of leadership responsibility
- Experience leading workforce planning, labor optimization, workforce analytics, operations, finance, or transformation initiatives
- Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional transformation programs
- Experience implementing analytics, automation, AI, or technology-enabled workforce solutions preferred
- Strong financial acumen, business case development, and executive presentation skills
- Ability to travel as business needs require
- Workforce analytics and modeling
- Labor planning and forecasting
- Strategic workforce planning
- Financial analysis and business case development
- Data-driven decision making
- Change and transformation leadership
- AI, automation, and workforce technology
- Executive communication and influence
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Project and program management
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities under the ADA and applicable state or local laws
- Federal E-Verify work eligibility information available in English and Spanish