Workforce Planning Data & AI Lead

Description:
Remote

Our client seeks a Workforce Planning Data & AI Lead to architect and scale next-generation Strategic Workforce Planning capabilities. The role will build the workforce planning data foundation, define enterprise planning workflows, and develop AI-powered decision support tools for hiring, skills, organizational design, location strategy, talent supply, and labor cost management. The position is strategic and hands-on, creating the data layer, workflow layer, and Agentic AI layer for enterprise-wide planning.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $85.00 to $100.00/hr. w2

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Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and operationalization of Strategic Workforce Planning across the enterprise.
• Establish scalable planning processes to address demand, hiring volumes, future skills, location strategy, labor mix, compensation impacts, and workforce risks.
• Own the enterprise workforce planning data model integrating talent, financial, and enterprise data platforms.
• Build a trusted workforce planning data foundation for reporting and predictive planning.
• Define and deliver AI-enabled workforce planning agents for supply, hiring strategy, skills intelligence, location strategy, cost optimization, and scenario planning.
• Set the vision and roadmap for Agentic AI and workforce intelligence capabilities.
• Evaluate and apply emerging AI technologies, including Agentic AI, Claude, Gemini, Google Cloud AI, MCP-based architectures, RAG, copilots, autonomous planning agents, and AI-driven forecasting.
• Develop advanced analytics for forecasting, capacity planning, scenario modeling, and executive dashboards.
• Provide executive-level insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Design centralized frameworks, governance, operating models, workflows, playbooks, and repeatable planning processes.

Experience Requirements:

• 8+ years in Strategic Workforce Planning, Workforce Analytics, People Analytics, Talent Strategy, or Workforce Strategy.
• Proven experience designing enterprise workforce planning programs.
• Deep understanding of workforce demand and supply planning methodologies.
• Strong data science and analytical mindset with advanced workforce analytics.
• Experience with predictive modeling, forecasting, and statistical analysis.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks, AWS Data Lake environments, Qlik Sense, Workday, and HR technology ecosystems.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI solutions to business problems and knowledge of Agentic AI architectures.
• Familiarity with Claude, Gemini, GPT, and emerging AI tools, including AI-assisted workflows and decision-support solutions.
• Ability to operate from executive strategy through hands-on solution design as a strategist, data science thinker, AI innovator, process architect, builder, and operator.

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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

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