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Position Title:** **Workforce Management Analyst, Sr.

**Location:** Onsite in Columbus OH

**Role:** Contract to Hire

**Rate:** $35-$38hr (benefits included, PTO not included)

**Candidates:** US Citizens or GC Holders (no C2C or visa sponsorship)

Position Overview:

The **Senior Workforce Management Analyst** is responsible for providing critical data and insights to ensure staffing levels align with business demand. This role serves as the primary liaison between Workforce Management and key stakeholders, leading forecasting, reporting, and strategic analysis initiatives. The Sr. Analyst will train leaders on workforce best practices, monitor KPIs, and identify trends or risk factors impacting operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Manage workforce planning data and staffing files across multiple departments.

+ Serve as the first point of contact for workforce-related requests and reporting.

+ Monitor staffing KPIs, attrition, and headcount data, providing actionable recommendations.

+ Lead workforce management analytics projects and help scale data practices organization-wide.

+ Train leaders on WFM principles, reporting tools, and risk management best practices.

+ Forecast staffing and capacity needs up to two years in advance, collaborating with TA, Finance, Operations, and HR.

+ Maintain and enhance data models and file structures to improve reporting accuracy and accessibility.

+ Provide strategic insights and present findings to executive and departmental leadership.

+ Support succession planning, attrition goal setting, and risk quantification efforts.

+ Independently facilitate staffing meetings, providing subject matter expertise on workforce data.

Minimum Education:

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Analytics, HR, or related field

+ Equivalent experience may be considered

Minimum Experience:

+ 5+ years of Workforce Management experience

+ 5+ years of advanced Excel experience (managing large data sets, interlinked files, complex formulas)

+ 3+ years of headcount and capacity planning experience

+ Hands-on experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar data visualization tools

+ Experience in succession planning, attrition modeling, and financial risk assessment

+ Proven ability to independently manage staffing meetings within complex organizational structures

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

+ Advanced Excel expertise (formulas, arrays, index/match, pivot tables, dashboards)

+ Data visualization and reporting for diverse audiences

+ Strong analytical, strategic, and critical thinking skills

+ Deep understanding of workforce planning metrics and calculations

+ Experience identifying and mitigating staffing risk factors

+ Strong communication and presentation skills — able to influence and support stakeholders

+ High attention to detail and accuracy in data management

+ Ability to identify process improvement opportunities and propose scalable solutions

+ Comfortable acting as a subject matter expert in workforce calls and planning sessions

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

This role requires standard office activities such as working on a computer, attending meetings, and engaging with cross-functional teams. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.