Curriculum Associates · 6 hours ago
Workforce Planning Strategist
North Billerica, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$110K/yr - $196K/yr
8+ years expCurriculum Associates is dedicated to improving education technology with innovative learning programs. They are seeking a Workforce Planning Strategist to lead global workforce planning initiatives, ensuring alignment between talent strategy and business growth while partnering with senior leaders to make data-driven talent decisions.
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Responsibilities
Define and lead the enterprise strategic workforce planning and future-of-work vision
Establish governance, standards, and best practices for workforce planning across all business units and geographies
Position workforce planning as a core business capability with clear links to financial and operational outcomes
Serve as a center of excellence to HRBPs, executive and senior leaders on workforce strategy, organizational design, and workforce transformation
Design and operationalize an integrated workforce planning framework that forecasts talent supply, demand, gaps, and timing
Partner with business and finance leaders to translate strategic and financial plans into workforce requirements
Partner with HRBPs to lead annual and multi-year workforce planning cycles integrated with business planning and budgeting processes
Conduct scenario modeling to support decisions related to growth, restructuring, and strategic initiatives
Partner with talent management team to develop and maintain enterprise succession planning frameworks for critical and pivotal roles
Lead enterprise efforts to anticipate how the future of work—including AI, automation, and evolving ways of working—will reshape roles, skills, and capacity
Partner with HR, Technology, and business leaders to assess workforce readiness and design future-state operating models
Support leaders in redesigning roles, teams, and workflows to increase agility, scalability, and effectiveness
Identify emerging roles, critical capabilities, and evolving skill clusters required to support innovation and growth
Establish frameworks to assess the workforce impact of technology-enabled change
Build and maintain a global capability and skills framework aligned to future business needs
Partner with Talent Management CoE to define reskilling and upskilling priorities and pathways
Leverage internal data and external labor market insights to inform build-buy-borrow talent strategies
Identify workforce risks and capability gaps and recommend targeted interventions
Establish workforce planning data infrastructure and governance, ensuring consistency across Workday HRIS and related systems
Partner with People Analytics to develop forecasting models, dashboards, and executive-level reporting, as well as standardized workforce metrics, KPIs, and definitions across multi-country operations
Analyze workforce trends, retention risks, and talent market dynamics to inform strategic recommendations
Serve as the primary connector between workforce planning and HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Talent Management, Finance, and business leaders
Provide workforce and hiring outlooks to inform talent acquisition and budget planning
Support compensation planning, retention strategies, and investment decisions in partnership with Total Rewards
Lead change management, communication, and capability-building efforts to embed workforce planning and future-of-work practices
Facilitate executive and leadership discussions to support informed talent decisions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business, HR, Analytics, Economics, or related field; Master's degree strongly preferred
8+ years of experience in strategic workforce planning, people analytics, organization design, or related roles
3+ years in a senior leadership or director-level role, with experience building new capabilities or functions
Strong Understanding of AI and automation trends as they relate to workforce planning
Strategic & systems thinking with the ability to translate business strategy into forward-looking workforce plans aligned to organizational goals
Deep expertise in strategic workforce planning and future-of-work concepts, including scenario modeling, workforce transformation, and the impact of emerging technologies (including AI) on roles and skills
Strong analytical and data fluency, with the ability to synthesize complex workforce data into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders
Business acumen and financial literacy, enabling effective partnership with Finance and alignment of workforce decisions with business and budget priorities
Executive presence, influence, and communication skills, with experience advising and facilitating decision-making with senior leaders
Proven change leadership, driving adoption of new frameworks, tools, and ways of working in complex organizations
Highly collaborative leadership style, with the ability to partner across HR Centers of Excellence and global business teams
Capability-building and leadership skills, including experience establishing new functions, leading teams, and operating effectively in ambiguity
Preferred
Background in management consulting, HR strategy, or future-of-work initiatives
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic life insurance
401k plan
Employer match
Flexible vacation and sick policy
Twelve paid holidays
Winter office closure between Christmas and New Year's
A number of additional perks and benefits
Company
Curriculum Associates
Curriculum Associates is an education company committed to providing innovative instructional materials.
Founded in 1969North Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Hellman & Friedman
2019-01-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
K
Kelly Sia
Chief Executive Officer
F
Frank Ferguson
President and Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-11-21
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