Senior Manager, Workforce Planning – Project Hire

The Walt Disney Company

Sr. Manager leading workforce planning and forecasting function, collaborating with HR, Finance, and executives to optimize talent decisions and capacity across the organization.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeBurbank • California, Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $168,200 - $205,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the workforce planning and forecasting function that informs headcount, capacity, and talent decisions across the organization
Act as a strategic partner to HR, Finance, and senior leaders by providing clear, data-driven insights that align workforce strategy to business priorities, financial targets, and long-term organizational needs
Lead the design and execution of workforce planning while mentoring a team of specialists to deliver accurate, trusted insights
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to interpret scenarios, guide trade-off decisions, and standardize planning processes that are scalable, well-governed, and aligned with the company's strategic priorities
Own AOP labor plans, forecasts, and scenario modeling outputs
Define and maintain headcount planning frameworks and assumptions
Integrate workforce planning with financial planning cycles and processes
Lead capacity planning methodology and application
Own variance explanations and executive-level narratives
Ensure data integrity, consistency, and quality of planning outputs
Drive process improvements and automation roadmap for planning
Ensure consistency and alignment between workforce plans and financial plans
Owns final planning narratives presented to executives
Serves as primary partner to HRBPs, Finance, and business leaders
Ensures compliance with COE planning playbooks, decision frameworks, and engagement model
Accountable for evolving and operationalizing the workforce planning model
Lead and develop a team of workforce analysts
Assign work, set priorities, and ensure quality of outputs
Accountable for team performance and delivery consistency

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Data Analytics, Human Resources, or a related quantitative or business discipline or equivalent work experience
10+ years of relevant experience in workforce planning, financial planning and analysis, or related strategic planning roles, with a minimum 3 years in people management
Strong expertise in workforce planning, headcount and capacity planning, and labor forecasting in a complex, matrixed organization
Advanced analytical and quantitative skills, including scenario modeling, variance analysis, and translating data into clear business insights
Proficiency with workforce planning tools and spreadsheets, and familiarity with financial planning and reporting systems
Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and partner effectively with HR, Finance, and senior business leaders
Proven leadership capabilities, including mentoring, coaching, and developing high-performing teams of professional staff
Strong strategic thinking, planning, and prioritization skills, with the ability to align team efforts to organizational goals
Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to craft and present executive-ready narratives and recommendations
Demonstrated ability to drive process improvement, standardization, and automation within planning or analytics functions

Benefits

Comp & perks

A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

workforce planningfinancial planningcapacity planninglabor forecastingscenario modelingvariance analysisdata analyticsquantitative analysisplanning frameworksprocess improvement

Soft Skills

stakeholder managementcollaborationleadershipmentoringcoachingstrategic thinkingplanningprioritizationcommunicationinfluence