Workforce Planning Analyst

Nordic Investin is recruiting a Workforce Planning Analyst on behalf of one of our partner companies. You care about people work that is commercially aware, fair and useful in practice, and you build trust without avoiding difficult decisions. The partner is strengthening its capability in workforce plans that connect skills, capacity and financial scenarios. You will take responsibility for work that connects workforce data, scenario modelling and skills taxonomy, while ensuring that dashboards and forecasting receive appropriate discipline. The objective is progress that colleagues can use and leaders can evaluate. The people function combines employee experience, reliable judgement, usable processes and respect for sensitive information. How you will work You will work with managers, employees and specialist colleagues who bring different perspectives and time pressures. The partner values early questions, careful documentation and communication that is direct without becoming impersonal. You will be expected to improve the process while continuing to deliver it. This role calls for subject-matter depth and practical ownership. You will be expected to recognise when a decision needs wider expertise, make trade-offs visible and move work forward without creating unnecessary process. What you will do - Own the practical direction for workforce plans that connect skills, capacity and financial scenarios. - Translate goals and constraints into a clear approach for workforce data and scenario modelling. - Establish useful standards, routines or artefacts around skills taxonomy. - Coordinate stakeholders and dependencies affecting dashboards. - Use evidence and measurable outcomes to improve forecasting. - Strengthen knowledge sharing, decision quality and sustainable ownership across the team. What you will bring - Relevant experience delivering workforce plans that connect skills, capacity and financial scenarios in a demanding environment. - Strong working knowledge of workforce data and scenario modelling. - Practical experience applying skills taxonomy and dashboards. - Ability to assess risk, priorities and trade-offs involving forecasting. - Evidence of clear stakeholder communication and dependable end-to-end ownership. - Professional English and the judgement to work with sensitive or business-critical information. Experience that would add value - Experience from large organisations, consulting or strategic people analytics. - Exposure to stakeholder workshops in a cross-functional environment. - Swedish language skills or experience working across Nordic organisations. A background that can succeed here Your background may be in-house, advisory, shared services or consulting. What matters is how you owned decisions, balanced needs and changed outcomes. Direct experience of workforce plans that connect skills, capacity and financial scenarios is valuable, while adjacent experience counts when it shows transferable judgement. What makes the opportunity interesting The role offers scope to shape how the organisation handles people questions and turn insight into practical improvements. The focus on workforce plans that connect skills, capacity and financial scenarios gives the role a clear mission and room to influence priorities and measures of success. The exact partner, employment model, compensation, start date and working arrangement will be explained openly during the process. Nordic Investin will make sure you understand the opportunity before asking you to make a decision. The recruitment conversation Nordic Investin will focus on decisions you have made: the context, alternatives, result and what you would change today. You will also have room to test whether the role and partner environment are right for you. How to apply Apply with your CV or LinkedIn profile and a short note about a relevant organisation, people service or workforce challenge you improved. Nordic Investin welcomes different routes into the profession and assesses evidence, judgement and potential alongside titles.