Head of People Controlling

YOUR MISSION

Pandora is looking for a Head of Workforce Planning to lead our integrated workforce-planning process end-to-end ensuring that People plans and Finance forecasts translate into one consistent decision-ready view across the Anaplan WFP and P&L modules. As a key member of the People Leadership team you will enjoy high-profile exposure to Senior Leadership and Pandora C-Level executivesincluding the CEO and CFOserving as a trusted strategic partner on critical talent and financial decisions. Over the next 1218 months you will build the governance standards and team that make Pandoras workforce plan the trusted single source of truth connecting People and Finance.
 

THE JOURNEY

• Own the integrated workforce-planning calendar governance and delivery across annual budgeting regular forecasting and multi-year planning cycles.

• Drive headcount capacity capability and personnel-cost strategy across a massive operational footprint (>5000 headcount and >200M PEX) spanning 15 markets in Europe and APAC supporting iconic powerhouses like Foodpanda Yemeksepeti and Foodora.

• Act as the primary strategic link between People and Finance unifying workforce assumptions planning definitions ownership models deadlines and approval workflows.

• Own the business process for the Anaplan WFP module and ensure full alignment with the Anaplan P&L modulereconciling headcount personnel costs allocations and phasing seamlessly.

• Define and maintain global planning standards for positions vacancies hires exits compensation assumptions employer costs restructuring impacts transfers and recharges.

• Lead monthly actuals-versus-plan reviews pinpointing material variances root causes and corrective action plans alongside Finance People Partners and business unit heads.

• Develop actionable workforce scenarios covering growth productivity restructuring cost targets and capability gaps to provide senior executives with clear guidance on risks and trade-offs.

• Team Leadership & Data Governance: Build develop and mentor a growing Workforce Planning team while establishing robust controls for data quality access version management

Qualifications :

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE

• 7 years of relevant experience in workforce planning HR controlling FP&A people analytics financial planning or a related discipline including demonstrated experience leading a planning process and coordinating or managing a team in a matrix environment.

• Strong understanding of headcount management organisational structures personnel-cost planning budgeting forecasting and P&L mechanics.

• Hands-on Anaplan (or comparable Systems) experience ideally across workforce-planning and financial-planning modules including model navigation planning cycles inputs/outputs scenario management and reconciliation.

• Ability to connect HR events and organisational decisions to their financial impact and explain that impact to both People and Finance audiences.

• Strong analytical judgement and confidence working with large complex and sensitive datasets with proven stakeholder-management skills and the confidence to challenge assumptions and drive decisions without relying solely on formal authority.

• High accuracy integrity and discretion when handling employee compensation and organisational data; professional proficiency in English.

• Nice to have: experience with Workday SAP SuccessFactors Oracle HCM or a comparable HRIS; experience with Power BI Tableau SQL or comparable tools; experience supporting reorganisations restructuring or operating-model changes; experience in a multi-country shared-service or geographically distributed organisation.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time