Senior Specialist - OD & Workforce Planning

Role Overview

Senior Specialist - OD & Workforce Planning at AD Ports Group. This role conducts specialized in-depth studies in organizational structure and strategic workforce planning, implements organization development programs, and proposes viable strategies to sustain efficient and effective organization.

Role Purpose

Conduct specialized in-depth studies in organization structure and strategic workforce planning, implement organization development programs, and propose viable strategies to sustain efficient and effective organization.

Key Responsibilities

Organization Design

• Support the design, evaluation, and implementation of organizational structures aligned with corporate strategy.
• Conduct structural diagnosis and provide insights on effectiveness, spans and layers, and operating model design.
• Develop organizational scenarios and recommend design options, highlighting trade-offs and business implications.
• Prepare job design frameworks ensuring alignment with role clarity, accountability, and career progression.

Strategic Workforce Planning

• Conduct workforce demand-supply modelling using Excel and workforce analytics tools.
• Develop strategic workforce plans that align with growth priorities, transformation initiatives, and automation impact.
• Run what-if scenarios (e.g., restructuring, growth, attrition) to enable proactive workforce decisions.
• Track and report workforce metrics (headcount, attrition, mobility, demographics, productivity) and provide insights for leadership.
• Support development of unified job architecture, job sizing, and career frameworks.

Post-Merger Integration

• Support HR due diligence by assessing organizational structures, headcount, and workforce risks.
• Lead workforce integration planning (role mapping, redundancies, redeployment, harmonization of policies).
• Provide modelling support to evaluate cost synergies, overlaps, and workforce rationalization opportunities.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to execute seamless people and organization integration.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (Master's degree is a plus).
• Minimum of 8 to 10 years of experience in a similar role.
• At least 3 years of experience in a Big 4 or MBB consultancy.

Skills & Competencies

• Advanced Excel proficiency (advanced formulas, pivot tables, scenario modelling, workforce cost modelling, dashboards).
• Proficiency with analytics tools (Power BI, OrgVue, Anaplan preferred).
• Knowledge of organization design frameworks (spans and layers, operating models, job architecture).
• Expertise in Strategic Workforce Planning methodologies (supply-demand modelling, scenario planning, critical role identification).
• Familiarity with M&A and PMI processes, including due diligence and HR integration.
• Excellent English language skills.
• Strong collaboration skills with a reputation as a team player.
• Strong process improvement, change management, and project management skills.
• Experience presenting information to groups and managing projects.