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As part of Citizens' Reimagine the Bank transformation, we're building Strategic Workforce Planning as a core enterprise capability.

This is not a traditional reporting or dashboarding role. You'll partner with HR, Finance, and business leaders to help answer questions about future workforce needs, organizational design, skills, capacity, labor costs, and talent investments.

You'll use workforce analytics, scenario modeling, and business insight to influence decisions that shape the future of the organization.

• Assess future workforce, skill, and capacity needs using HR, financial, and business data
• Develop workforce simulations, organizational models, and scenario analyses
• Create data-driven recommendations that support workforce and talent strategy decisions
• Build dashboards and analytics within workforce planning platforms
• Partner with HR, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders to solve complex workforce challenges
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable business insights
• Support the administration and governance of workforce planning tools and platforms

• Experience in workforce planning, organizational design, people analytics, workforce economics, capacity planning, or related analytical fields
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience presenting insights and recommendations to business stakeholders
• Ability to work cross-functionally with HR, Finance, and business leaders
• Proficiency with SQL and at least one analytics/programming language (Python or R preferred)
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, or similar visualization tools
• Experience working with large, complex datasets
• Strong business judgment and data storytelling capabilities

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We're looking for someone who:

• Enjoys solving ambiguous business problems
• Can translate data into actionable recommendations
• Is equally comfortable working with data and stakeholders
• Enjoys influencing decisions through analysis and insight
• Brings curiosity, learning agility, and strong business judgment

• Hours per Week: 40
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30-5:00
• Hybrid, 4 days on site from a Citizens corporate office, 1 day remote
• Work Location Options:
  • CT - New Haven - 555 Long Wharf Drive
  • CT - Stamford - 600 Washington Blvd.
  • DE - Newark
  • MA - Boston - 28 State Street
  • MA - Medford - 20 Cabot Rd
  • MA - Westwood - 200 Station Drive
  • MD - Bethesda - 6903 Rockledge Drive
  • NJ - Mount Laurel; Short Hills
  • NY - Syracuse; Tarrytown
  • OH - Cleveland; Mason; Toledo
  • PA - Harrisburg; Philadelphia
  • RI - Johnston - One Citizens Bank Way

The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $110,000 per year, plus an opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus. Actual pay is based on various factors including but not limited to the work location, and relevant skills and experience.

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens' paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit https://jobs.citizensbank.com/benefits.

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