Google

Head of Global Workforce Planning and Transformation

Google$164K — $239K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 7 years in program or project management
  • 7 years managing cross-functional projects
  • Experience in workforce planning and resource management for high-growth tech organizations
  • Familiarity with cloud technologies, machine learning, and AI trends

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale a global team of Capacity Managers for staffing Google talent
  • Reimagine and implement workforce planning strategy for GCC
  • Design predictive models to anticipate demand and map skill readiness
  • Balance utilization targets with consultant career development
  • Drive development of metrics and dashboards for talent analysis and deployment efficiency

Benefits

  • Health and wellness programs
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Equity benefits to share in company growth
Full Job Description
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Please submit your resume in English - we can only consider applications submitted in this language.

Only applications of candidates with Mexican citizenship will be evaluated for this role in compliance with the provisions of Article 7 of the Federal Labor Law.

The application window will be open until at least August 10, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

For Canada Applicants: This posting is for a new vacancy.

Google utilizes AI tools to assist in assessing candidates in our hiring processes.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Atlanta, GA, USA; Toronto, ON, Canada; Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Chicago, IL, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7 years of experience in program or project management.
  • 7 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience reimagining and modernizing workforce planning, capacity modeling, or resource management models to support high-growth, highly technical services organizations.
  • Experience building and utilizing dashboards, leveraging CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce), and using advanced data analysis to drive strategic decision-making.
  • Experience designing and implementing operational frameworks to bring consistency to complex consulting or development deployments.
  • Familiarity with public cloud technologies, machine learning/generative AI trends, and the operational nuances of deploying specialized development squads within enterprise environments.
  • Demonstrated success in identifying future technology trends and aligning training, hiring, and staffing pipelines to build specialized development capabilities.


About the job

In the Head of Global Workforce Planning and Transformation role, you will lead the strategic evolution of how Google Cloud Consulting (GCC) forecasts, prepares, and deploys its global talent. Moving beyond traditional capacity management, you will be the chief architect of our forward-looking workforce readiness and execution capability strategy. You will design and execute a proactive global model that anticipates future customer demand, maps technical skill readiness, and structures agile teams to successfully execute our most strategic, first-of-a-kind customer deals.
Serving as a key strategist and partner to Global Leadership, Practice Directors, and Strategy and Operations, you will bridge the gap between long-term business growth and proactive enablement. You will advocate delivery excellence, operational efficiency, and the continuous readiness of specialized teams to ensure GCC is always equipped to meet tomorrow's cloud demands.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Canada: $180000 - $184000 (CAD) 20% bonus target equity benefits
US: $164000 - $239000 (USD) 20% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Lead, mentor, and scale a global team of Capacity Managers focused on the day-to-day staffing of Google talent across strategic customer engagements and forward deployed development squads.
  • Reimagine and lead the global workforce planning strategy for GCC. Shift the organization from reactive resource management to proactive talent deployment.
  • Partner with the leadership teams to monitor market trends. Design predictive models to anticipate demand and map the technical skills Googlers must meet to match upcoming market needs.
  • Partner with the leadership to balance utilization targets with a focus on consultant career development and sustainable workloads.
  • Drive the development of next-generation metrics and predictive dashboards to analyze skill density, future talent gaps, onboarding velocity, and deployment efficiency.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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$182.5 billion
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