Within Meta’s People@ organization, the Workforce Strategy & Insights (WS&I) Planning team serves as the business-facing, consultative partner that translates leadership thinking and financial plans into actionable workforce strategy. Meta is seeking an experienced workforce planner to support strategic headcount planning and workforce optimization across business functions. In this role, you'll partner directly with business leaders, Finance, HR, and Recruiting to facilitate headcount exercises, deliver actionable workforce insights, and ensure hiring demand accuracy at scale. This is a role that blends strategic workforce planning with operational rigor.

Workforce Strategy & Insights Planner Responsibilities:

• Partner with Finance and HR to integrate workforce planning outputs into annual and off-cycle headcount and budget planning cycles
• Execute and own the position management for headcount at various levels of granularity
• Analyze workforce data to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities across headcount, skills, and organizational structure
• Partner with the business, recruiting, HR, and finance teams on shifting priorities for hiring
• Facilitate cross-functional team discussions on headcount management updates, leveraging data to share insights and recommendations
• Translate workforce analytics into executive-ready reports and develop recommendations for senior business leaders
• Identify and define important workforce planning problems in ambiguous or rapidly evolving business environments, driving clarity and resolution
• Monitor workforce plan execution against targets and provide ongoing variance analysis with recommended corrective actions
• Design and deliver workforce planning frameworks and processes that improve planning consistency across teams
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6 years of experience in workforce planning, headcount management, or people analytics within a large, complex organization
• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholder groups and executive leadership
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience in a technology company or similarly fast-paced environment where workforce plans must adapt to rapid business change
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience applying scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to support organizational design decisions
  
  

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].

$118,000/year to $170,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.