Strategic Workforce Planning Business Partner

Role Description

Dropbox is looking for an experienced Strategic Workforce Planning Business Partner

to j

oin our Strategic Workforce Planning team

. This is

a

high-impact role responsible for delivering informative, data-driven and practical workforce solutions to support our People team, Finance and Business Leaders in growing a company-wide workforce planning

(WFP)

capability. You’ll partner with

our existing

Workforce Planning

team

to execute on the long-term vision and roadmap for workforce planning, to develop data-driven insights and visualizations with company-level impact. As a Virtual First company, this role is ideal for someone who is

“scrappy,”

analytical, able to forge cross-functional partnerships, and is energized by the opportunity to build technical solutions from the ground up.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end headcount management processes, including requisition tracking, scenario-based headcount planning, and process optimization.

Build and maintain workforce dashboards

(e.g.,

headcount, location, recruiting capacity) to drive real-time insights for leaders.

Partner with Finance on supply/demand analysis, forecasting, and business scenario planning.

Collaborate with People Analytics and TA Operations to deliver predictive analytics, dashboards, and talent intelligence insights.

Conduct external benchmarking and refresh workforce metrics to support HRBPs and business leaders in planning discussions.

Support annual company-wide workforce planning processes, ensuring alignment with Strategic and Financial Planning.

Contribute to HR technology roadmap initiatives, including requirements, testing, and implementation of WFP tools

(e.g.,

Workday, skills mapping, talent intelligence platforms).

Drive long-term strategic workforce planning projects, building Dropbox’s capability for long-range talent planning, resource allocation, and org design.

Requirements

6+ years of experience in Workforce Planning, Analytics, or Consulting within a global corporate environment.

Proven ability to design dashboards, models, and data visualizations that translate insights into actionable recommendations.

Strong collaboration skills with demonstrated success partnering across Finance, Recruiting, HRBPs, and other cross-functional teams.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience presenting analysis and recommendations to leadership.

Demonstrated agility in managing shifting priorities, ambiguity, and fast-paced business demands.

Advanced technical expertise with Workday data/reporting, Excel or Tableau, and HR technology platforms and SQL.

Hands-on experience implementing or refining Position Management and

(ideally)

Skills-based Workforce Models.

Project Management: Lead cross-team and/or multi-phase projects from design through implementation, leveraging

product management principles

(roadmapping,

user journeys, feature prioritization)

and design thinking

(

prototype

planning solutions, and iterate based on data

)

to improve adoption and impact

Experience leveraging AI tools to automate workflows, enhance workforce data analysis, and deliver insights in the flow of work; strong comfort with using AI to improve planning efficiency and decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

Exposure to various

Talent Intelligence platforms

People/HR domain experience, someone who understands TA and HRBP roles

Prior experience with company-level planning processes

Experience Deploying A Skills-based Workforce Model Is A Strong Advantage

Compensation

US Zone 1

This Role Is Not Available In Zone 1

US Zone 2

$123,900

—

$167,700 USD

US Zone 3

$110,200

—

$149,000 USD