Strategic Workforce Planning and Workforce Management Director

Capgemini Invent:
Why join us?

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our clients’ challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our clients’ challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

You will be joining our rapidly growing Workforce Transformation team within Capgemini Invent, where our purpose is to deliver value to our clients through augmenting people, technology and new ways of working that generate growth and profitability whilst creating better workforce outcomes. Strategic Workforce Planning and Workforce Management are increasingly critical to our clients as they respond to AI, automation, skills scarcity, new operating models, cost pressure and the need to deliver major programmes s is an exciting opportunity to take a senior leadership role in scaling our Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) and Workforce Management (WFM) capability, building on strong market demand and a significant pipeline across energy and utilities, public sector, defence, consumer products and other complex, asset- and workforce-intensive sectors.

In a world of digital transformation, AI-enabled operating models and scarce critical skills, organisations need to understand the workforce they have today, the capabilities they will need tomorrow, and the interventions required to close the gap. As a Strategic Workforce Planning and Workforce Management Director, you will lead major client engagements that connect business strategy, workforce demand, workforce supply, skills, location, cost, capacity and productivity into practical plans that clients can implement and sustain.

You will engage with senior clients to shape, sell and deliver end-to-end SWP and WFM programmes. This will include establishing SWP capability, designing workforce planning operating models, building scenario-based workforce plans, improving operational workforce management, sharpening critical skills strategies, and enabling clients to make better decisions on whether to buy, build, borrow, bind, bot, bounce or balance capability.

You will also play a key role in helping Capgemini Invent convert and deliver a growing pipeline of SWP / WFM opportunities, including major programmes where senior leadership, client credibility, delivery control and market eminence are essential.

• Generate c.£2m annual consulting sales in Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP), Workforce Management (WFM) and Workforce Transformation services through senior client relationships and market credibility.
• Lead the development, conversion and delivery of complex SWP and WFM programmes, including workforce strategy, demand and supply modelling, skills planning, productivity improvement and transformation roadmaps.
• Advise senior clients on critical workforce decisions, integrating workforce planning with operating models, organisation design, AI, automation, talent and location strategies.
• Provide executive leadership across client engagements, creating board-ready recommendations, managing delivery quality and driving measurable business outcomes.
• Build and develop high-performing consulting teams, whilst contributing to practice growth through thought leadership, propositions and market eminence.

As part of your role, you will contribute to the business and your own personal growth through:

• Business Development – shaping account strategies, driving growth, leading pursuit…