Head of People Controlling

Job DescriptionYOUR MISSION Pandora is looking for a Head of Workforce Planning to lead our integrated workforce-planning process end-to-end, ensuring that People plans and Finance forecasts translate into one consistent, decision-ready view across the Anaplan WFP and P&L modules. As a key member of the People Leadership team, you will enjoy high-profile exposure to Senior Leadership and Pandora C-Level executives—including the CEO and CFO—serving as a trusted strategic partner on critical talent and financial decisions. Over the next 12–18 months, you will build the governance, standards, and team that make Pandora's workforce plan the trusted single source of truth connecting People and Finance. THE JOURNEY Own the integrated workforce-planning calendar, governance, and delivery across annual budgeting, regular forecasting, and multi-year planning cycles. Drive headcount, capacity, capability, and personnel-cost strategy across a massive operational footprint (>5,000 headcount and >€200M PEX) spanning 15+ markets in Europe and APAC, supporting iconic powerhouses like Foodpanda, Yemeksepeti, and Foodora. Act as the primary strategic link between People and Finance, unifying workforce assumptions, planning definitions, ownership models, deadlines, and approval workflows. Own the business process for the Anaplan WFP module and ensure full alignment with the Anaplan P&L module—reconciling headcount, personnel costs, allocations, and phasing seamlessly. Define and maintain global planning standards for positions, vacancies, hires, exits, compensation assumptions, employer costs, restructuring impacts, transfers, and recharges. Lead monthly actuals-versus-plan reviews, pinpointing material variances, root causes, and corrective action plans alongside Finance, People Partners, and business unit heads. Develop actionable workforce scenarios covering growth, productivity, restructuring, cost targets, and capability gaps to provide senior executives with clear guidance on risks and trade-offs. Team Leadership & Data Governance: Build, develop, and mentor a growing Workforce Planning team while establishing robust controls for data quality, access, version management,