Operations Workforce & Capacity Planning Analyst

About the role

Earnest empowers ambitious professionals to make confident financial decisions and build the life they envision. Earnies are committed to helping borrowers move forward with confidence by offering smarter borrowing options with a clearer path to taking control of their debt. If you’re as passionate as we are about our mission, read more below, and let’s build something great together. The Operations Workforce & Capacity Planning Analyst will report to the Head of Operations.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end workforce strategy and capacity planning across Operations, translating volume forecasts and business needs into staffing and headcount plans.
• Lead the implementation and rollout of a new workforce management platform, partnering across Operations, Engineering, Data, and external vendors.
• Build and automate scalable forecasting, scheduling, and workforce planning processes to reduce manual work and improve operational efficiency.
• Develop capacity models and scenario analyses to guide decisions around headcount, budget, shrinkage, overtime, and resource allocation.
• Partner with Operations leadership on workforce performance, including scheduling, intraday management, service levels, and proactive staffing adjustments.

Requirements

• 7+ years of workforce management or capacity planning experience, including a WFM system implementation or major process build.
• 4+ years supporting contact center operations, including forecasting, scheduling, and intraday management.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn workforce data into actionable recommendations.
• Proficiency in SQL, Excel, and/or Google Sheets.
• Experience partnering across Operations, Finance, Data, and technical teams.
• Experience with Verint WFM or similar workforce management platforms.
• Experience with Talkdesk and/or HubSpot.
• Python or other scripting experience for analytics and automation.
• Advanced analytics, project management, or Lean Six Sigma training.

Pay

Compensation: A little about our pay philosophy: We take pride in compensating our employees fairly and equitably. We are showcasing a range of your potential base salary based on the roles location. The successful candidate’s starting pay will also be determined based on job-related qualifications, internal compensation, candidate location and budget. This range may be modified in the future.

Salary Range: $123,000 - $154,000 USD. Employees are also eligible for an annual performance-based bonus and equity.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, & Vision benefits plus savings plans
• Mac computers + work-from-home stipend to set up your home office
• Monthly internet and phone reimbursement
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• 401(k) plan to help you save for retirement plus a company match
• Robust tuition reimbursement program
• $1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary to anywhere in the world
• Competitive days of annual PTO
• Competitive parental leave

Where: This role will be based in the US.