Workforce Planning Analyst

Airbnb Airbnb · Consumer · Manila, Philippines · Community Support

This role is for a Workforce Planning Analyst at Airbnb, focusing on optimizing staffing for Customer Support operations. The analyst will be responsible for creating and managing schedules, analyzing performance data, and collaborating with various teams to ensure efficient resource allocation across different sites, channels, and tiers. Experience with WFM software like Genesys is required, along with strong analytical and communication skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Partner with operations to generate and deploy schedules based on language, skill and contact channel
  2. Set up, manage and maintain schedules for several internal teams
  3. Manage, build and track/report schedule demand for multiple partner sites with multiple channels and languages across a shared queue environment
  4. Build and run scheduling scenarios and provide analysis of potential impacts of new lines of business, changes to SLA, routing, skilling etc.
  5. Work closely with the broader Workforce Management (WFM) team to understand all aspects of capacity planning and forecasting

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
  • minimum 5 years of experience in a contact center management role
  • Experience with Genesys WFM or similar applications (i.e. IEX/NICE, Aspect eWFM)
  • Well-developed problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail
  • Ability to effectively communicate complex information clearly to a non WFM/technical audience
  • Ability to process large amounts of complex raw data and present in a comprehensible fashion
  • Self-motivated and driven, used to being in a fast-paced environment
  • Solid knowledge of Excel and Google Docs
  • A dedicated team player and relationship builder

Nice to have

  • Exposure to Interactive Insights, Tableau and SQL
  • Eagerness to learn & manage multiple technical systems
  • Previous experience with ACD reporting and administration
  • Readiness to travel to other offices nationally and internationally on occasion

What the JD emphasized

  • minimum 5 years of experience in a contact center management role
  • Experience with Genesys WFM (preferred) or similar applications (i.e. IEX/NICE, Aspect eWFM) is a must