Module 11 · Hiring Forecast

Demand surges & recommended hires

Looks 4–36 months ahead. Surfaces upcoming project clusters that will exceed bench capacity, and the roles to start recruiting now — accounting for hiring lead time and ramp-up.

Heads-up7 hiring actions recommended over the next 36 months

Earliest you should open a req: Jan 26 (this month). Hire lead time + ramp is baked in — waiting until the surge starts means missing it.

Projected capacity surges · tier average > 92%

Tier	Window	Peak load	Months out	Open req by
Principal	Aug 26 – Nov 26	100%	7 mo	Jan 26
Senior	Jun 26 – Sep 26	101% · burnout	5 mo	Jan 26
Mid	Oct 26 – Dec 26	96%	9 mo	Apr 26

Upcoming projects driving the load

Client	Type	Start	Months out	Size	Staffing
Cypress FCU	STD	Jul 26	6 mo	$340M · 6 br	Assigned
Vale Community Bank	STD	Aug 26	7 mo	$410M · 7 br	Assigned
Atlas Bank	EXT	Sep 26	8 mo	$1200M · 18 br	Open · Lead BC
Riverstone CU	STD	Sep 26	8 mo	$260M · 5 br	Assigned
Solace FCU	STD	Oct 26	9 mo	$220M · 4 br	Open · Mid BC
Beacon Federal	STD	Nov 26	10 mo	$175M · 3 br	Assigned
Foxhill Bank	EXT	Nov 26	10 mo	$980M · 14 br	Open · Lead BC
Northbridge CU	MRG-P	Jan 27	12 mo	$2400M · 31 br	Open · Lead BC
Lantern FCU	STD	Jan 27	12 mo	$205M · 4 br	Open · Mid BC
Sunset Federal	STD	Feb 27	13 mo	$155M · 3 br	Assigned
Harbor S&L	MRG-B	Mar 27	14 mo	$280M · 4 br	Open · Senior BC
Birchwood S&L	MRG-B	Apr 27	15 mo	$340M · 5 br	Open · Senior BC
Pinegrove FCU	STD	May 27	16 mo	$190M · 3 br	Open · Senior BC
Glenwood CU	STD	Jun 27	17 mo	$130M · 2 br	Assigned
Cascade Trust	MRG-P	Aug 27	19 mo	$2750M · 33 br	Open · Lead BC
Granite Trust	EXT	Sep 27	20 mo	$1800M · 22 br	Open · Lead BC
Ironcrest Bank	EXT	Nov 27	22 mo	$1450M · 19 br	Open · Senior BC
Maple Ridge Federal	MRG-B	Jan 28	24 mo	$310M · 4 br	Open · Merger Lead
Meridian Holdings	MRG-P	Feb 28	25 mo	$3100M · 42 br	Open · Merger Lead
Crown Heritage Bank	MRG-P	Apr 28	27 mo	$3450M · 46 br	Open · Lead BC

Recommended hires

Principal1× Lead BC / Merger Lead

Principal bench projected at 100% (Aug 26–Nov 26)

Act now

Open req by

Jan 26

Needed on project

Aug 26

Lead + ramp

7 + 1 mo

CoversSTDEXT

Senior1× Senior BC

Senior bench projected at 101% (Jun 26–Sep 26)

Act now

Open req by

Jan 26

Needed on project

Jun 26

Lead + ramp

5 + 1 mo

CoversSTDEXT

Mid1× BC

Mid bench projected at 96% (Oct 26–Dec 26)

Plan

Open req by

Apr 26

Needed on project

Oct 26

Lead + ramp

4 + 2 mo

CoversSTDEXT

Senior1× Senior BC

Unstaffed slot · Pinegrove FCU (STD)

Plan

Open req by

Nov 26

Needed on project

May 27

Lead + ramp

5 + 1 mo

CoversSTD

Senior1× Senior BC

Unstaffed slot · Ironcrest Bank (EXT)

Plan

Open req by

May 27

Needed on project

Nov 27

Lead + ramp

5 + 1 mo

CoversEXT

Principal1× Merger Lead

Unstaffed slot · Maple Ridge Federal (MRG-B)

Plan

Open req by

May 27

Needed on project

Jan 28

Lead + ramp

7 + 1 mo

CoversMRG-B

Principal1× Merger Lead

Unstaffed slot · Meridian Holdings (MRG-P)

Plan

Open req by

Jun 27

Needed on project

Feb 28

Lead + ramp

7 + 1 mo

CoversMRG-P

Tier load · forecast window (matches surges above)

Tier	Heads	Apr 26	May 26	Jun 26	Jul 26	Aug 26	Sep 26	Oct 26	Nov 26	Dec 26	Jan 27	Feb 27	Mar 27	Apr 27	May 27	Jun 27	Jul 27	Aug 27	Sep 27	Oct 27	Nov 27	Dec 27	Jan 28	Feb 28	Mar 28	Apr 28	May 28	Jun 28	Jul 28	Aug 28	Sep 28	Oct 28	Nov 28	Dec 28
Principal	5	15	15	15	15	95	98	100	94	24	32	36	47	52	55	57	57	57	49	50	36	35	27	29	29	36	38	39	41	44	44	42	29	28
Senior	8	15	15	96	99	101	97	36	43	37	41	42	43	49	41	39	33	37	34	37	35	36	37	37	37	38	34	18	18	18	19	19	19	18
Mid	9	15	15	15	15	15	15	94	96	95	29	37	40	47	39	38	38	39	39	34	34	35	33	30	22	18	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

Dark navy cells = surge windows the recommendations target. Same tiers and time window as the surges table.