Resource Management, Supervising Associate EYP Los Angeles, San Francisco or San Jose

Our Resource Management (RM) team is committed to providing our client-serving professionals with relevant experiences to promote career development and growth. As an Resource Manager you will be identifying talent with specific skill sets to build diverse teams supporting our clients. Youll build relationships at all levels and be a trusted and strategic business advisor to our business leaders. Youll also interact with various business functions including finance operations and business development and be a crucial piece in helping to drive our business in meeting strategic goals.

The opportunity

You will work to successfully execute resource/scheduling assignments that are complex and require extensive relationships with engagement managers. Youll focus on matching resource needs with availability while taking into consideration skills required personal preferences and engagement risk. Youll coordinate with other RMs and client service leaders to balance workloads and address staffing needs as required.

Your key responsibilities

• Assign appropriate client service personnel to engagements by accessing information reviewing options available and presenting recommendations based on policies and client requirements. Challenge as appropriate scheduled hours and personnel to make sure of efficient utilization of resources.
• Promote and monitor the sharing of resources; network with other team members across regions and service lines to address resource needs and/or conflicts.
• Identify and address scheduling risks (e.g. excessively high/low utilization morale issues performance issues staff/engagement/client issues). Take action to decrease individuals unassigned time and balance the workload of engagement teams.
• Resolve conflicts with engagement team members to identify appropriate alternatives in a timely manner considering engagement requirements and developmental goals of supported staff.
• Build relationships and communicate continually with client service personnel to identify personal schedule preferences and/or career development goals.
• Focus on engagement needs by appropriately prioritizing staffing decisions.
• Counsel supported personnel as needed/requested; raise issues to leadership as appropriate.
• Work cross-functionally with other support functions including recruiting talent and visa and immigration to best support client servers.
• Read review and interpret utilization and scheduling reports. Utilize scheduling tools to assist in forecasting hours tracking utilization and monitoring headcount. Communicate data to leadership and drive strategic conversations to track plan utilization.
• Raise critical and complex issues identified to RM leadership.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong analytical skills; detail-oriented
• Very strong communication skills both oral and written
• Proficient at negotiation skills and conflict management
• Ability to be creative and think outside the box
• Moderate understanding of Excel
• Strong client service focus; responsive to requests and maintains a sense of urgency in resolving issues.
• Comfortable working longer hours as needed

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience
• 5-7 plus years of experience. Experience in a professional services firm desired

Ideally youll also have

• Proficiency in Microsoft applications
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Some supervisory experience

What we look for

Were interested in knowledgeable professionals ready to take ownership for spotting trends and improving our processes. Youll need to be naturally curious ready to learn and have a genuine passion for improvement. If youre aiming to influence change within a world class organization all while developing your own career this role is for you.