EX Resource Manager Europe
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Job Summary
About Us
WTW is an award-winning advisory broking and solutions company that supports clients worldwide in transforming risk into opportunities for growth. With a rich insurance heritage dating back to 1828 from the Titanic in 1912 to the Moon Buggy in 1971 WTW brings deep industry expertise and longstanding experience. Our WTW Regional Delivery Center based in the heart of Lisbon brings together a strong global team of more than 400 colleagues who deliver operational excellence every day through innovation and streamlined efficient solutions.
The Opportunity
As Resource Manager for Employee Experience Europe you will be responsible for the day-to-day allocation of consulting resources across the region ensuring that client needs and business priorities are supported with the right skills at the right time.
This is a senior individual contributor role working closely with consultants managers and senior leaders to manage demand across both active projects and the pipeline while maintaining strong utilisation margins and delivery quality.
You will also translate resourcing data into clear insights to support workforce planning capacity decisions and risk management contributing to a structured and transparent resourcing process supported by modern tools.
The role requires a strong understanding of business services the ability to operate in a fast-paced matrix environment and confidence in influencing senior stakeholders while upholding high standards of quality and governance.
What will you do
Primary Accountability: Day-to-Day Resourcing Execution
Own the end-to-end deployment of consulting resources across sold client work active opportunities and priority internal initiatives
Maintain real-time visibility of regional demand and capacity proactively identifying conflicts risks and trade-offs
Ensure work is staffed with appropriately skilled and leveled colleagues to optimize margin delivery quality client satisfaction and budget adherence
Actively prioritize resourcing decisions when demand exceeds supply balancing commercial client and talent considerations
Make day-to-day resourcing decisions informed by service complexity delivery risk and client context not just availability or utilization targets
Secondary Accountability: Workforce Planning & Forward View
Translate utilization pipeline and capacity data into clear insights that inform short- and medium-term workforce planning
Identify emerging skill gaps over- or under-utilization trends and deployment risks escalating recommendations to leadership
Partner with regional leadership to inform hiring redeployment cross-region staffing and upskilling decisions
Support scenario planning to assess the impact of demand surges project changes or attrition and define mitigation options
Use service-level understanding to inform workforce planning assumptions including skill mix leverage models and future capability requirements
Executive Stakeholder Management & Insight Delivery
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders providing clear structured and executive-ready insights to support decision-making
Communicate complex resourcing concepts succinctly with strong attention to detail consistency and quality control
Navigate competing stakeholder priorities with confidence influence and sound judgment
Build durable relationships through regular engagement transparency and collaborative problem-solving
Process Excellence Governance & Integrity
Drive adoption and consistent use of the regional resourcing process and supporting business resourcing tools
Champion disciplined data quality compliance and governance while operating at pace
Continuously improve resourcing practices reporting and ways of working based on feedback and outcomes
Uphold the highest standards of integrity ethics confidentiality and data security when handling sensitive business and client information
Collaboration Across Regions
Collaborate closely with counterpart Resource Managers in North America and Asia Pacific to maximize access to global skills and capacity
Enable cross-region resourcing solutions that balance local needs with broader business efficiency
Share insights best practices and lessons learned to improve consistency and maturity of resourcing globally
Service Understanding & Demand Translation
Develop and maintain a deep working understanding of the services offerings and delivery models across the Employee Experience business
Partner closely with growth leaders sellers and delivery leads to understand how services are sold delivered and scaled including typical team structures skill mixes and demand drivers
Translate service-level knowledge into practical resourcing decisions ensuring day-to-day staffing reflects the realities of delivery complexity risk and client expectations
Apply service insights to anticipate demand patterns skill concentration risks and emerging capability needs strengthening both immediate deployment decisions and forward-looking workforce planning
Continuously build knowledge of how services evolve over time incorporating changes in offerings delivery approaches or client demand into resourcing strategy and recommendations
Talent Enablement & Inclusive Allocation
Develop a deep understanding of consultant skills experience and career aspirations
Enable access to varied stretching and development-oriented assignments while maintaining utilization discipline
Promote fair inclusive and transparent allocation practices across levels geographies and backgrounds Act as an advocate for talent in resourcing and leadership discussions
Qualifications
What Youll Bring
Experience & Expertise
- Proven experience in resource management workforce planning or consulting with significant responsibility for resourcing decisions
- Strong ability to translate complex data ideas and inputs into clear structured and executive-ready outputs
- Solid commercial acumen with understanding of utilisation margin pricing and delivery economics
- Experience working across multiple stakeholders geographies and time zones
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities while maintaining quality and compliance
- Ability to quickly build credibility through understanding professional services and translating this into resourcing and delivery needs
Stakeholder & Communication Skills
- Strong executive-level stakeholder management and influencing capabilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with high attention to detail and consistency
- Confident in navigating ambiguity balancing trade-offs and managing competing priorities
Personal Attributes
- High level of integrity and professionalism with a strong commitment to ethics confidentiality and data security
- Resilient adaptable and solution-oriented mindset
- Collaborative and inclusive approach with the ability to build trust across all levels
Additional Requirements
- Fluent in English; additional European languages are an advantage
- Strong analytical skills and experience working with enterprise resourcing and planning tools
Why WTW
At WTW we offer more than just a jobwe offer a career. Heres what you can expect:
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible working hours and hybrid working options to suit your lifestyle.
- Competitive Compensation: Benefit from an attractive performance-related remuneration system.
- Global Exposure: Join an international consultancy with the security of a global corporation and renowned clients.
- Career Development: Experience a steep learning curve and ample opportunities for individual career growth through on-the-job learning and specialist training.
- Collaborative Culture: Work in a collegial appreciative and dynamic environment where decisions are made together.
- Impactful Work: Quickly take on responsibility and make an impact with direct customer contact.
- Community and Celebration: Participate in corporate events and celebrate our successes together.
Join Us!
Be part of a team that values innovation excellence and collaboration. At WTW your career is more than just a jobits a journey. Apply now and turn your potential into success with WTW!
WTW is an equal opportunity employer.
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