Resource Manager

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holistic wellbeing fund

Home office allowance

Learning opportunities tailored to you

Job summary

A leading global law firm in Australia is looking for a Resource Manager to join their Human Resources team on a maximum term contract. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in resource management within professional services and exceptional communication skills. Responsibilities include managing work allocation technology and solving complex allocation problems while driving mobility across the firm. The firm values diversity and inclusion, offering a supportive environment for personal and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Resource Manager, ideally within a large professional services or legal environment.
• Experience building strategic relationships at all levels and strong commercial focus.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines while identifying mobility opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and drive expert work allocation technology to the Digital Legal Delivery practice group.
• Solve complex work allocation problems and anticipate business challenges.
• Maintain broad appreciation of supply and demand needs across the global firm.

Skills

Outstanding communication

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Experience as a Resource Manager in professional services

Tools

Resource management software

Job description

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.

Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.

As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.

At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas.

We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.

All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition

Opportunity

We are seeking a Resource Manager to join our Human Resources team in Melbourne or Sydney on a 7‑month maximum term contract.

In this role you will deliver and drive expert work allocation technology and advice to the Digital Legal Delivery practice group, balancing the needs of our clients, business, and the career aspirations and wellbeing of our people.

You will solve complex work allocation problems and anticipate business challenges that may arise, advising on solutions and preventative measures. You will maintain a broad appreciation of supply and demand needs across the global firm, driving mobility wherever possible and optimising allocation of work.

What you'll bring

• Prior experience as a Resource Manager, ideally within a large professional services or legal environment.
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive culture change.
• Experience building strategic relationships at all levels, and a strong commercial and client focus.
• Excellent IT skills and experience working with resource management software.
• Experience identifying and executing mobility opportunities, with the ability to act quickly under tight deadlines.
• A talent for data analysis, planning, forecasting, trend spotting, risk mitigation and reporting.
• The ability to understand and analyse utilisation data and practice‑specific work types to make resourcing decisions based on data and partner and staff preferences.
• An understanding of key business drivers including the impact that utilisation and leverage have on profitability.
• Presentation skills that will help educate the business on the benefits of the resource management function and available data tools.
• A team focused and collaborative approach.

What you can expect from us

• We’re a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 6,000 professionals across 26 offices. As the market leader in Australia, we are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity and digital innovation. We are client‑centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution‑focused expertise. We will align your growth with our ambitions.
• We make your personal and professional growth our business. And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too. Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you.
• We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you. Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors, and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals.
• We value your wellbeing, both at home and work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health. If you need support, you’ll have it and we’ll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities, and effectively manage things within your control.
• For more benefits on offer such as our holistic wellbeing fund or home office allowance please click here.
• Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia’s market leading law firm.

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.

Team

Human Resources

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

Melbourne, Sydney

Contract type

Maximum Term Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.