Resourcing Lead

Kim Cosic Consulting Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks vacation

Comprehensive benefits

Career development

Great work-life balance

Top 10 Great Places to Work in Canada

Job summary

Kim Cosic Consulting Inc. is growing and seeks a Resourcing Lead to design high-performing teams, oversee end-to-end staffing, and partner with leaders to shape engagements. Reporting to the VP, Revenue, you’ll own the staffing process and ensure delivery excellence.

The role combines strategic workforce planning with hands-on resourcing, requires strong facilitation and relationship skills, and offers a hybrid work arrangement with three in-person days at Liberty Village in Toronto.

Qualifications

• 5-12 years of experience in resourcing, capacity planning, or workforce planning in professional services or project-based environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the detailed resourcing end-to-end process from intake to staffing recommendation and handover.
• Build trusted relationships across the consulting team and act as the go-to advisor on resourcing decisions.
• Anticipate demand with project/client leads and shape staffing decisions early.
• Reprioritize and re-staff as projects evolve and keep stakeholders aligned.
• Maintain a clear view of assignments, availability and capability gaps across the team.
• Develop capacity models, utilization reporting, and forecasts tied to the project pipeline.
• Translate asks into concrete actions with named owners and dates.

Skills

Facilitation

Agility

Negotiation

Structured thinking

Relationship building

Organization

Discretion

Learning mindset

Tools

Float

Runn

Kantata

Excel

Job description

While my client is technically an operational consultancy, they don’t like to call themselves consultants. They're a collection of engineers, innovators and creators who work with companies across industries to simplify the complex, realize untapped potential, and uncover opportunities. They know that their people are their superpower and loving your Monday to Friday is important to them. They’ve been recognized as one of the top 10 Best Places to Work in Canada for the past 6 years which they know has something to do with their culture of rewarding great work with great experiences, fostering rapid career growth, and sharing the success of the business with the whole team.

The company is growing quickly, and this is a chance to be a key driver of that growth. They are looking for a Resourcing Lead to join their team. Reporting to the VP, Revenue, you'll sit at the centre of how the company deploys its most valuable asset - its people - designing the high‑performing teams that deliver exceptional outcomes for their clients and partnering with leaders to make the calls that shape every engagement. If you're eager to learn, love a complicated puzzle, and want to make a meaningful impact, this could be a great fit.

While they have a flexible working environment, the successful candidate should expect to spend an average of at least three days a week in person at our Liberty Village office.

What you’ll do.

As a Resourcing Lead you will:

• Own the Detailed resourcing process end-to-end, from intake of a new project through to staffing recommendation, decision, and handover to the project lead, balancing project needs, individual development, and the long-term success of Isaac.
• Build trusted relationships across our entire consulting team, acting as the go-to advisor on resourcing decisions and a sounding board for staffing questions.
• Anticipate what’s coming. Partner with project and client leads to understand upcoming demand, highlight trade‑offs, and shape resourcing decisions early, driving the group to decisions in the moment.
• Respond to what's changing. Re‑prioritize and re‑staff in real time as projects evolve - scope changes, client escalations, sick days, and the requests that land on a Friday afternoon. Reset expectations cleanly when things shift
• Maintain a clear, current view of who's working on what, who's available, and where capability gaps are emerging across the team.
• Develop and maintain capacity models, utilization reporting, and forecasts that translate the project pipeline into a concrete staffing plan weeks ahead of need.
• Translate vague asks into concrete next steps, named owners, and agreed dates, bringing clarity so everyone leaves every meeting knowing what was decided and who does what.

Who you are.

• You're a strong facilitator. You read a room, frame the choice, and bring structure to ambiguity, pushing a senior group toward a decision rather than letting it drift across meetings.
• You're mentally agile. You can keep multiple projects, people, deadlines, and competing priorities in mind simultaneously, process complex ideas in the moment, and switch between them without losing the thread, bringing clarity even when the picture is still forming.
• You're a skilled negotiator. You hold the line on what matters, find creative middle ground when the obvious answer doesn't work, and bring the team along to make tough calls together, framing clear recommendations with thoughtful trade‑offs.
• You're a structured & visual thinker. You break complex situations down into visuals, models, and frameworks, and you know instinctively how much detail a stakeholder needs; enough to make the choice clear, not so much that the decision gets buried in detail.
• You're a relationship builder. You build trusted relationships across all levels and adapt your communication style to what the moment needs.
• You're highly organized. You juggle multiple priorities, manage details carefully, and make sure nothing slips through the cracks.
• You're discreet. You handle sensitive information about people, projects, and business strategy with integrity.
• You're eager to learn and grow. You actively seek opportunities to build new skills, knowledge, and expertise.

What you bring to the role.

• 5-12 years of experience in resourcing, capacity planning, or workforce planning is a must, ideally in professional services, consulting, or another project‑based environment.
• A track record of staffing project‑based work, matching skills, seniority, and development needs against project requirements is an asset; we're equally open to people who've applied this thinking in other settings.
• Comfortable partnering with senior stakeholders, providing data‑backed recommendations, and influencing decisions at the leadership table.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining capacity models, utilization reporting, and resourcing forecasts in a fast‑paced environment is a plus.
• Strong experience with resource management tooling (e.g. Float, Runn, Kantata, or similar), strong Excel skills, and a proven habit of using AI to accelerate your work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the business.
• Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities at once.
• Change management experience considered a strong asset, particularly in managing transitions and building stakeholder buy‑in.

Why work for us.

• You’ll be joining a small team at a fast‑growing company that dedicates a lot of effort to career development, which means lots of opportunity for learning and growth
• The work we do has a tangible, meaningful impact on our clients
• 5 weeks of vacation for everyone at the company, plus frequent company development and social events
• A comprehensive benefits package 100% covered by us, including generous annual wellness allowances
• You’ll work with good humans who genuinely enjoy spending time together
• You’ll have great work‑life balance – no working on weekends
• We’ve been recognized as one of the top 10 Great Places to Work in Canada for the past 6 consecutive years!