Resource Manager

H&P Executive Search; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global advertising production consultancy is seeking its first dedicated Resource Manager to enhance global resource planning and capacity management. This newly established role involves owning the resourcing processes using Paprika, ensuring efficient staffing of projects, and monitoring for any capacity pressures. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in resource allocation within a fast-paced agency environment and be comfortable collaborating with various teams. This position offers significant influence and career progression within a PE-backed company with ambitious growth plans.

Qualifications

• Experience in traffic, resourcing, or production operations.
• Agency-side experience in advertising, production, or marketing services.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.

Responsibilities

• Own global resource planning and capacity management across all business units.
• Maintain short-term and medium-term resource visibility.
• Allocate internal retained resource before engaging freelancers.

Skills

Global resource planning

Capacity management

Project monitoring

Working with senior stakeholders

Proficient in Paprika

Tools

Paprika

Job description

H&P is excited to be supporting a global advertising production consultancy helping major brands maximise the value, transparency, and efficiency of marketing production. Backed by a leading Private Equity firm, the business is scaling rapidly across regions and disciplines.

The Role

Our client is hiring its first dedicated Resource Manager, a newly created role designed to bring structure, visibility, and forward planning to how consulting and production resource is deployed globally.

You will own resourcing from approved estimate through delivery and WIP close, ensuring internal teams are fully utilised before external support is engaged, and that projects are appropriately staffed, monitored, and commercially controlled.

This is a blank-slate role, with ownership of resourcing processes built in Paprika.

Key Responsibilities

• Own global resource planning and capacity management across all business units
• Maintain short-term (6-week) and medium-term (up to 3-month) resource visibility
• Allocate internal retained resource before engaging freelancers or external support
• Partner with Project Managers on timelines and resourcing once projects are approved
• Monitor projects for stalls, overruns, or capacity pressure and escalate early
• Act as owner of resourcing in Paprika, ensuring accurate data, utilisation, and reporting
• Work closely with Commercial Finance on utilisation, recovery, and capacity reporting
• Support cross-regional resourcing, including redeployment between Europe and the US
• Agency-side experience in advertising, production, or marketing services
• Background in traffic, resourcing, or production operations
• Strong working knowledge of Paprika (resourcing module preferred)
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, multi-project environment
• Confident working with senior stakeholders

Experience in an independent or fast-moving agency environment is a plus.

Why Join?

• First resourcing hire with real ownership and influence
• PE-backed business with global growth plans
• Exposure to multi-regional teams and complex delivery
• Clear long-term progression as the business scales