Resource Manager, Strategy, Risk & Transaction Advisory

Deloitte LLP; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Resource Manager to join their dynamic team in London. This pivotal role involves managing staff allocation to projects, ensuring optimal resource utilization, and delivering a professional service to stakeholders. You will engage with senior leadership to understand resource needs and drive continuous improvement in service delivery. The company promotes a flexible hybrid working policy, allowing you to balance in-office and remote work while fostering your personal and professional growth. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and have a passion for resource management, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in resource management within a professional services environment.
• Strong administrative skills with a proactive problem-solving approach.

Responsibilities

• Allocate staff to projects while ensuring optimal utilization and client satisfaction.
• Collaborate with leadership to understand resource needs and improve service delivery.

Skills

Resource Management

Administrative Skills

Organizational Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Experience in Professional Services

Tools

STAFFIT

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

This is your opportunity to join Deloitte SR&T-A Resource Management team.

As a Resource Manager, you will play a pivotal role in allocating Business Unit staff to various projects and initiatives. You will manage the scheduling process to ensure optimal staff utilization, working closely with Business Leads, Operations Lead, project leaders, RM Business Partner, and industry teams to understand current and future resource needs, and allocate appropriate resources while supporting SRTA and Business Unit people strategies.

You will serve as a trusted advisor, providing pragmatic guidance on resourcing solutions to stakeholders and practitioners. You will be responsible for delivering a professional resource management service to the business unit and the broader SR&T-A business.

We encourage flexible working arrangements, both formal and informal, to achieve the best outcomes for our people and clients. If this opportunity interests you with some flexibility, please discuss with us.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress by leveraging our expertise to help clients become leaders. We invest in outstanding people, building diverse teams of future thinkers and empowering them to achieve more.

Our values guide us: leading the way, serving with integrity, taking care of each other, fostering inclusion, and collaborating for measurable impact. These values influence every decision and action, ensuring we deliver impact where it matters most.

Connect to your opportunity

The objectives of the Resource Management team include:

1. Engaging proactively with senior leadership to understand resource needs, including project extensions and new business, and delivering innovative, transparent solutions.
2. Strategically assigning practitioners to projects, considering client needs and growth opportunities, and communicating effectively about assignments.
3. Driving continuous improvement in service delivery and schedule accuracy through collaboration with RM Business Partner, Operations, and wider teams.
4. Becoming a subject matter expert in STAFFIT, the resource management system, promoting its use for data accuracy and decision-making.
5. Maintaining data integrity within STAFFIT to reflect current resource allocations.
6. Communicating regularly with practitioners about assignments and developmental opportunities, considering work-life balance and individual needs.
7. Collaborating with HR and People leaders to address resourcing matters, ensuring a positive employee experience.
8. Providing reports on resource availability and utilization to support leadership decisions.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

• Experience in a professional services environment, with a comparable resourcing role preferred.
• Skills matching CVs to roles, dealing with various levels of people, strong administrative and organizational skills, logistics background.
• Proficiency in Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proactive, creative problem-solving approach, numerate, well-organized, attentive to detail, diligent, with strong communication skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive/confidential information appropriately.

Connect to your business - Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory

We help clients navigate risks, process transactions, and deliver transformational change to future-proof their businesses. Join us to make a positive impact.

Personal independence

Regulations require certain colleagues to adhere to personal independence constraints, including restrictions on financial interests and secondary employment with audit clients. The recruitment team will provide details as you progress.

Connect with your colleagues

"Deloitte offers opportunities to hone your skills with open leadership support, making it a great place to build your career."

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in our London office with flexible hybrid working options, balancing in-office, virtual, and remote work to support your wellbeing and career development. Specific requirements will be discussed with your recruiter.

Our commitment to you

We foster an environment where you can experience purpose, be yourself, and grow. We support your wellbeing and personal contributions, ensuring you are comfortable and at your best to make an impact.

Through world-class development, you’ll gain technical and personal skills, learning how to lead at every level.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte allows you to develop in any direction, with opportunities to grow and make a difference. Join us to bring your true self to work and keep growing. Discover more at deloitte.co.uk/careers.