Senior Casting Partner

Waracle; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Home office budget

Udemy Business access

Cycle to Work scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Waracle in Glasgow is seeking a Senior Casting Partner to lead talent resourcing across software engineering, data, and digital projects. The role combines forecasting, bench management, and strategic team design to ensure optimal project delivery and staff growth.

The successful candidate will partner with Delivery and Sales, drive continuous improvement, and contribute to bids and proposals while maintaining a collaborative, open culture. This is a hybrid role with office presence in Glasgow.

Qualifications

• Strong background in resourcing, workforce planning, or talent allocation/acquisition.
• Good understanding of modern digital technologies and development disciplines and matching specialists to projects.
• Commercial awareness with focus on margins, rate structures, and utilisation across consulting teams.
• Warm, empathetic communication and track record of resolving stakeholder trade-offs.
• Experience with PSA platforms, skills matrices, or ATS; data patterns and accuracy.
• Curiosity and initiative to identify process inefficiencies and propose automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly forecasting to align project needs with consultant availability and design balanced solutions.
• Support colleagues between engagements, balancing commercial health with development goals and redeployment plans.
• Facilitate discussions to resolve resourcing trade-offs fairly and efficiently.
• Audit PSA data, identify trends, and provide reliable insights for talent decisions.
• Monitor margins and resource utilisation to suggest healthy adjustments for project success.
• Partner on bids and proposals to shape future-ready team compositions.
• Identify workflow improvements and advocate automation to smooth daily work.
• Collaborate across the operations team and support ad-hoc initiatives.

Skills

Resourcing background

Technical acumen

Commercial margin

Relationship building

Systems data fluency

Continuous improvement

Tools

PSA platforms

Skills matrices

Applicant tracking systems

Job description

Waracle are looking for a Senior Casting Partner for an exciting new role joining our world-class digital technology consultancy and home to a diverse, smart, curious and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation.

We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. We help our clients to innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design and delivery to operations.

This is a Hybrid role working from our Glasgow office 2 days a week.

As our Senior Casting Partner, you will sit at the very heart of Waracle’s people community, shaping how we nurture, align, and match our technical talent to rewarding client projects. Working collaboratively with leaders across Delivery and Sales, you will champion individual career growth, bring balance to project resourcing, and ensure our multidisciplinary teams thrive together in an open, supportive environment.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Collaborative Forecasting: Leading our weekly planning rhythm to align project needs with consultant availability, constructively navigating overlaps, and designing balanced solutions.

• Bench Support & Development: Actively supporting colleagues between client engagements, balancing commercial health with individual development goals and meaningful redeployment plans.

• Constructive Problem-Solving: Acting as a trusted, empathetic sounding board for delivery teams, facilitating thoughtful discussions to resolve resourcing trade-offs fairly.

• Insightful Data Stewardship: Proactively auditing PSA system data, identifying trends, and ensuring reliable insight to guide inclusive talent decisions.

• Commercial Mindfulness: Monitoring margins and resource utilisation across practice areas, suggesting healthy adjustments that protect both project success and team well-being.

• Strategic Team Design: Partnering on bids and proposals to shape well-rounded, future-ready team compositions and explore creative skills alternatives.

• Workflow Improvements: Identifying opportunities to streamline resourcing routines, championing automation and practical changes to make everyday work smoother.

• Community Contribution: Collaborating across our wider operations team and supporting ad-hoc initiatives that support our growing community.

Research shows that underrepresented groups tend to only apply for roles that they believe they meet 100% of the criteria for. At Waracle, we want to buck that trend! We hire for passion, potential and mindset as much as credentials. If you think you'd be incredible in the role, then apply - even if you don't think you tick every box.

What you'll bring

• Resourcing & Talent Background: A strong background in resourcing, workforce planning, or talent allocation/acquisition, with hands-on experience working with technical roles across software engineering, data and digital.

• Technical Acumen: A genuine understanding of modern digital technologies and development disciplines, paired with the intuition to match specialists with project environments where they can excel.

• Commercial & Margin Optimisation: Commercial awareness with a focus on margin optimisation, rate structures, and balanced utilisation across consulting teams.

• Collaborative Relationship Building: Warm, empathetic communication skills with a track record of resolving complex stakeholder trade-offs and navigating diverse perspectives.

• Systems & Data Fluency: Practical experience with PSA platforms, skills matrices, or applicant tracking systems, alongside an eye for spotting data patterns and maintaining accuracy.

• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Curiosity and initiative to identify process inefficiencies and propose automation to enhance the consultant and stakeholder experience.

What to expect from our hiring process

• 1. First Hello: An informal chat with your dedicated Talent Attraction Partner to talk about Waracle, what you want out of your next move, salary, benefits, and office hybrid working model.

• 2. Talking Impact: A collaborative deep dive into how you solve problems, work with others, and raise the bar, guided by our core values and competency framework.

• 3. Craft Showcase: A chance to demonstrate your real-world expertise. This will be a practical presentation.

Your Talent Attraction Partner will be in your corner through every step right up to your Welcome Ritual on day one

Our Benefits

We believe in supporting our team, inside and outside of work. Here's a glimpse of what you can expect:

• Rest & Recharge: You'll receive 27 days of annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, totaling 35 days of holiday to unwind and pursue your passions.

• Financial Future & Security: Plan for retirement with our company-matched 5% pension contribution. For added peace of mind, we also offer a Death in Service benefit, providing 2 x your annual salary for your loved ones.

• Health & Wellness: Our Medicash Health Cash Plans help cover everyday healthcare costs, complemented by an Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support, and Group Sickness Cover for peace of mind.

• Flexible Working: We champion hybrid working, providing a home office setup budget to ensure you're comfortable and productive wherever you are.

• Learning & Development: Invest in yourself with access to Udemy Business and a dedicated learning and development budget for continuous growth.

• Lifestyle Perks: Make the most of our Cycle to Work Scheme, and enjoy exclusive gym and retail discounts.

• Family First: Our enhanced parental leave policies include support for fertility journeys, recognising diverse family needs.

• Community & Connection: We foster a vibrant culture with regular fun meet-ups and lunch on us in the office once a month. You'll also have the opportunity to make a local impact through Spirit of Waracle, our initiative for getting involved in charitable causes locally, building strong team bonds and giving back.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.