Associate Director, Finance Staffing & Development

Cornerstone Research; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health & Wellness benefits

Retirement savings plans

Work-Life blend & paid time off

Mentorship and learning culture

Job summary

Cornerstone Research seeks an Associate Director, Staffing and Development to lead Finance staffing and develop teams across multiple offices. You’ll oversee project staffing, drive development initiatives, and partner with Talent Acquisition, Practice Leadership, and HR to align staffing with strategic goals.

This role requires a 12+ year track record in professional services or consulting staffing, strong leadership, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of broad-based experience in a professional services, legal or consulting environment required with a demonstrated focus on staffing and professional development.
• Prior experience managing teams required.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office required, with the ability to learn new software and operating systems.
• Demonstrated ability to implement comprehensive short-term and long-term strategic operational plans from broadly stated business objectives.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, organizational, and planning skills.
• Ability to commute to one of our U.S offices in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley or Washington, DC, to comply with our hybrid work policy of 2-3 days per week in office.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Finance Staffing team, as well as local office staffing managers as assigned.
• Work closely with officers and case managers to understand and stay on top of a rapidly-changing pipeline of projects, deadlines, and priorities.
• Take ownership of and lead the project staffing process for billable and non-billable projects while accounting for specific case needs, development needs and timing.
• Provide leadership and guidance on key issues at each consultant level.
• Coach team members on how to incorporate development considerations into creative staffing solutions, how to reconcile with business needs, and how to communicate these determinations most effectively with all relevant stakeholder groups.
• Work with Officers to create a fair and comparable level of utilization across the practice and to provide consultants with the opportunity to work on a variety of matters and with a diversity of staff, while balancing development opportunities with client needs.
• Develop a professional relationship with each consultant, including an in-depth understanding of professional aspirations, experiences, strengths, development needs, and relevant personal circumstances.
• Ensure ongoing dialogue with case managers and advisors to align staffing decisions with skill and professional development goals.
• Work proactively to anticipate, identify and address challenging staffing issues.

Skills

Staffing leadership

Team management

Project staffing

Strategic planning

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cornerstone Research seeks an Associate Director, Staffing and Development to lead Finance staffing and develop teams across multiple offices. You’ll oversee project staffing, drive development initiatives, and partner with Talent Acquisition, Practice Leadership, and HR to align staffing with strategic goals.

This role requires a 12+ year track record in professional services or consulting staffing, strong leadership, and excellent communication.