Operations Manager (Resource Management)

Whirlpool Corporation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 56,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Fitness reimbursement

Educational reimbursement

Kitchenettes

Job summary

Whirlpool Corporation in Chicago is seeking an Operations Manager (Resource Management) to own talent allocation, capacity modeling, and workload balancing across multiple brands and disciplines. You will partner with Program Management and senior ops leads to translate project demand into staffing solutions while protecting team health and utilization targets.

The role is on-site 5 days per week, reporting to the Head of Operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years in project management, creative operations, or resource planning in a creative setting.

Responsibilities

• Talent Allocation & Multi-Brand Staffing across brands and disciplines.
• Intake Feasibility & Priority Alignment with Program Management.
• Capacity Forecasting using scope forecasts and demand data.
• Workload Rebalancing to meet utilization targets.
• Process Standardization for requests, handoffs and tracking.
• Timesheet & People Leader Reporting with weekly utilization.
• Awards Submissions management and timelines.
• External Talent Support for onboarding/offboarding.

Skills

Cross-Functional Fluency

Tool Proficiency

Data Integrity

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Workfront

Smartsheet

Monday.com

10,000ft

Job description

Requisition ID: 73666

About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant

pursuit of improving life at home. As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchen

and laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving

needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid,

JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2025, the company reported

approximately $16 billion in annual net sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas -

41,000 employees, and 35 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional

information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com .

The team you will be a part of

You will join a dynamic, fast-paced in-house creative organization where breakthrough thinking creates a tangible impact. The Operations team serves as the central point of coordination between Brand and WoW Studios, driven by clarity, transparency, predictability, and efficiency. Our mission is to empower the organization by establishing robust processes, optimizing resources, and standardizing data to ensure timely and financially sound execution.

This role in summary

Whirlpool is seeking an Operations Manager (Resource Management) to take operational ownership of talent allocation, capacity modeling, and workload balancing across our multidisciplinary teams. Reporting directly to the Head of Operations, you will partner closely with Program Management, Senior Operations Managers, and cross-functional discipline leads to translate project demand into viable staffing solutions while protecting team health and company utilization targets. In this role, you will ensure projects across our studio are properly staffed with the right talent at the right time, balancing day-to-day resource availability against scheduled delivery milestones.

This role is on-site 5 days per week.

Your responsibilities will include

• Talent Allocation & Multi-Brand Staffing: Allocate talent across multiple brands and disciplines (including project management, creative, and production) based on technical skills, availability, and business priority

• Intake Feasibility & Priority Alignment: Partner with Program Management as projects are vetted at intake, assessing capacity feasibility and validating delivery milestones against real-time bandwidth

• Capacity Forecasting: Forecast short- and long-term capacity needs leveraging annual scope forecasts and project demand pipeline data, identifying skill and headcount gaps well before they impact delivery

• Workload Rebalancing & Problem-Solving: Monitor and analyze planned allocation data to rebalance active workloads, keeping teams aligned with utilization targets

• Process Standardization: Maintain and iterate operational frameworks for resource requests, project handoffs and initiatives tracking

• Timesheet & People Leader Reporting: Audit timesheets, track team PTO and deliver weekly utilization reports

• Awards Submission Management: Oversee the operational logistics and end-to-end timeline for industry award submissions, tracking key deadlines, managing asset collection, and coordinating team bandwidth for case study preparation

• External Talent Support: Coordinate external staffing workflows, managing onboarding/offboarding and allocation tracking

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 5+ years of professional experience in project management, creative operations, or resource planning within a creative agency, studio, or consultancy environment

Preferred skills and experiences

• Cross-Functional Fluency: Strong understanding of creative, production, and project workflows, with the ability to distinguish nuanced creative specializations to staff projects accurately

• Tool Proficiency & Data Integrity: 3+ years of experience with dedicated resource management platforms (e.g., Workfront, Resource Management by Smartsheet/10,000ft, Monday.com) and advanced spreadsheet modeling

• Balances Stakeholders & Manages Ambiguity: Ability to build consensus across competing priorities (creative ambitions vs. delivery timelines vs. utilization goals) while navigating fluid project pipelines and incomplete data

• Optimizes Work Processes: Proven approach to identifying process friction, continuous improvement, and establishing scalable handoff and tracking standards

• Courage & Consultative Problem Solving: Confidence to address difficult staffing trade-offs candidly, hold operational boundaries, operate with minimal direction, and present data-backed solutions to senior department leads

Compensation: $55,900 - $111,800 + Annual Bonus

What we offer

Generous benefits package , Whirlpool employee discount, fitness & educational reimbursement programs, kitchenettes, and more! Saint Joseph/Benton Harbor locations: Beautiful, recently renovated office space, free coffee, biking/walking trails, and access to The Eddy - Early Childhood Center (depending upon availability - additional costs required).

Additional information

Whirlpool’s Ways of Working

Our goal is to provide an environment that helps you bring your best to Whirlpool every day. We offer flexibility and industry-leading time-off benefits that will help you balance what’s important at work and at home, including:

• Always On Flexibility - You will have the autonomy to manage personal, family, and outside-of-work commitments as needed.

• Two-Week Work from Anywhere - Minimum of one-week increments for a total of two weeks per year.

• Sabbatical - Four weeks paid leave after every five years of service.

Connect with us and learn more about Whirlpool Corporation

See what it's like to work at Whirlpool by visiting Whirlpool Careers (http://www.whirlpoolcareers.com/) . Additional information about the company can be found on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/WhirlpoolCorp/) , Twitter (http://twitter.com/whirlpoolcorp) , LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/whirlpool-corporation/life/) , Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/whirlpoolcorp/) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/WhirlpoolCorporation) .

Whirlpool Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.