Workforce Acceleration Manager

RSM US LLP; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

RSM US LLP is seeking a Workforce Acceleration Manager to help optimize organization design, workforce planning, and governance across Talent and business teams. The role focuses on turning concepts into practical tools and driving workforce priorities from planning to execution.

The ideal candidate will bring experience in organization design, workforce strategy, and project execution, with strong analytical and communication skills to guide leaders and teams through complex workforce

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Experience in organization design, workforce planning, workforce strategy, talent management, consulting, project execution, or related work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across a matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Experience working across teams and helping stakeholders move work forward.

Responsibilities

• Work with HR Business Partners, Talent teams, and business leaders to understand organization and workforce challenges and define practical ways to address them.
• Lead or support projects related to organization design, workforce planning, position management, role clarity, governance, and workforce processes.
• Develop frameworks, tools, and best practices that help leaders make consistent decisions about roles, teams, skills, and workforce planning.
• Create recommendations, project plans, presentations, and implementation materials that help move work from planning to execution.
• Support job design, career path, skills, and role structure work so leaders have clearer ways to organize and plan their teams.
• Review workforce and organization data to identify patterns, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Design governance frameworks that clarify decision rights, roles, handoffs, and how work should move through the organization.
• Help drive execution by tracking decisions, actions, risks, dependencies, and follow-ups across teams.

Skills

Organization design

Workforce planning

Talent management

Project execution

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field

Master’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Human Resources, or related field

Tools

Workday

Job description

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM. As a Workforce Acceleration Manager, you will help RSM improve how work is organized, how roles are designed, and how workforce decisions get made. You will work across Talent and business teams to support organization design efforts, build practical frameworks and best practices, and help leaders move workforce priorities from idea to execution. This role brings together organization design, workforce planning, governance, problem solving, and project execution. The ideal candidate is comfortable bringing structure to unclear problems, turning concepts into practical tools, and helping teams make progress.

Responsibilities

• Work with HR Business Partners, Talent teams, and business leaders to understand organization and workforce challenges and define practical ways to address them.
• Lead or support projects related to organization design, workforce planning, position management, role clarity, governance, and workforce processes.
• Develop frameworks, tools, and best practices that help leaders make consistent decisions about roles, teams, skills, and workforce planning.
• Create recommendations, project plans, presentations, and implementation materials that help move work from planning to execution.
• Support job design, career path, skills, and role structure work so leaders have clearer ways to organize and plan their teams.
• Review workforce and organization data to identify patterns, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Design governance frameworks that clarify decision rights, roles, handoffs, and how work should move through the organization.
• Help drive execution by tracking decisions, actions, risks, dependencies, and follow-ups across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Experience in organization design, workforce planning, workforce strategy, talent management, consulting, project execution, or related work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across a matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Experience working across teams and helping stakeholders move work forward.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Human Resources, or related field.
• Experience supporting or leading organization design, workforce planning, role clarity, operating model, governance, or complex workforce transformation work.
• Experience developing practical frameworks, tools, best practices, project plans, business cases, implementation plans, or decision-making processes.
• Experience working with workforce, talent, or organizational data and using Workday or similar HR systems, platforms, or software.

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people.We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients.Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership.RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at [e-mail].

RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate. RSM will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records.

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At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Compensation Range: $120,000 - $205,200 Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.

Why work at RSM?

At RSM, we accomplish meaningful work and make an impact on the world around us. We work hard to fully understand our clients and work even harder to understand and identify your unique skills. We celebrate the differences among us and empower our talented professionals to grow forward, both personally and professionally. Our clients benefit from fresh insights and energy as we collaborate to support them, and our teams enjoy a work environment that inspires and empowers them to thrive.