Workforce Management Leader

Krasan Consulting Services; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in Chicago is seeking a Workforce Management Leader responsible for enhancing the effectiveness of the consulting workforce. Key duties include managing performance reviews, ensuring workforce continuity, and fostering a high-performance culture. The ideal candidate should have over 7 years of experience in workforce planning within a consulting environment, strong communication skills, and proficiency in HRIS systems. This role offers full-time employment with a focus on maximizing consultant engagement and delivering actionable workforce insights.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in workforce planning or performance management within consulting.
• Strong understanding of performance review frameworks.
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Proven ability to manage sensitive personnel issues.

Responsibilities

• Own and facilitate the performance review process for consultants.
• Lead annual goal-setting process and manage performance reviews.
• Monitor consultant availability and ensure policy compliance.
• Coordinate response to underperformance or policy violations.
• Reinforce company expectations around professionalism and accountability.
• Provide workforce insights to support planning initiatives.

Skills

Workforce planning

Performance management

Team empowerment

Communication

Interpersonal relationships

Documentation skills

Tools

Workforce management tools

HRIS systems

Time-tracking platforms

Job description

Summary

The Workforce Management Leader is responsible for driving the operational effectiveness and performance of the consulting workforce. This role ensures consistency in goal setting, performance reviews, and time‑off management, while aligning consultant expectations and fostering a high‑performance culture in close strategic partnerships with Client Services, Human Resources, Recruiting, and Business Operations. With a focus on empowering consultants to deliver their best work, this role seeks to maximize consultant impact and engagement, ensures workforce continuity, monitors performance signals, and addresses underperformance through coaching and collaboration. By delivering actionable workforce insights and reinforcing a culture of accountability, professionalism, and readiness, this position plays a critical role in aligning consultant capabilities with business outcomes that seeks to elevate client success.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and facilitate the consultant performance review process, partnering with Client Services, the PMO, and the Delivery Leads to gather feedback, assess performance trends, and support career development planning
• Lead annual goal‑setting process (for the Consulting Service team) and manage performance review cycles in partnership with the teams across the organization
• Monitor consultant availability, personal time off, emergency leave, and unplanned absences to ensure workforce continuity and policy compliance
• Coordinate documentation and response to underperformance or policy violations in collaboration with HR, Delivery Services leadership, and Client Services
• Reinforce company expectations around professionalism, conduct, and accountability through proactive engagement and coaching
• Partners with Project Managers and Delivery Leads to track day‑to‑day performance signals and surface early indicators of engagement risks
• Provide workforce insights to support planning initiatives, including consultant readiness, trends, and availability forecasts
• Collaborate with Client Service, Business Operations, and Human Resources to ensure accurate reporting of time tracking, time‑off, and performance‑related metrics that impact revenue and margin

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in workforce planning, HR operations, or performance management, ideally within a consulting or professional services environment
• Strong understanding of performance review frameworks and behavioral management practices
• Proven experience facilitating performance review processes
• Demonstrated ability to empower teams and foster a high‑performance culture
• Excellent organizational and documentation skills, with diligent attention to detail
• Proven ability to manage sensitive personnel issues with discretion and professionalism
• Strong ability to build interpersonal relationships both internally and in a client setting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence across departments
• Familiarity with workforce management tools, HRIS systems, and time‑tracking platforms

Other Beneficial Skills

• Background in employee relations or coaching
• Prior experience in state, local, and education (SLED) or public sector consulting
• Familiarity with workforce tools or HRIS systems
• Proactive, empathetic approach to workforce oversight and issue resolution

Core Services Delivered

• Performance Management
• HR Coordination
• Absence & Leave Management
• Policy & Compliance Support
• Consult Engagement & Enablement
• Talent Development Support
• Retention Strategies
• Consultant Skills Inventory and Certification Tracking

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Consulting

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting