About the Team
This is an exciting time for Resource Management as we build on the professionalism of our people and work closely with the business to develop and implement the people and resourcing strategy. PwC's Resource Management (RM) team has been centralised to assist the firm in being more agile and providing the right people on the right projects at the right time.
This role can be based in our More London officer or our Edinburgh office and will lead a team of approx 5 people. You will have strategic oversight of the deployment for up to 600 audit professions in our Asset & Wealth Management business unit with a wide variety of skill sets. You will work closely with the business unit Senior Operations Leadership team and the Partners within the business unit leadership team.
About the Role
The key responsibilities of this role
Manage the team by optimising headcount, manage/oversee joiners, leavers and secondments, increasing utilisation and positively influencing the impact on employee engagement and development
Be proactive in relation to the supply and demand challenges and opportunities of deployment
Utilise data analytics to bring insight for your business unit by identifying trends and key risks
Engage with a wide range of stakeholders to understand their priorities and develop strategies for execution by your team
Work in close partnership with other key functions to ensure you are delivering in line with the firm’s wider strategy
Promote the use of key resourcing systems to enable effective and efficient resourcing
Share knowledge and best practice with your teams to upskill and provide the best possible service to the firm
Coach and develop members of your team and lead by example
Play an active part in the Wider Resourcing Leadership team to support the firm's overall People and Resourcing strategy
Technical Expertise
Deployment and Manpower Planning
Accountable to the business for all deployment and planning
Responsible for Setting and driving the direction for the resourcing team
Monitoring progress regularly against goals and objectives
Providing a strategic focus on deployment and workforce utilisation
Driving change and project management initiatives
Knowledge and Skills
Relationship Skills including communicating and Influencing
Develop and sustain long term relationships with key stakeholders
Promote One RM as an integral partner, driving the success of the business
Strategy and Change Management
Shaping and driving the firm’s agenda in One RM
Demonstrating agile thinking and innovative problem solving
Leading on the identification, design and implementation of change, managing risks and working with stakeholders to drive initiatives in line with strategy
Stakeholder Management
Anticipating the issues and concerns of the stakeholders and providing strategic advice and support
Providing long term and sustainable solutions to the business
Commercial Acumen and Financial Management
Asking the big questions of the business and looking more broadly for solutions across lines of service and
Removing obstacles to create opportunities to help deliver our strategic objectives
Utilising information effectively to lead organizational thinking
Challenging, sharing and connecting across the business
Monitoring trends and developments and sharing this among the team and peers
Team and Personal Development
Empowering and delegating to your team to develop their skills
Shaping and driving team and personal objectives in line with the wider RM strategy
Disseminating and sharing relevant business and industry information with your team
Role Modelling appropriate coaching behaviours
Leading on the recruitment activities for your team
Overview
A career in Resourcing and Deployment, within internal firm services, will provide you with the opportunity to work in cross line of service staffing helping our network be even more agile in the ever evolving markets we work with, providing the right people on the right projects at the right time. You'll focus on ensuring that resources of suitable skills and calibre are available for tasks and activities as required as well as managing the education, planning, and skills enhancement associated with our people.
As a Senior Resource Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to
Proactively assist in the resourcing of a portfolio of clients - ensuring sound commercial outcomes, managing deployment risk and aiding business transformation
Be involved in the financial management of internal clients
Develop project strategies to solve complex technical challenges for our internal clients
Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team
Shape and deliver projects to meet and exceed the expectations of our internal clients and our own quality criteria
Train, coach, and supervise team members
Continue to develop internal relationships and developing your PwC brand
Not the role for you?
Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work ( ie temporary or day rate contracting)?
The skills we look for in future employees
All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, ‘The PwC Professional’ and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.
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Diversity
We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.
Learn more here www.pwc.com/uk/diversity
