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 PwC business and people 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 will be based both in EP/ML in London and will have 3 direct Resource Manager reports and their Officers.

About the role

The key responsibilities of this role:

• Drive the team to deliver operationally whilst occupying the strategic space to deliver 1RM, BU and Tax priorities

• Manage the team by optimising headcount, manage/oversee joiners, leavers and secondments, increasing utilisation and being aware of the impact on employee engagement and development

• Be proactive in relation to the supply and demand challenges of deployment

• Utilise Management Information to bring insight for your business function 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

Essential skills and experience

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

• 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

Who we’re looking for

To enable us to deliver our strategy, we are seeking Senior Managers or Assistant Directors from various industries who have experience:

• Leading, coaching and mentoring a team to deliver outcomes in a fast paced and changing environment

• Influencing and collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure the RM team is considered a strategic partner with the business

• Identifying opportunities to improve profitability through resource optimisation strategies and techniques

• Utilising management information to provide insightful and commercially robust solutions to the business

Location
London