Resource Management Senior Associate

Requirements

• The ideal candidate for this role has the right blend of professional experiences and skills to support a dynamic and fast-paced team in a critical operations role. They are solution-oriented, with an exceptional client service mentality and consultative mindset.
• Huron requires a Bachelor's Degree in a field related to this position or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of related experience in resource management, HR, talent acquisition or staffing required; professional services experience strongly preferred
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, utilizing intermediate to advanced functions and data aggregation / analysis techniques
• Experience with PowerBI, Visio, Smartsheets and SharePoint is preferred, but not required
• Experience with Workday is preferred, but not required
• Strong technical skills with the demonstrated ability to quickly learn and master new systems
• Demonstrated organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to set up systems to easily recall important details
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to develop relationships of trust and confidence quic

Additional Information

Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We're helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we're developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future. As a member of the Huron corporate team, you'll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron's collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results. Join our team and create your future. Huron's Resource Management (RM) team members are trusted strategic advisors to our business leaders, delivering solutions that balance the needs of our people, our company and our clients. The team delivers high quality staffing solutions that ensures proper alignment of resources to projects, optimizes utilization and supports career development for employees. We provide unique perspectives through data-informed insights and foster deep, collaborative and consultative relationships with the stakeholders we engage. The Resource Management team serves as the enterprise owners for workforce strategy, capacity planning, utilization optimization, and resourcing governance across all business units. Specifically, the Resource Manager implements practical, seamless processes and systems to support resource allocation and planning that the business trusts and utilizes. They support all key business functions associated with managing the supply and demand of consultants for client engagements. They deliver utilization and forecasting insights that drive strategic business decisions and meet organizational business objectives. They also partner with other operational functions to drive future workforce planning. Key to success in this role is one's ability to establish and maintain credibility with practice / internal teams, develop and maintain a deep understanding of business offerings and effectively communicate at all levels throughout the organization. This position reports to the Resource Management Strategy Lead for their assigned team and interacts directly with business leaders and employees, Human Capital, Operations, IT and Procurement personnel. Duties & Responsibilities: Intake and coordinate staffing requirements with business leaders for client engagements in your assigned team Own and manage project staffing for assigned team by understanding project requirements and employee skillsets, using this information to make project assignments Proactively build strong relationships with employees, gaining an understanding of their skillets, development interests, personal preferences and project work to align future staffing opportunities Develop proficiency in the resource management planning tool Prepare and distribute regularly (weekly and monthly) utilization and forecasting analyses Monitor pipeline, track demands from sold projects and participate in the forecasting process to help drive understanding of the business demand drivers Escalate issues, as applicable, to RM Strategy Lead Coordinate staffing needs for contingent workers with the Procurement team Maintain appropriate level of confidentiality on sensitive employment matters and performance history of staff Participate as an active member of the Resource Management team, identifying and deploying continual process improvement and standardization across the enterprise Any other duties required by the Resource Management Strategy Lead to support overall resource management functions

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