Resource Manager – Banking & Capital Markets – London Full Time

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This role will be based in London.

About the Team

Resource Management (RM) at PWC provides the right people for the right jobs, at the right time, in the right places – building client teams with a commercial mindsets to deliver quality solutions. We work collaboratively with the Business to deliver deployment solutions as well as play a key role in the delivery of our people priorities including Fair Work Access, Diversity & Inclusion, Talent Development, Engagement and providing Career Enhancing Experiences for our people.

It’s an exciting time to be in Resource Management as transformation is starting to shape the workforce of the future with us playing a pivotal role to drive this forward.

Our B&CM business unit spans across the UK with the substantial part of the business unit based in London, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Manchester and Leeds.

About the Role

The Resource Manager for B&CM will be responsible for managing the people teams within their business area to ensure staff are being utilised in a way that helps individuals meet their career goals whilst ensuring our teams are able to deliver client work to a high standard. You will have a small number of direct reports – between 1 and 3 people.

As a Resource Manager within our team you’ll have the ability to deal with a wide range of stakeholders whilst dealing with complex issues and changing situations.

The key responsibilities of this role

• Manage the team by optimising headcount, manage/oversee joiners, leavers and secondments, increasing utilisation and being aware of the impact on employee engagement
• Delivering the manpower and resourcing plan by having a deep understanding of portfolio growth plans and headcount required to support these; balancing these with the needs of the individual
• Conducting regular portfolio reviews to ensure maximum utilisation, development and fair allocation of work for each individual
• Interpret and Analyse Management Information (MI) to provide trends, make connections and spot opportunities to improve profitability
• Share knowledge, best practice and network with your colleagues across the business and Resource Management Function
• Support the Senior Resource Manager with recruitment interviews and inducting new staff
• Engage and promote the use of key resourcing systems including demand management, optimisation and forecasting tool
• The role will involve some travel throughout the UK on an infrequent basis.

Essential Skills and Experience

To enable us to deliver our strategy, we want to attract Resource Managers from varying backgrounds and industries who have experience in

• Delivering business outcomes in a fast paced and changing environment
• Developing and sustaining long term relationships with key stakeholders in the business, Resource Management and other operational areas
• Negotiating with senior stakeholders to deliver resourcing and strategic requirements
• Using a commercial mind-set and business acumen, including the use of analytics to inform decision making
• Developing and driving solutions to improve profitability of clients and the wider organisation
• Using data and Management Information (MI) to advise the business on options and solutions to drive growth and profitability.
• Be a trusted advisor who provides balanced and pragmatic advice around manpower planning and resource management
• Liaising, influencing and challenging effectively to build relationships at all levels and with multiple stakeholders
• Developing yourself and the team by seeking opportunities that stretch and challenge
• Input to the Resourcing objectives and vision for the business unit/line of service
• Influencing and creating a vision for change by championing the delivery of change
• Involvement in recruiting and retaining team members

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.

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.