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Senior Manager, Resource Management
New York, New York, United States
We are seeking a Senior Manager, Resource Management to support our NY office . They will report in through the RM capability and partner with our NA Agency Operations team to utilize the established RM tools and processes to effectively and efficiently identify resourcing solutions and needs across the business unit.
Work (expertise & application)
– 6+ years of experience in resource management, project management, or related field (preferably in an agency setting)
-Supports senior team members by motivating and directing junior team members, escalating issues upward as needed
-Supports account & client ops leads to stand up teams following a new win or expanded work
-Meaningfully participates in discussions around shared best practices & consistent ways of working, carrying out implementation plans and directing more junior team members
-Ensures excellence (for self and more junior team members) in implementation of plans and consistent ways of working
-Carries out implementation plans for function innovation and evolution, directing more junior team members as directed
-Excellent listener who can quickly and accurately synthesize information and recap next steps, looping in more senior leads as needed
-Gathers, inputs and maintains data in the RM team tool, leading or supporting depending on level of size & complexity of office/capability/practice
-Builds reports and data for leadership, provides subsequent analysis and insight
-Continually seeks to better understand agency’s work, offerings & talent, guides more junior team in their education and connects employees appropriately
-Supports materials development articulating agency’s RM approach, best practices, ways of working and tools
-Runs regular staffing meetings, attended by account and PM leads; ensuring appropriate preparedness to move through agenda efficiently and with impactful results, leading or supporting depending on level of complexity
-Fluent in excel
Client (internal)
-Supports senior leaders in the facilitation of staffing discussions, helping to arrive at objective solutions
-Can be trusted with sensitive information
-Solidifies strong relationships with colleagues and is called upon to be a problem solver, escalating highly sensitive or complex issues to function leader
Leadership (culture/DEI included)
-Manages more junior team members and coaches diverse set of employees
-Models agency values by actively sponsoring and mentoring emerging diverse staff
-Helps to create an inclusive culture for the team, understanding and delivering against
DEI goals
-Supports inclusive hiring on team
-Seeks out opportunities for own development in both expertise and people/team management
Business Acumen
-Continually seeks to better understand agency financial goals, analyzes data, supports in the formulation of hypotheses, synthesizes findings, supports team leaders in the development of plans that drive results
-Demonstrates fiscal responsibility for the agency, adhering to financial controls & policies and guiding more junior members of the RM team to do the same
The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k (with employer match)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Juice Money – $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
- MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
- Short-Term Disability
- Paid Employee Family Leave
- Family Building Benefit
Salary range: $66,300 – $80,000
Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.
Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.
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