PWC

Resourcing and Deployment Manager, Consulting

PWC$81K — $131K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience in Resource Management, including forecasting and strategic planning.
  • Proficiency in data analysis, capable of interpreting findings for actionable insights.
  • Ability to make independent decisions demonstrating excellent judgment.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with an understanding of business impacts from resourcing decisions.
  • Aptitude for independently managing client concerns while maintaining professionalism.
  • Capable of handling ambiguity and complex projects under tight deadlines.
  • Experienced in effective change management execution, communicating confidently with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Strategically plan allocation of Client Service Staff to meet firm's priorities.
  • Utilize planning to meet utilization targets, focusing on staff leverage.
  • Gather staff career goals and strengths to match them with appropriate engagements.
  • Collaborate with RM professionals to improve processes and facilitate staff sharing.
  • Coach RM specialists to ensure compliance with resourcing processes.
  • Build relationships within the service line to enhance resource sharing.
  • Analyze productivity reports to create actionable plans for workload balancing.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive total rewards package, including base salary and variable incentive pay programs.
  • Opportunities for career development through business transformation initiatives.
  • Membership in a dynamic work environment focused on growth and client value.
  • Engagement in strategic, impactful decision-making processes.
Full Job Description
Line of Service
Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
IFS - Human Capital (HC)

Management Level
Manager

Job Description & Summary
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 resources.

As a team, we maximise resource sharing and enable the delivery of PwC to our clients through line of service and cross line of service staffing, forecasting, utilisation, and workload balance while considering development and diversity initiatives.

The Opportunity:

As a Resourcing and Deployment Manager, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that'll elevate your career. Your role will include, but isn't limited to:

  • Strategically plan and oversee the allocation of Client Service Staff (CSS) to ensure; alignment with firm's strategic priorities, achievement of business metrics, and resolving unassigned clients and reallocations for new CSS joiners/leavers
  • Utilize continuous planning and scheduling to meet firm utilization targets, with a primary focus on staff leverage and peak season metrics
  • Gather information on staff career goals, strengths, and areas of opportunities to effectively match the right staff with the right client engagements.
  • Collaborate and team with RM professionals to; share best practices, continuously improve processes, facilitate staff borrowing/lending and secondments, and participate in team initiatives for technology enhancements that drive operational improvement.
  • Coach and oversee RM specialists, ensuring adherence to strategic resourcing processes and junior staffing procedures.
  • Build strong relationships within the line of service to establish oneself as a trusted advisor while also promoting and focusing on resource sharing across regional counterparts.
  • Analyze productivity reports and business needs to develop actionable plans for workload balancing, utilization improvements, and the creation of new career paths that align staff interests with firm needs.
  • Review and analyze financial results monthly, partnering with local leadership to recommend solutions on operational matters such as utilization, chargeable hours, and headcount adjustments.
  • Develop expertise in RM technology, particularly Teambuilder, to support assignment planning, allocations, forecasting, and reporting.
  • Supporting any business transformation initiatives relating to Consulting Resource Management and the implementation of related technologies and tools (e.g. TalentLink; moving to Teambuilder in Spring 2026) while providing oversight into RM processes and procedures and initiating recommendations for process standardization and improvements.


What You'll Bring
Your skills, knowledge, and experiences are what set you apart. Here's what we look for:

  • Experience in and understanding of Resource Management, including forecasting, strategic planning, and how these elements connect to overarching business strategy
  • Proficiency in data analysis and storytelling through data; with the capability of interpreting findings to provide actionable insights
  • Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions and exercise excellent judgment without oversight
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with a clear understanding of the business impacts of resourcing decisions
  • Aptitude for addressing and de-escalating client concerns independently, maintaining professionalism in all interactions
  • Ability to manage ambiguity and complex projects, think strategically, and demonstrate agility under tight deadlines
  • Experienced in setting priorities, meeting, and exceeding deadlines while maintaining a high level of integrity and confidentiality
  • Proven track record of effective change management execution and the ability to deal confidently with partners and staff at all levels


This newly created role reflects our commitment to growth and delivering distinctive value for our clients and stakeholders.

The salary range for this position is $81,900 - $131,900. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills
Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Performance Management, Business Reporting, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Coordinating Staff, Creativity, Data Analysis, Demand Management, Development Collaboration, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Human Resources (HR) Report, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Optimism, Professional Courage, Project Resource Allocation, Project Resource Management {+ 20 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements
Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No

Government Clearance Required?
No

Job Posting End Date

About PWC

PwC is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG. PwC firms operate in 157 countries, 742 locations, with 276,000 people. As of 2020, 26% of the workforce worked in the Americas, 26% in Asia, 32% in Western Europe, 5% in Middle East and Africa and 11% in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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Size
284,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1998

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