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Weber Shandwick · 8 hours ago

Senior Manager, Resource Management

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$66K/yr - $80K/yr

6+ years exp

Weber Shandwick is seeking a Senior Manager, Resource Management to support their NY office. This role involves partnering with the NA Agency Operations team to effectively identify resourcing solutions and needs while managing junior team members and ensuring best practices in resource management.

AdvertisingAnalyticsConsultingContentMarketingPublic RelationsReputation

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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

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

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

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

Qualification

Resource managementData analysisProject managementExcel proficiencyTeam leadershipMentoringProblem solvingCommunication skills

Required

6+ years of experience in resource management, project management, or related field (preferably in an agency setting)