Associate Director of Resource Management

Company Description

At Saatchi we believe in creating ideas that can live anywhere. We believe that when we work as a team, nothing is impossible.

We strive to bring out the best in each other and in ourselves and expect applicants to understand the value of close collaboration.

We also believe that creating transformational work requires initiative, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a bold commitment to achieving measurable results and business success for the clients we service.

Job Description

As an Associate Director of Resource Management, you will be responsible for the creation, optimization, and stewardship of resource allocation across agency departments and clients. In a dynamically changing business environment, it is critical to look forward as well as get real-time insight into project resourcing requirements, risks, and solutions. The resource management function is expected to improve resource planning to avoid project delays, lost revenue, low productivity, higher costs, and increased employee turnover. You will need to quickly adapt to changing priorities and opportunities to ultimately accelerate business growth.

We strive to bring out the best in ourselves, our peers, and the work.  We are looking for candidates that thrive in a fast paced, collaborative, and team minded environment.  Bringing our core values of: Integrity, Curiosity, Diversity, Results, Speed/Empowerment, and Joy to life will be critical in your success.  It is by exercising those values that we produce an environment that supports our people and our clients.
 

Candidate essential duties and responsibilities would include:

• Lead the management of agency resources with neutrality, confidentiality, and discretion via the following:
  • Resource requests/Project In-take
  • Data report-outs; burn, allocation risks, historical assignment grids
  • Allocation heat mapping
  • Scope of work vs Resourcing – real-time review of variance and impact
  • Facilitate department leads’ ability to visualize their own resources for casting
• Provide leadership, mentorship, guidance to ensure Resource Management direct reports successfully achieve department and Agency goals and objectives
• Act as a trusted advisor with important connectivity to C-level and Client Operations Group
• Partner with department leads to ensure casting and specialization remain a priority
• Ensure resource data is complete, current, and accessible
• Prepare reports, analyze data, and communicate consistently and concisely
• Become familiar with client contracts and financial models
• Recommend, create, define, and implement process improvements for the Resource Management function
• Maintain constant knowledge of current and upcoming projects and business development activities

Success for this position is measured by the following responsibilities:

Collaborative

• Actively pursues, builds and nurtures trusted relationships
• Looks for ways to improve and promote communication
• Breaks down silos and respects transparency
• Actively and effectively listens.

Strategic Thinker

• Helps in reducing project resourcing costs
• Improves effective resource utilization
• Optimizes project workforce to beat market volatility

Analytical

• Synthesizes complex or diverse information
• Collects and researches data
• Uses intuition and experience to complement data
• Creates visibility of resource capacity, competency, and availability for all stakeholders

Problem Solving

• Gathers and analyzes information skillfully
• Develops alternative solutions
• Provides honest and clear solutions that align to business objectives
• Addresses urgent issues fast and effectively

Technical Skills

• Pursues training and development opportunities
• Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills
• Shares expertise with others

Other requirements

• Remain current in industry topics; seek constant learning and improvement.

• Able to work extended hours, including weekends and holidays, as needed.
• College degree preferred.

Qualifications

• 5-6 years experience in resource management
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a focus on building relationships, following through on commitments, and attention to detail
• General familiarity with end-to-end advertising campaign development and production process, and associated resource requirements
• Strong quantitative and qualitative skills with proven data interpretation a