Business Manager / Resource Manager

The Mission: Leidos is seeking a Resource Manager / Business Manager to support a large enterprise IT contract. The Business Manager will serve as a member of the Program Management Office (PMO), working directly with the Program Manager, Deputy Program Manager, and Operations Manager. The administrator will work with the staffing database management system (RMS) to maintain, update, and add candidates as well as oversee the onboarding process of these candidates from start to finish. Program support includes, but is not limited to: supporting weekly program meetings, preparing weekly staffing metrics for consolidation into customer deliverables, reviewing resumes to determine if they meet the qualifications of contract vacancies, scheduling interviews, maintaining program organizational charts, maintaining email distribution lists, assisting with requisition development and verification, ensuring Leidos and Subcontractor onboarding success, managing staffing projections, working with hiring managers to fill assigned positions, coordinating security clearance needs with the team, and communicating indoctrination and departure information. 

Why Leidos?

• Leidos Life promotes excellent work-life balance.  You can make an impact and have time for your well-being.
• Leidos offers many opportunities for career development and advancement.
• Learn more about the benefits we offer: https://www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

The ideal candidate will have some understanding of business / project management processes in order to support staffing objectives. In this position, the candidate will need to exhibit strong communication and organization skills, and the ability to work with program and functional teams to drive tasks to closure. 

Successful candidates must possess the following skills: 

Business Manager duties:

• Coordinate program meetings (schedule, observe, and follow-up on action item responses).
• Track action items that come up during meetings. Disseminate actions after meetings and follow-up to ensure completion.
• Serve as a contributor to the PMO, interfacing with all program levels and functional disciplines to include finance, contracts, subcontracts, Talent Acquisition (TA), HR and security.
• Support the documentation of customer onboarding requirements at CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Create and distribute weekly and monthly metrics and reports.
• Ability to maintain and archive documentation.
• Track contract deliverables. 

Resource Manager duties:

• Facilitate communication and coordination among various teams, including PMO, TA, Technical, Finance, HR, Contracts, , Subcontractor team members, Customer and Leidos Security to ensure productivity and determine successful work techniques.
• Draft job descriptions, create workday req templates, and map positions to correct contract LCATS/rates and Leidos job codes/salary mid-points based on job description and experience required.
• Maintain staffing information including job requisitions, resumes, interview results, security processing within a staffing portal
• Oversee recruitment and onboarding process, including internal and external candidate sourcing, scheduling and managing interviews, negotiating offer amounts based on program staffing budget and collaborating with managers on final hiring decision.
• Manage an active pool of candidates and employees using established resources management tools.
• Interprets qualifications listed within candidate resumes to determine their relevancy to the contractual qualifications of the position. Proved recommendations as to whether the individual can meet the qualifications or should be considered for another more fitting position.
• Evaluate and determine feedback from team members and others from the management team.
• Produce staffing-related reports and statistics
• Collaborate and coordinate staffing decisions with program team, customer, and subcontractors
• Manage data associated with the Resource Management System (database management system); identify anomalies, and seek corrective actions.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with teammates, managers, and employees enabling enhanced communication around all staffing activities.
• Coordinate onboarding efforts to ensure an efficient experience for Leidos and Subcontractor personnel.
• Support the requisition and hiring processes to ensure personnel are on-boarded by specified dates.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to