Resource Optimization Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - SmartAnalyst

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Position Overview

Putnam is looking to hire a Resource Optimization Coordinator who will oversee, manage, and execute all staffing and project assignments within our Putnam Evidence business.

Resource management and project staffing is an integral part of how we drive success for our employees, our business, and our clients.

You will work collaboratively with leadership, consulting teams, operations, and HR to understand project and team needs in balance with employee expertise and growth opportunities - creating well prepared teams to drive impact.

We are looking for an analytical, high-EQ, ultra-organized person to support the balance of many stakeholders while providing a tailored experience aimed at serving the unique needs of each Putnam consulting team member.

The Resource Optimization Coordinator, reporting to the Business Operations Manager, will also collaborate extensively across various departments within Putnam including the C-suite, Operations Team, Finance Team, and HR team - as well as other team members across the organization.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Allocate staff to projects, ensuring well-structured and balanced teams that can deliver against the project objectives
Oversee ongoing projects, monitor and support staffing adjustments, and align resourcing requirements with project timelines.
Support in overseeing project extensions, ensuring adhering to policies and that records are in accordance with current processes.
Ability to balance important needs and requirements of Partners/Principals for staffing client assignments, with the needs and professional development interests of our consulting staff
Look for ways to optimize and streamline staffing processes to drive the modernization of staffing
Monitor the project pipeline with special attention to capacity shortages and overages that could have significant business impact
Provide regular data reports, share insights on staffing trends, utilization and other metrics with leadership and key stakeholders
Work closely with the HR team on any people issues that may arise from staffing conversations
Ensure projects are appropriately staffed in an efficient and timely manner by monitoring current and anticipated utilization and assessing individual capacity
Communicate staffing outlook and constraints to the leadership team regularly and effectively
Balance staffing preferences, development needs and business imperatives for staff across all levels
Manage staffing cohorts maintaining balance, collecting preferences, and making ultimate decisions to maintain integrity of each cohort structure
Support any implementation and change management of staffing related components related to the Financial Force platform
Partner with the Ops team to create, run, maintain and enhance weekly reports and forecasts to highlight overall staffing environment including available team members and pipeline opportunities
Identify opportunities and ideas to connect staffing trends to help inform hiring decisions

Desired Skills & Experience

A bachelor's degree and minimum 5 years of relevant experience with employee resourcing in a professional services organization
Experience and understanding of project scoping, resource allocation and management, and project planning
Experience working collaboratively with project teams
Comfortable with ambiguity, needs of the business can change and the ability to pivot and reprioritize will be important
Comfortable working in a teambased environment as well as working independently to drive impact
Professionalism and confidential mindset when working with teams
Strives for efficient and effective processes and improvement to allow for teams to work better together and for project managers to work effectively with operations.
Comfortable working with teams from across the globe
Very strong service orientation who takes a collaborative approach to problem solving
Proven ability to develop strong relationships and develop trust and confidence in consulting staff
Ability to balance important needs and requirements of Partners/Principals for staffing client assignments, with the needs and professional development interests of our consulting staff

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive salary, accompanied by excellent yearend bonus
Exceptional professional growth and promotion opportunities
Putnam Partner mentorship and business development training
Additional benefits include pension, health insurance, paid time off
Comprehensive training program and potential for graduate education tuition reimbursement

Company Description

Putnam, an Inizio Advisory company, is a leading scientific and strategic consulting partner that helps the global life science community make confident decisions, build value, and bring life-changing innovations to clinicians and patients.

For more than 30 years, our rigorous, bespoke approach a