Director, Staffing

Role Overview

• Staffing Coordination & Strategy Support
• Exercise independent judgment in executing the regional staffing strategy, ensuring consistent application of staffing processes and tools to meet operational goals
• Independently track, manage, and make recommendations on staffing requests, assignments, rotations, and transitions for onboarders, directors, and engagement managers
• Partner with executives to confirm availability, preferences, and developmental priorities for upcoming assignments
• Participate in weekly staffing meetings, capturing key decisions, rationales, and next steps for leadership alignment
• Draft and distribute project start-up, transition, and briefing communications to ensure readiness across teams
• Partner with Business Systems to align staffing data with project tracking, utilization metrics, and reporting
• Monitor and flag potential resourcing gaps, upcoming roll-offs, or competing assignments for leadership consideration
• Prepare agenda and any key materials for weekly Staffing Core meetings, where key staffing decisions are made
• Independently draft executive-level communications to inform appropriate parties about staffing decisions and assignments
• Liaise with Engagement and Corporate Talent Acquisition to share emerging regional hiring needs and staffing priorities.
• Track candidate progress and anticipated start dates for new hires.
• Manage pre-project preparation, including ensuring all project folders, staffing boards, and communications are updated
• Coordinate cross-team transfers and communicate updates to key stakeholders
• Support the executive project briefing and debriefing process by tracking notes on feedback, assignability, and development themes.
• Partner with Engagement to document and track staffing decisions in alignment with professional development goals and focal review insights.
• Maintain staffing boards, dashboards, and reports
• Regularly audit staffing data for accuracy, consistency, and completion
• Support creation and refinement of staffing templates, workflows, and communication tools
• Partner with the Business Systems team on automation opportunities to improve efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 5+ years of experience supporting staffing, resourcing, or capacity planning within a professional services or consulting environment strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to manage a high volume of information with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, with experience tracking headcount, utilization, capacity, and related KPIs
• Ability to think strategically and creatively to make staffing and resourcing recommendations that balance business needs, development goals, and utilization targets
• Comfort partnering directly with senior leaders and executives, including presenting data, recommendations, and tradeoffs and gaining buy-in
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to manage complex, multi-stakeholder communications clearly and professionally
• High level of ownership, proactivity, and sound judgment; able to anticipate needs and independently move work forward
• Experience streamlining workflows, improving operational efficiency, and implementing scalable systems and SOPs
• Familiarity with Monday.com, NetSuite, and HubSpot strongly preferred (or demonstrated ability to quickly learn new systems)
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with competing priorities and tight timelines.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Dynamic training program
• Resources for career advancement
• Mentoring and networking opportunities