Duggan + Della
Workforce Planning Specialist
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Melbourne, Australia | Sponsorship & Relocation offered
We’re recruiting for a Resourcing Manager within a global law firm. This is a critical role within the Human Resources Team, responsible for helping allocate staff effectively across the firm in a way that balances business priorities, client demand, utilisation, career development and employee wellbeing.
This opportunity will suit someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and enjoys working closely with senior stakeholders to solve complex resourcing challenges.
The role
In this role, you will work alongside partners to design and implement best-practice resource allocation strategies, ensuring work is distributed efficiently across practice groups.
You will:
- Assess lawyer workload, capacity and capability to support new matters and projects.
- Analyse timelines, skill sets and matter requirements to identify the most suitable resources.
- Optimise utilisation by resolving conflicts, bottlenecks and competing priorities.
- Support, coach and escalate issues for resource consultants within the team.
- Build trusted relationships across the firm with lawyers, partners and stakeholders.
- Forecast future resourcing needs based on pipelines, growth and strategic initiatives.
- Help drive change, strengthen the resource management function and support integration across practice groups.
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We’re looking for someone with:
- Experience in resource management, workforce allocation or a related field, ideally in professional services, legal or another fast-paced environment.
- Strong planning, allocation and optimisation skills in a high-volume setting.
- Confidence building credibility with stakeholders and introducing resource management into new business groups.
- Experience leading, coaching or developing others.
- Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
- The ability to constructively challenge senior stakeholders and drive outcomes.
- Strong judgement, resilience and analytical capability.
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Why consider this move?
This is an excellent opportunity for an international candidate seeking an international move to Melbourne. You’ll join a supportive, high-performing team in a role with real influence, strong development pathways and the chance to build your career in a market-leading environment.
What’s on offer
- Full sponsorship & relocation
- Permanent, full-time role.
- Hybrid working, typically 60% in the office and 40% from home.
- Flexible working arrangements can be discussed.
- Market-competitive remuneration.
- Strong learning, development and career growth opportunities.
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