Resource Manager

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Herbert Smith Freehills Full time

MELBOURNE - CBD, SYDNEY - CBD

THE OPPORTUNITY
We are seeking an innovative
Resource Manager to join our growing team, based in Melbourne or Sydney.


You will be an integral member of a globally networked Resource Management function, supporting the mobility of people and work across our global firm.

You will deliver expert work allocation advice to the practice group, balancing the needs of our clients, business, and the career aspirations and wellbeing of our people.


Key focus areas include, but not limited to:

  • Provide expert knowledge and advice on work allocation balancing the profitability needs of the business and the career aspirations and wellbeing of our people.
  • Solve complex work allocation problems and anticipate business challenges that might arise, advising a range of stakeholders on solutions and preventative measures.
  • Develop a good understanding of alternative talent pools available.
  • Build trusted relationships with lawyers and partners in the practice group.
  • Optimise allocation of work by continuously monitoring current and anticipated pipeline levels, helping to smooth utilisation levels where required.
  • Prepare and provide regular management information to partners and share insights on practice group resourcing.
  • Proactively drive the adoption of the work allocation technology, tools and processes as the work allocation function grows globally.
  • Where resource management is new to the practice group, proactively support the change management and embedding of the function.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Experience in building strategic relationships at all levels.
  • A proven ability to influence culture change.
  • Ability to understand and analyse utilisation data and practicespecific work types to make resourcing decisions based on data and partner and staff preferences.
  • The ability to act quickly under tight deadlines.
  • Prior experience in Resource Management, ideally within a large professional services or legal environment; or
  • Legally trained and sound understanding and passion for resourcing in a law firm.

GROUP / TEAM
Human Resources

GROUP / TEAM DESCRIPTION

What we offer:

  • We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. We are dedicated to creating an exceptional experience for our clients and we value empathy, simplicity and commerciality.
  • At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator.

    People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us.

    We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work.

    We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.

  • People join us to develop their careers and themselves. To support this we provide contemporary tailored learning programs, regular career conversations and a culture of feedback.
  • At Herbert Smith Freehills we value flexibility. For most roles, we work an average of 60% of the time in the office, taking into consideration individual, team, client and learning needs.
  • This vacancy is being managed directly by Herbert Smith Freehills Recruitment team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional assistance. Thank you_

ROLE TYPE
Business Services

CONTRACT TYPE
Permanent

WORKING PATTERN
Full Time

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION


At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator.

People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us.

We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work.

We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.


We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.

Herbert Smith Freehills
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