Resource Manager - Melbourne, Australia - Herbert Smith Freehills

Description

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

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.

As Resource Manager, you will:

Solve complex work allocation problems and anticipate business challenges that might arise, advising a range of stakeholders on solutions and preventative measures.

Build trusted relationships with lawyers and partners in the practice group.

Input into the design and delivery of work allocation process improvements across the Practice Group in conversation with the Managing Partner.

Attend management and senior leadership meetings to present on current workflow, ongoing needs, challenges, utilisation levels and current/future state of secondments.

Receive all secondment requests (both internal and external) and facilitate the staffing process end-to-end.

Support Graduate rotation supply/ demand and growth discussions objectively and on behalf of the practice group.

Optimise allocation of work by continuously monitoring current and anticipated pipeline levels, helping to smooth utilisation levels where required.

Actively participate in driving the Resource Management strategy to help the firm to achieve its overall objectives.

Where resource management is new to the practice group, proactively support the change management and embedding of the function.

Additional responsibilities can be provided in a detailed position description.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Demonstrable experience in building strategic relationships at all levels.

Outstanding communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, adept at influencing senior stakeholders and fostering connections while providing support across all levels within the group.

Dynamic, proactive, and flexible individual with a high level of energy, capable of showcasing initiative.

Demonstrable experience in data analysis, planning, forecasting, trend spotting, mitigating risks, and reporting.

Ability to act quickly under tight deadlines.

Strong presentation and leadership speaking skills.

Prior experience in Resource Management, ideally within a large professional services or legal environment.

Excellent IT skills/experience working with resource management software.

What you can expect from us:

We're a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 5,000 professionals. As the market leader in Australia, we are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity and digital innovation. We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise. We will align your growth with our ambitions.

We make your personal and professional growth our business. And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too. Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you.

We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you. Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors, and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals.

We value your wellbeing, both at home and work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health. If you need support, you'll have it and we'll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities, and effectively manage things within your control.

Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia's market leading law firm.

We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to First Nations, LGBTIQA+ and neurodivergent individuals, as well as individuals of all ages, cultures, genders, and abilities. We're a safe, inclusive, and equitable workplace and celebrate the diversity of our people.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please reach out to Ashley Irving, Recruitment Manager at .

As one of the world's leading law firms, we advise many of the biggest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. Our clients trust us with their most important transactions, disputes and projects because of our ability to cut through complexity and mitigate risk. Because technical ability alone is not enough, we seek to build exceptional working relationships with our clients. By doing so, we are able to develop a deeper understanding of our clients' businesses, provide commercially astute, innovative advice and create better business outcomes for our clients.

Source: this is an extract from the company's own website

As one of the world's leading law firms, we advise many of the biggest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. Our clients trust us with their most important transactions, disputes and projects because of our ability to cut through complexity and mitigate risk. Because technical ability alone is not enough, we seek to build exceptional working relationships with our clients. By doing so, we are able to develop a deeper understanding of our clients' businesses, provide commercially astute, innovative advice and create better business outcomes for our clients.

Source: this is an extract from the company's own website

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