Resource Management Leader

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 6000000 - Rs 10000000 (ie INR 60-100 LPA)

Min Experience: 20 years

Location: Bangalore

JobType: full-time

We are looking for a strategic and results-driven Resource Management Leader to oversee end-to-end resource planning, allocation, and optimization across global digital programs. This role is critical in ensuring agile and efficient staffing of skilled professionals to drive delivery excellence, enhance operational agility, and support business growth.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Resource Forecasting & Allocation

• Lead proactive resource forecasting aligned with agile and product delivery needs.
• Allocate technology and practitioner resources (Cloud, AI/ML, DevOps, etc.) based on project demands, capacity, and workload.
• Manage regional bench strength and ensure optimal utilization across programs and geographies.

2. Stakeholder Coordination & Talent Intake

• Collaborate with Delivery Heads, Capability Leads, and Talent Acquisition to anticipate resource requirements, hiring needs, and internal mobility.
• Participate in demand planning alongside Sales and RFP teams to support just-in-time staffing.
• Strategically balance internal bench utilization versus external hiring through accurate forecasting.

3. Analytics, Reporting & Optimization

• Track key resource management metrics such as utilization, bench aging, recruitment efficiency, and fulfillment rates.
• Create dashboards using Power BI or Tableau to provide actionable insights for leadership.
• Use analytics and historical trends to shape hiring plans, upskilling programs, and redeployment strategies.

4. Process Excellence & Tool Enablement

• Drive adoption and optimization of resource management tools (e.g., Workday, Microsoft Planner, Jira Portfolio).
• Define and document global deployment workflows and standards.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the bench-to-bill lifecycle, roll-off processes, and talent redeployment.

5. Team Leadership & Culture Building

• Mentor and guide a team of resource coordinators.
• Foster a culture of ownership, agility, and customer-centricity.
• Work closely with HR to support global skilling, reskilling, and bench conversion programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in an agile and cloud-native engineering environment.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile methodologies are a plus.
• Exposure to global delivery models, including onshore-offshore and managing cross-border teams.