Senior Associate-Resource management/Work force management

Experience Management Senior Associate

We provide learning and growth opportunities to build your ability to analyze, innovate, think and act globally. Youll be part of an organization that is focused on optimization, is solution oriented, innovates and provides best in class services to the client serving teams.

The opportunity

We offer a great place to work for every person joining EY. At GDS, you will have the opportunity to develop your professional skills in a truly global environment. You will learn and gain experiences from industry leading WFM professionals and a path breaking leadership team.

We invest in your learning and development. We’ll help you develop the technical and soft skills you need. We support your professional development with a combination of learning, networking, experiences, and coaching. As part of a 300+ member team, supporting 4 unique Service Lines, you will always have opportunities to showcase your skills and contribute to the firm’s strategic initiatives.

Your key responsibilities

You will work very closely with the service delivery teams to track, monitor, record and analyze demand pipeline projections, new deals, pursuits and staff augmentation needs. You will monitor and evaluate demand fulfilment options (internal capacity and bench), review external hiring pipeline, assign projects to the available workforce based on skills and experience required on the project.

You will also supervise, train and assign responsibilities to associates and senior associates within the team.

Some of your key responsibilities include:

• Ensure compliance to WFM business rules, deployment policies, talent policies and regulatory requirements.

• Implement staffing plans for (30 – 60 – 90) day pipeline to minimize unfulfilled demands.

• Coordinate with project managers to capture demand pipeline projections, understand demands heuristics and identify actionable demands.

• Perform demand – supply searches and share best-fit staffing options from internal resource pool/individuals on bench.

• Identify suitable staffing options based on matching skills, roles and experiences.

• Timely update of employee schedules on the schedule management tool (Retain).

• Timely review and resolution of scheduling conflicts.

• Minimize bench pipeline through proactive deployment on projects.

• Responsible to meet assigned KPIs such as employee utilization, time to fulfil demand, unfulfilled demand % and bench aging.

• Reporting and analytics on business and Operational KPIs.

• Supervise, mentor and provide functional SME support to the associates in the team.

• Regular connects with stakeholders.

Skills and attributes for success

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Excellent domain knowledge in resource management, demand planning and MIS.

• Strong execution skills with focus on meeting timelines and delivering highest quality service.

• Solution oriented mindset.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong working knowledge of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

• Excellent teaming and interpersonal skills.

• Strong time management and analytical skills.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Minimum experience of 1 year in people management and supervision.

• Stakeholder management skills.

Experience working in a reputed consulting, technology, financial services, accounting or professional services organization.