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Operations at BCGDV
Our Operations team is the internal force that drives our business forward.
It’s where organizational insight meets operational excellence.
From Human Resources and Information Technology to Marketing and Finance, they are a dedicated group of one-of-a-kind problem-solvers with a deep commitment to world-class business services.
As a Senior Staffing Specialist you will apply deep knowledge of billable talent profiles and client business needs to make key staffing decisions across multiple disciplines.
In this role, you will work collaboratively with discipline directors, general managers, and the wider staffing team to assign billable staff to sold work and new business efforts.
You will provide staffing recommendations based on understanding of talent skill sets, teaming insights, and commercial priorities.
You will have a pulse on how employees are deployed to projects, and will use that knowledge to optimize solving resource requests for forecast projects.
The Senior Staffing Specialist will work closely with the US Staffing Lead and finance team to monitor billability and timesheet accuracy, and will work closely with the HR and Recruiting teams on discipline talent strategies.
You will build relationships and work effectively with members of the operations and billable staff, office management, Global DV staffers, Performance Committee, and the DV US leadership team.
In this role you will:
- Collaborate with discipline leadership and employees to best align them with business/venture requirements as well as their interests, growth objectives, and skill sets
- Work closely with discipline leadership to manage and maximize internal talent across initiatives, and business development
- Represent the Staffing team at internal project scoping meetings to understand the potential talent requirements of projects being sold
- Manage competing priorities and advise business leaders on tradeoffs
- Work closely with the US Staffing Lead to understand the macro implications of resourcing forecast projects, and drive insights to support commercial leadership
- Respond to staffing inquiries from leadership regarding availability, upcoming projects, (i.e., support for proposals, sales development, demos, temps/contractors, etc.)
- Facilitate onboarding/training opportunities for New Hires
- Understand resource capabilities, skills and interests quickly and can factor these into staffing decisions
- Work with global cross-office staffing to fill longer term staffing needs and BCG ABM’s in NAMR (i.e., Platinion)
- Collaborate with HR/PGC/Coaches/Cohort leads to understand people’s development needs and incorporate into schedules
- Escalate issues related to group rotations, retention or employee relations, workflow and projected staffing needs
- Monitor talent bandwidth with our Vendor Staffing Lead in order to get ahead of any vendor needs
- Consider diversity implications when staffing ventures and teams holistically, with an objective to ensure fairness and equity for people from different backgrounds
- Maintain employee data in our proprietary staffing assignment tool.
Manage changes to project forecasts, add new billable and non billable projects to the system, adjust staff allocations as needed
- Work closely with HRBP’s on any global mobility assignments or transfers
- Partner with the cohort HRBP and cohort lead on talent strategy by advising on topics such as most in-demand skills and profiles
- Perform other analytical tasks or special projects as needed
You should have:
- 2+ years of experience in a resource management or workforce planning role preferably within a professional/consulting services or project based environment
- Bachelor degree strongly preferred, or equivalent number of additional years of relevant work experience
- Understanding of technical and design talent capabilities is preferred
- Demonstrated ability to manage relationships with counterparts and high level stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive problem solver with the ability to navigate putting forth alternative solutions to stakeholders
To learn more, visit us at bcgdv.com
Interested applicants may apply through the careers section of the website at .
Interviews will take place after resumes have been screened for minimum requirements.
Please note that this position is not restricted solely to the responsibilities listed above and that the job scope and responsibilities are subject to change .
All new US hires must be fully vaccinated or subject to religious or medical exemptions.
BCGDV will consider staff fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the final dose of a WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccine.
BCG Digital Ventures is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law.