Senior Resource Manager

Aprio
Summary
Join Aprio's Workforce Optimization team as a Senior Resource Manager and help clients maximize their opportunities. You will play a key role in facilitating processes to effectuate Aprioβs Workforce Optimization and Resource Management strategy. Oversee a team of Resource Managers, ensuring efficient staff deployment, proactive capacity management, and cross-functional workforce alignment. Partner with global service leaders, talent, and finance teams to support a scalable and consistent resource management framework. This leadership role requires managing and developing a team, supporting standardization of resourcing practices, and fostering a collaborative culture. Aprio offers a progressive, fast-growing environment with opportunities for growth and advancement.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Operations, Human Resources, or a related field preferred
- 8+ years of experience in resource management or workforce planning, preferably in a professional services environment
- Experience managing a team of resource managers across multiple practices and regions
- Strong understanding of staffing dynamics, engagement models, and operational planning
- Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to interpret data, trends, and workforce metrics
- Proficiency with resource management platforms, reporting tools, and Microsoft 365
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities and influence across organizational levels
Responsibilities
- Manage and develop a team of Resource Managers aligned to multiple practice lines
- Support standardization of resourcing practices across practices, regions, and teams
- Foster a culture of collaboration, performance, and continuous improvement within the resource management team
- Facilitate capacity planning, forecasting, and real-time deployment activities for assigned business areas
- Ensure alignment of resourcing decisions with client priorities, skills development, and staff capacity
- Partner with engagement leaders to resolve conflicts, urgent needs, and demand fluctuations
- Build effective partnerships with Practice Leaders, Talent, HR, and Finance to enable seamless strategic workforce planning
- Participate in planning meetings and governance forums to represent workforce needs and share insights
- Act as a key resource of contact for escalations and resourcing trade-off decisions
- Manage the ongoing evolution of design, build, and integration to optimize the resource planning platform (ProStaff)
- Drive consistency in use of the engagement workflow tool (CCH), resource planning platform (ProStaff) and the reporting dashboard (Power BI)
- Ensure accurate and timely data input to support visibility, analytics, and decision-making
- Support change initiatives, training, and process enhancements related to workforce management
Preferred Qualifications
Professional certification (e.g., RMCP, PMP, SHRM-CP) is a plus
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment
- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
- 401k with Profit Sharing
- 9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure
- Parental Leave β coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers
- Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion
- Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance
- Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales
- Top rated wellness program
- Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options