Resource Manager

Korn Ferry
is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business - synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us - for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition toBe More Than.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, our over 17,000 colleagues globally serve clients from more than 130 offices across the globe. We offer five core capabilities that span the full talent lifecycle:

• Organizational Strategy
• Assessment and Succession
• Talent Acquisition
• Leadership and Professional Development
• Total Rewards

The Resource Manageris responsible for supporting the effective allocation andutilizationof talent across client engagements for an assigned portfolio of capabilities, geographies, and/or markets. The role executes staffing decisions,maintainsaccurateresource data, and aligns project requirements with available skills and capacity.

Working as part of the Resource Management function, the Resource Manager enables efficient staffing outcomes, supportsutilizationtargets, and contributes to high-quality client delivery. The role balances influence, relationship management, data-driven decision-making, and practical problem-solving in a fast-paced, client-driven environment while promoting consistent use of Resource Management tools, processes, and policies.

This temporary position will provide Resource Management coverage for the North America Assessment, Succession, Leadership & Development (ASLD) portfolio with.

The successful candidate will partner with Resource Management andbusinessstakeholders.

To understand and navigate the coaching talent pool andidentifybest-fit candidates to meet demandin a timely manner.

• Follow established end-to-end staffing and resource planningprocessesfor the assigned portfolio, aligningconsultantcapability, availability, cost,utilization, pipeline demand, and business priorities.
• Identify and resolve staffing conflicts by balancing client needs, consultant availability, development goals, and commercial considerations; escalate significant risks as appropriate.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of assigned talent pools, including skills, availability, interests, development goals, capability gaps, and surplus capacity.
• Identify and advocate for new, unknown, emerging, or underutilized talent, creating deployment opportunities that support business needs,utilization, and career development.
• Manage capacity and supporttimelyredeployment of available talent.
• Supportexistingcontingent workforce planning and resourcing requests, including visibility to utilization, cost, rate considerations, andtimelyonboarding activities.

• Use pipeline, capacity,utilization, and demand information toanticipateresource requirements andidentifygaps or risks.
• Partner withRM Leaders and Opportunity Leaders during the sales process to shape workforce requirements for priority opportunities and resolve capacity constraints through talent redeployment or contingent workforce sourcing.
• Provide clear visibility into talent capacity,deployment readiness, cost impact, and resourcing risks.

• Partner with Resource management leadership,regional Engagement Managers,and project Managers to understand engagement requirements and portfolio priorities.
• Manage stakeholder expectations through structured communication, proactive alignment, and education on Resource Management practices.
• Collaborate with Resource management,Operations, KF Hire, and business leadership to align resource planning with hiring needs, revenue forecasts, margin improvement, cost management, and delivery priorities.
• Stay current on Korn Ferry's organizational matrix across solutions, markets, geographies, lines of business, and internal functions to inform staffing decisions.
• Apply working knowledge of revenue, margin,utilization, and cost management to staffing and capacity decisions.
• Work withASLDResource Management team to leverage
  
  Salesforce and other approved data sources tomonitorpipeline and forecast changes and share actionable insights with Resource Management leadership and stakeholders.
• Use approved Resource Management systems as the central repository for resourcing requests and consultant…