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Full-time

Director, Resource Management

Orchestra · San Francisco or New York · Hybrid
Pay
$135K–$140K / yr
Start
October 2026
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About the role

Orchestra, a strategic communications and marketing company, seeks a Director, Resource Management to build and lead a newly created enterprise resource management function. This role will establish an integrated, data-driven approach to workforce planning, talent deployment, and capacity management across the organization's 700+ people. The Director will partner with HR, Finance, Operations, and Vertical Leaders to ensure Orchestra has the right mix of talent and resources to support client work, new business opportunities, and long-term growth.

What you'll do
  • •Establish and evolve resource management as a strategic capability with scalable processes, governance, and best practices
  • •Partner with HR, Finance, and Vertical Leaders to forecast staffing needs and align talent supply with client demand
  • •Optimize the mix of full-time, freelance, and contract talent to balance flexibility, utilization, and profitability
  • •Serve as trusted advisor to agency leaders on workforce planning and capacity decisions
  • •Develop reporting and insights related to utilization, forecasting, workload distribution, and capacity management
  • •Establish governance and data standards for resource management systems, including Kantata
What they're looking for
  • •10+ years of experience in resource management, workforce planning, operations, or talent deployment within communications, marketing, advertising, consulting, or professional services organizations
  • •Demonstrated success building or scaling resource management capabilities in complex, matrixed environments
  • •Strong understanding of staffing models, utilization, workforce forecasting, and profitability
  • •Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing decisions across multiple stakeholders
  • •Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and change leadership skills
  • •Proven ability to lead through influence rather than direct authority
Skills
Resource ManagementWorkforce PlanningTalent DeploymentChange ManagementKantataStaffing ModelsUtilization and ForecastingAgency Financial Metrics

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