Description

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of GroupM’s staffing strategies, processes, and tools
• Build relationships with HRBPs, Learning & Effectiveness, Job Family leadership, Capacity Planners, Data and Operations Leads, Talent Acquisition and the broader people function
• Gain a clear understanding of the current staffing landscape, including internal talent job families and client demands
• Familiarize yourself with the people data systems and ensure accurate maintenance of staffing-related operations
• Begin supporting client teams and Capacity Planners with staffing needs, ensuring alignment with current processes and understanding initial challenges

• Actively contribute to connecting internal talent with growth opportunities – operating seamlessly in the Resource Management systems
• Start providing staffing recommendations that balance people, clients, and business interests
• Collaborate effectively with Capacity Planners and the Talent Acquisition team to address staffing needs, including external hires as required
• Ensure all relevant people data is up-to-date and begin identifying trends and patterns to inform staffing decisions
• Proactively flag and address any staffing delays or timeline issues with strategic solutions
• Understand your specific internal talent base – grasping skills needed, aspirations, and opportunities within your pod of people

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of job family needs and skillsets, supporting client demands with well-aligned internal talent
• Have a deep understanding of the people in your pod's skillsets, strengths, and career aspirations to effectively allocate resources and ensure employee satisfaction
• Regularly identify and assess employee interests and development areas, providing tailored opportunities that align with client scopes
• Drive strategic staffing recommendations based on a thorough understanding of budgets, timelines, and skill sets across all job families in the market
• Lead initiatives to ensure employees are effectively leveraged during downtime, enhancing overall utilization and contributing to client work and opportunities
• Continuously refine and optimize staffing-related processes and data tracking, contributing to the overall success and growth of GroupM’s talent management strategy

• Help internal people connect to opportunities at GroupM
• Work closely with HRBPs and Learning & Effectiveness to understand people needs, opportunities and trainings in preparation for future opportunities
• Work with Job Family leadership to understand Job Family needs & skillsets to support client demands with Client Teams and Capacity Planners
• Work with the broader people team to identify and assess employee’s interests and development areas, offering opportunities to align client scopes to employee’s growth and mobility desires 

• Support Client Teams by staffing people to the right client opportunities
• Balance people, client, and business interests at all times
• Working closely with capacity planners to understand the right people to allocate to staff plans, ensuring the right skillset, location and level
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition team (including contract positions) to staff external hires against staff plans as needed

• Maintain (people data) and all staffing related operations for the people you are responsible for including but not limited to time tracking, rotations, allocation breakage, open aging roles, time in client, utilization, and attrition
• Understand additional people data, outside of the Resource Management function (Example: Tenure, performance, time in role, time in level, professional goals)
• Drive high level of resource utilization ensuring available time is allocated to client work, sales opportunities, etc.
• Flag any delays on movement or timeline issues to capacity planners to work through strategic solutions and risk management
  
   

• Strong understanding of HR processes, employee development, and talent management
• Experience in Resource Management, Talent Acquisition and/ or Workforce Planning
• Familiarity or experience in the advertising or media industry is a plus
• Proficiency in data management and analysis tools
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skill
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive data and information   

• Connect internal talent with growth opportunities, significantly contributing to employee satisfaction and retention
• Provide strategic staffing recommendations that balance the interests of people, clients, and the business
• Ensure accuracy and reliability of staffing-related data and processes
• Support client teams by ensuring the right talent is allocated to meet client needs effectively

• Operate with a high level of autonomy, making informed decisions about staffing and talent management
• Lead initiatives to improve staffing-related processes and systems
• Proactively manage and resolve staffing delays or issues, continuously keeping partners in the loop on problem solving and risk mitigation strategies

• Identify and implement process improvements for tracking time, rotations, and allocations
• Develop creative solutions to align employee development opportunities with client demands
• Continuously refine and optimize staffing-related processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness