Staffing / Resource Management

Staffing Consultant Function: Staffing / Resource Management Location: Pune / Gurgaon Reports to: HRBP Role Overview The Staffing Consultant supports the effective deployment of consulting professionals across client engagements.

Responsibilities

• The role partners with business leaders, project managers, and recruiting teams to understand demand, identify suitable talent, manage staffing transitions, and maintain accurate resource plans.
• Success requires sound judgment, strong communication, attention to detail, and the ability to balance business priorities with individual career development.
• Review plan vs actual capacity and keep it updated.
• Gather and clarify staffing requirements, including role scope, skills, experience, level, location, duration, and start date.
• Match available consultants to project needs, considering skills, experience, career interests, availability, and business priorities.
• Maintain an up-to-date view of resource availability, project assignments, upcoming roll-offs, and staffing demand.
• Coordinate staffing decisions with project leaders, people managers, capability leads, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Manage assignment changes, extensions, transitions, and roll-offs, ensuring timely communication to all parties.
• Identify potential capacity gaps or supply constraints early and recommend options such as redeployment, hiring, or schedule changes.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on hiring priorities, role profiles, and expected demand.
• Support staffing discussions with accurate reports, dashboards, and analysis on utilization, availability, demand, and deployment trends.
• Facilitate fair and consistent staffing decisions, applying established policies and escalation paths.
• Communicate assignment outcomes and next steps clearly and sensitively to consultants and stakeholders.
• Contribute to process improvements that increase staffing accuracy, responsiveness, and transparency.
• Handle employee and business information with discretion and in line with confidentiality requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, management, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Typically 5-8 years of relevant experience in staffing, resource management, workforce planning, project coordination, or a related role.
• Experience in a consulting, professional services, technology, or project-based environment is preferred.
• Strong proficiency in MS office (PPT, EXCEL) and experience using workforce, HR, or project-management systems.
• Ability to interpret resource data and turn it into clear recommendations.
• Willing to travel across ProcDNA locations Preferred someone with experience in mid to large size organization (min 1000 employees) Skills and Competencies Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication.
• Excellent organization, follow-through, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and time-sensitive requests.
• Practical problem-solving and sound judgment when balancing business and employee needs.
• Comfort working with data, reports, and changing requirements.
• Discretion when handling sensitive employee and project information.
• A collaborative, service-oriented approach and willingness to raise risks early.