Senior Director, Resource Management at Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Job Description:

Overview



Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world's leading financial centers - New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.


Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.


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Job Description:





The Senior Director of Resource Management is a high-impact leadership role focused on partnering with client-facing service lines to enhance and optimize resource planning and management. This individual will oversee the Resource Management function of Global Workforce Management, ensuring effective workforce utilization, strategic deployment of talent, development and management of the resource deployment team and collaboration with business leaders to align resourcing with demand. With the firm experiencing rapid growth and undergoing dynamic transformational initiatives, this leader must be adept at driving change, building trust, and enforcing standardized processes while working closely with leadership to embed Resource Management as a critical function in business operations.



Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Business Integration
  
  
  
  
  • Strengthen Resource Management as a trusted business partner to service line leadership, ensuring alignment between resource deployment and client engagement needs.
    
    
  
  
  • Lead scalability efforts as the firm continues to expand, ensuring Resource Management processes and structures can support increased scale of operations.
    
    
  
  
  • Partner closely with internal departments such as Talent Acquisition and Finance to align hiring strategies with business demand and workforce forecasts.
    
    
  
  
  • Collaborate closely with the Director of Workforce Planning & Operations to ensure service-line Resource Management teams effectively leverage new tools, system integrations, and process changes to optimize workforce planning and deployment.
    
    
  
  
  
  

• Resource Planning, Optimization, & Compliance
  
  
  
  
  • Drive adoption and compliance with firmwide Resource Management processes within service lines, ensuring consistency, transparency, and efficiency in resource deployment.
    
    
  
  
  • Assist in the development and enforcement of utilization targets, ensuring service lines adhere to structured Resource Management practices rather than ad-hoc resourcing.
    
    
  
  
  • Drive cross-service line collaboration and resource-sharing, breaking down historical silos and increasing flexibility in workforce deployment.
    
    
  
  
  • Leverage reporting insights from the Workforce Planning & Management Operations team to assess staffing trends, utilization risks, and workforce capacity, ensuring informed decision-making and alignment with service line needs.
    
    
  
  
  
  

• Leadership & Team Development
  
  
  
  
  • Lead a team of Resource Management Service Line Deployment Leads, Regional/Practice Deployment Leads, and indirectly oversee Deployment Managers and Specialists.
    
    
  
  
  • Foster a high-performance team culture, mentoring Resource Management professionals and ensuring continuous skill development in workforce deployment and talent strategy.
    
    
  
  
  • Serve as the ultimate escalation point for service-line resourcing challenges, ensuring alignment between deployment teams and business leadership, resolving conflicts related to resource allocation and utilization.
    
    
  
  
  
  

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field
  
  


• 10-15 years of related experience required, 15+ years preferred
  
  


• Proven leadership in public accounting and professional services Resource Management - must have experience building and scaling a resourcing function in a high-growth environment.
  
  


• Strong change management and transformation expertise-ability to drive deployment adoption in a dynamic
  
  


• business environment.
  
  


• Deep knowledge of public accounting and professional services operations, leverage models, and resourcing
  
  


• strategies.
  
  


• Familiarity with resource management software and data analytics tools to enhance decision-making and
  
  


• workforce optimization.
  
  


• Expertise in utilization strategy and talent deployment at an enterprise level.
  
  


• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, particularly with service line leaders and firm
  
  


• internal operational leadership.
  
  


• Demonstrated ability to adapt to evolving industry trends in public accounting and professional services,
  
  


• ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with market demands.
  
  


• Ability to balance process discipline with flexibility, ensuring service lines adhere to structured processes while addressing unique business needs.
  
  


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, fostering collaboration across teams and enhancing
  
  


• engagement with internal stakeholders and clients.
  
  


• Ability to travel as needed, estimated 4-5 times annually, to various office locations.