Resource Manager

Allens

Manager within Resource Management at Allens, facilitating staff allocation in a high-volume environment. Collaborating with stakeholders, optimizing resource management in legal services.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeMelbourne • 🇦🇺 AustraliaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work alongside the Senior Resource Manager to develop and implement best‑practice work allocation strategies and processes that optimise the firm’s resource management, utilisation, and availability in a dynamic, high‑volume environment.
Assess the workload and capacity of lawyers across transactional practice groups to determine availability and capability for new projects / matters, managing competing priorities and a constant flow of requests.
Provide support, training, and a point of escalation for resource consultants within the team, ensuring they can navigate stakeholder expectations and shifting business needs effectively.
Analyse projects / matters, including timelines and necessary skill sets, to identify the most suitable resources, considering expertise, availability and development opportunities, often under time‑sensitive conditions.
Optimise utilisation by identifying and resolving conflicts, bottlenecks or imbalances in resource allocation, proactively troubleshooting issues as demand fluctuates.
Build strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders across the Firm, collaborating and communicating regularly to understand project / matter progress, anticipate resource needs, and address challenges that arise in a fast‑paced, continuously changing environment.
Forecast future resource requirements based on project pipelines, business growth and strategic initiatives, anticipating upcoming demands and influencing stakeholders to align on priorities.
Establish strong relationships with lawyers and partners in the practice group while actively assisting in change management and integrating the function, demonstrating resilience, adaptability and confidence when engaging with senior stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in resource management, workforce allocation or a related field, ideally in a professional services, legal or similarly fast-paced environment.
Strong resource management capability, including planning, allocation, optimisation and responding to real-time demand in high-volume settings.
Experience building credibility with stakeholders and growing resource management within new business groups.
Demonstrated ability to lead, coach and develop others, supported by strong judgement and a collaborative, trust-based approach.
Strong communication, relationship-building and influencing skills, with the confidence to constructively challenge and partner with senior stakeholders to drive outcomes.
Proven ability to lead change, navigate resistance and maintain momentum while balancing confidence with approachability.
Resilience, sound judgement and strong analytical skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, adapt to change and engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

market competitive fixed remuneration
employee recruitment referral program
discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets
health and travel insurance
charity matched funding program
fully subsidised gym memberships
annual flu vaccinations
skin checks
in-house snacks and catered meals
subsidised sporting and social activities
Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling
wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families
ability to purchase additional annual leave
access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible parental leave policy – 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees
high quality executive coaching to support the transition
team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities
annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people
opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

resource managementworkforce allocationplanningoptimisationanalytical skillscapacity assessmentproject analysischange managementstakeholder managementconflict resolution

Soft Skills

communicationrelationship-buildinginfluencingleadershipcoachingcollaborationresilienceadaptabilityjudgementtrust-building