Associate Director of Resourcing

Directive

Associate Director of Resourcing driving staffing recommendations and resource management at Directive Consulting. Focused on optimizing agency growth through data-driven capacity planning.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Update pricing estimator monthly to account for latest salary inputs, markups and Fx rates
Partner with Sales to estimate resource requirements for new business opportunities
Translate scope of work documents into staffing models and team configurations
Maintain a real-time view of team capacity by role, division, and skill set
Develop staffing recommendations for new and expanding engagements
Identify coverage gaps and surface conflicts with sufficient lead time for leadership
Model and present resource reallocation options for incoming clients
Develop offboarding resource plans for departing clients
Build data-backed hiring recommendations for review and approval
Own the capacity planning model, incorporating inputs from active sales pipeline and actuals vs budgeted data
Develop and maintain KPIs that connect resource recommendations to financial outcomes

Requirements

What you’ll need

4–8+ years in a resource management, capacity planning, or workforce planning role
Must have agency or complex professional services background
Direct experience managing resource planning through client transitions
Familiarity with tools such as Harvest or comparable platforms
Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
Effective at presenting options and recommendations to senior stakeholders
Comfortable operating as an influential advisor rather than a final decision-maker
Operates with discretion regarding sensitive information
Systems thinker who can see the full picture

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base salary
Medical, dental, vision plans
100% employer-paid plan for employee
50% employer contribution for dependents
Access to certified therapists
Membership to Headspace
Gympass
Unlimited PTO (2-week minimum)
Paid Company Holidays
Your Birthday Off
End of Year Recharge (Closed December 24 - January 1)
Paid Parental Leave
Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 3% company match
Annual bonus based on tenure
Annual Anniversary Trip

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Hard Skills & Tools

resource managementcapacity planningworkforce planningfinancial modelingdata analysisstaffing modelsKPI developmentpricing estimationresource allocation

Soft Skills

analytical skillspresentation skillsinfluential advisingdiscretionsystems thinking