Resource and Capability Planner
hace 14 días
Bradford
Portfolio Resource Planner - Financial Services - Contract Role Summary We're looking for an experienced Resource Planning Manager / Portfolio Resource Planner to join a Homes & Savings portfolio within a Financial Services environment. There is currently no dedicated planning capacity, and the portfolio needs someone to bring structure, clarity, and a robust plan that links demand (what work is coming) with capacity (resources available) across a mix of technical and business change initiatives. This is a strategic planning role focused on demand, capacity, and resource management-not task management. Contract Details • Contract length: 3-6 months, • Start: ASAP, • Location: Hybrid - 2 days per week in Leeds, • Domain: Financial Services (essential)Key ResponsibilitiesDemand & Capacity Planning, • Establish and maintain a clear view of demand across the Homes & Savings portfolio (technical + business initiatives)., • Build and own a capacity model that reflects current availability, constraints, and forecasted needs., • Create a credible, integrated resource plan that links demand to capacity and supports portfolio priorities., • Identify resource gaps, bottlenecks, and key dependencies; propose options to resolve them.Resource Management & Forecasting, • Support stakeholders with resource allocation across delivery teams, SMEs, and change initiatives., • Produce resource forecasts (short/medium-term) to support decision-making and portfolio governance., • Partner with delivery leads and SMEs to ensure planning assumptions are realistic and maintained.Portfolio Planning & Insight, • Provide strategic insights to portfolio leadership on:, • Where demand is originating, • Which skills/capabilities are constrained, • What trade-offs are required to deliver the plan, • Help shape and embed a more sustainable planning approach, improving visibility and decision quality.Stakeholder Management, • Engage and influence a broad set of stakeholders across:, • Technology delivery, • Business change / transformation, • Business SMEs, • Portfolio / programme leadership, • Bring a personable, confident style-able to challenge constructively and build strong working relationships quickly.What We're Looking For (Essential), • Financial Services background (experience within FS portfolios/programmes)., • Proven experience in resource planning, demand planning, and capacity modelling in complex environments., • Ability to create a strategic resource plan (not simply "plugging" a plan into a template)., • Experience working across both technical and business change delivery, coordinating resources across both., • Strong capability in understanding and modelling:, • capacity constraints, • demand drivers, • skill mix / role-based resourcing, • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills-personable, collaborative, and able to work at pace.