Federal Resource Deployment Manager-CTJ-Top Secret

Microsoft•,

6d•$106,400 - $222,600

About The Position

The Federal Resource Manager is responsible for aligning talent with customer and business needs across Federal engagements. This role works closely with delivery leaders, project managers, account teams, and resource managers to ensure the right people are assigned to the right opportunities at the right time. The Resource Manager drives workforce planning, resource forecasting, utilization management, and staffing optimization while maintaining compliance with Federal customer requirements. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical skills, exceptional stakeholder management capabilities, and experience navigating complex Federal delivery environments. Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in related field OR equivalent experience.
6+ years experience in consulting, client/project management, services delivery, or business development OR equivalent experience.
Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements.
You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.
Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law.
To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance.

Nice To Haves

RMCP® certified by the Resource Management Institute.
6+ years of experience in resource management, workforce planning, staffing coordination, project operations, or related functions.
Experience in Microsoft Federal systems and tools.
Experience supporting Federal government contracts and programs.
Strong understanding of workforce forecasting, capacity planning, and utilization management.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and workforce/resource management tools.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Coordinate staffing and deployment of personnel across Federal programs, projects, and customer engagements.
Match employee skills, certifications, clearance levels, and availability to project requirements.
Monitor resource demand and capacity to proactively address staffing gaps and surpluses.
Partner with delivery and business leaders to ensure staffing decisions support customer commitments and business objectives.
Maintain short-term and long-term resource forecasts.
Analyze utilization trends and workforce capacity data.
Track upcoming project starts, contract awards, renewals, and transitions to anticipate resourcing needs.
Provide recommendations to optimize workforce allocation and utilization.
Act as a primary liaison between project leadership, recruiting, human resources, and operational teams.
Facilitate staffing reviews and deployment discussions.
Communicate staffing risks, resource constraints, and mitigation plans to leadership.
Support workforce planning efforts across multiple business units or accounts.
Maintain resource management systems and staffing records.
Generate deployment, utilization, and workforce analytics reports.
Ensure staffing activities comply with Federal contract requirements, labor categories, and security clearance requirements.
Support continuous improvement initiatives within resource management processes.
Identify redeployment opportunities for employees nearing assignment completion.
Support employee career mobility by aligning skills and interests with emerging opportunities.
Assist with onboarding and transition planning for new project assignments.