Resource Planning & Allocation Manager

Cyclotron, Inc.•Dallas, TX

1d•$80,000 - $130,000•Remote

About The Position

The Resource Planning & Allocation Manager is responsible for company-wide capacity planning, resource allocation, and utilization management across a multi-practice consulting organization of ~300 employees. This role owns the end-to-end resource operations system — ensuring the right people are deployed to the right work at the right time, while balancing utilization targets (75%), delivery quality, margin, and employee sustainability. This position sits within the Operations team, operates above individual practices, and acts as the single point of orchestration between: Onshore practice-aligned teams Offshore shared services and joint delivery model Sales, Pre-Sales, and Delivery leadership The Resource Planning & Allocation Manager is not an administrative staffing role. It is a strategic operations function with direct revenue, margin, and scale impact.

Requirements

8–12+ years in consulting, professional services, or IT services organizations
Direct experience with: Resource management Capacity planning Utilization tracking
Experience operating in: Multi-practice environments Offshore / nearshore delivery models
Comfortable supporting organizations in the 250–500 employee range
Strong understanding of consulting delivery models
Utilization, margin, and revenue math
Workforce planning and forecasting
Process design and operational discipline
Advanced Excel / PSA / reporting tools
Confident, neutral decision-making
Ability to push back constructively
Trusted partner to senior leadership
Calm under pressure
Systems thinker with strong judgment