Resourcing and Deployment Manager, Tax (Winnipeg)

Summary

A career in Resourcing and Deployment, within Business Enablement will provide you with the opportunity to support the Tax line of service in workforce management, helping our network become more agile in the evolving markets we serve by ensuring the right people are assigned to the right projects at the right time.

As a team, we optimize capacity sharing and enable the delivery of PwC services to our clients through our staffing strategy, emphasizing forecasting, utilization, and workload balance while also prioritizing development and diversity initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Strategically plan and oversee the allocation of Client Service Staff (CSS) to client engagements to ensure alignment with the firm's strategic priorities and to meet the planned business metrics.
• Through continuous planning activities, proactively manage and schedule resources to meet firm utilization targets with a primary focus on staff leverage and peak season metrics.
• Build solid relationships with staff to understand career aspirations/goals, strengths, areas of opportunity to aid in allocating meaningful work to support personal and business objectives.
• Collaborate with the national resource management team including sharing of best practices, analysis of staff capacity, and promote resource sharing across the country.
• Analyze standard productivity reports and provide recommendations on the appropriate action plan or activities required (e.g., workload balancing, improvement of utilization, etc.).
• Become an SME of resource management technology and reports.

What You'll Bring

• Experience in a professional service environment or roles in client facing, operations, workforce planning, or resource management.
• Clear communication in English (written & verbal), negotiation, influence, collaboration, and relationship building.
• Exceptional attention to detail with strong multitasking skills to prioritize workload.
• Excellent data analysis and interpretation skills to provide insights to leadership; ability to understand how business trends can change the market.
• Excellent judgment and tact; strong problem‑solving skills, including analyzing and understanding business impact of relevant options.
• Ability to manage complex projects while thinking strategically and creatively.
• Deal confidently with Partners and all staff levels in a professional manner while respecting confidentiality.
• Adaptability to work effectively under pressure and time constraints to meet deadlines.
• Effectively manage and resolve conflicts with a win‑win approach and focus on future outcomes.

Additional Information

Line of Service: Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

Specialism: IFS – Human Capital (HC)

Management Level: Manager

Salary range: $81,900 - $131,900 (expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres; may vary in other locations). Base salary determined by skills, experience and location. Eligible employees may receive variable incentive pay.