Senior Specialist, SEA Staffing

Company Overview
Bain & Company is one of the world's leading global business consulting firms, serving clients across six continents. It was founded in 1973 on the principle that consultants must measure their success in terms of their clients' financial results. Bain's clients have outperformed the stock market 4 to 1. With offices in all major cities, Bain has worked with over 4,400 major multinational and other corporations from every economic sector, in every region of the world.
What's In It for You
The Staffing Team plays an important role as a trusted partner and advisor to the business.
As part of the team, you will develop an intimate understanding of the business and our people and make important decisions that not only ensure our clients get served with our best teams, but that our people continue to grow and develop professionally.
We are looking for a bright and motivated individual, who loves finding solutions to problems, to join us in our dynamic team. The role will provide you with a high degree of autonomy and lots of learning within a fast-paced, intellectually-stimulating and people-focused environment.
You will also become one of the go-to persons working with a range of talented professionals, from Associate Consultants through to Partners, as well as our cross-functional teams in Southeast Asia (SEA) and across Asia Pacific.
Come join us today
Detailed Responsibilities
1 (~50%) Core Staffing – program management of the Associate Consultant / Senior Associate Consultant (AC / SAC) classes across SEA
Work closely with the rest of the Staffing team to identify well-balanced case teams, with direct responsibility for staffing the AC / SAC classes (~80-100 pax)
Act as single point of contact for the AC / SAC classes, ensuring individual professional developmental needs are understood and addressed on cases
Facilitate discussions with Partners on team hypotheses for upcoming cases
2 (~30%) Resource Utilization / Capacity Monitoring and Optimization
Ensure optimal utilization for the overall office; making sure we keep the business running smoothly, while concurrently ensuring all our staff have the right amount of staffing to continue to grow professionally
Monitor staff balance – track and make appropriate recommendations to get to and maintain the right number of staff in our overall resource pyramid
3 (~20%) Daily Operations, Innovation and Process Improvement
Contribute to the seamless running of day-to-day operations
be part of the driving force to close outstanding tasks in the team's workflow
work collaboratively with the team to ensure data integrity in Staffing system so the information can be used to help with our decision-making
Adopt a continuous improvement mindset – recommend and implement simple steps to improve the way we do things (we are always open to constructive feedback)
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in a Business-related discipline or Organizational Psychology / People or Operations-related field would be a plus
Preferably 5-7+ years of work experience, ideally with direct staffing experience in a professional services firm. Relevant experience in resource management / deployment, talent strategy or people-related function will also be considered
Strong communication (both written and verbal) and ability to build and nurture collaborative relationships with multiple stakeholders while effectively balancing competing considerations
Resourceful at finding out-of-the-box solutions and engage in problem-solving
We value diversity – in backgrounds and in experiences – and strive to create an inclusive work environment and hiring process; thus, we warmly invite qualified applicants from all walks of life and personal circumstances and are committed to give due consideration to all
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