Resourcing Manager | remote

*This position is 100% remote and the salary range is $60,000-$80,000.

For over ten years, HappyFunCorp has been helping businesses develop great products and deliver technical solutions with a blend of strong engineering skills, human-focused design, and culture that makes working with us enjoyable. We’ve worked closely with startups as well as Fortune 500 companies to innovate across a variety of verticals. Though we’re headquartered in Brooklyn, NYC, we embrace remote work, and it’s been part of our DNA from the start.

Our team of over 70 sharp and talented engineers, designers, and product architects hail from diverse backgrounds, bringing empathy and business savvy to every project and relationship we take on. Whether you’re looking to take an idea from concept to production, improve an existing product, or handle a complicated digital transformation project, we can help.

HFC is seeking a Resourcing Manager to join the operations team to manage the day-to-day staffing and resourcing needs of the company while working collaboratively with department heads (i.e. Engineering, Design, Product) to determine overall fit based on skill set, experience, and availability. Simply stated, you will be responsible for assigning the right resources to the right projects in support of the successful delivery of projects. You will report directly to the Director of People.

Specifically, you will…

• Assign available team members to projects in accordance with their skill sets, previous experience, cost, and availability.
• Monitor day-to-day project activities and corresponding resourcing.
• Ensure optimal utilization of team members’ allocations
• Assist product, project, account, and sales managers with planning and allocating resources for their respective projects.
• Capacity planning, i.e. determine the company’s demand for resources and ensures its capacity to meet staffing needs of projects.
• Manage and monitor team members’ workload, utilization, and overall hours.
• Address staffing conflicts and overcome resource shortages by means of resource management techniques.
• Collaborating with the Director of People, and the Technical Recruitment Manager as needed, regarding the current skill set of team members while also identifying missing and/or lacking skill areas that need to be supplemented.
• Documenting processes (e.g. weekly utilization reports) and ownership of the company’s resourcing tools.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Resource Manager, Operations Manager, Project Manager, or Human Resource Manager.
• Tech industry experience required!! Working knowledge of how digital technical products are built and the skill sets and experience required to build said products, specifically, an understanding of how products are designed and engineered
• Ability to thrive in fast and ambiguous environments.
• Critical thinking, analytical and forecasting skills.
• Conflict-resolution and problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility and good decision-making skills with the ability to to prioritize and manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Managerial and time-management skills.
• Interpersonal interaction skills (effective communication, negotiation, collaboration, the ability to be diplomatic and stand one’s ground).
• Bonus. Experience working with offshore resources and vendors

Benefits

COMPANY VALUES

• Creative Optimism. We are problem-solvers who use a lens of opportunity to make the world a bit better with all that we do.
• Dignity. Our best work can only be done in an environment in which HFCers and our partners treat each other – and themselves – with dignity.
• Equity. We strive for diversity across many dimensions and we believe our team is strongest when it is fairest.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit. Our “engine” is the energy that comes with ownership, agency, and responsibility for what we produce.
• Trust The bedrock of any organization is the growth of trust in our leaders, peers, and partners – the most rewarding work demands it.

HFC is a good fit for entrepreneurially-minded doers that learn and adapt quickly and have a passion for what they do. What we look for is someone with experience turning ideas into fully-fledged products. We offer competitive pay, a fully remote company culture, and the opportunity to work on cool projects with great people. If this sounds like you, send us your application!