Lead Staffing Manager

TL;DR

Lead Staffing Manager: Acting as a strategic business partner to Market Units to enable sustainable growth by aligning client demand, commercial priorities, and workforce capabilities. Focus on creating transparency on supply and demand, anticipating gaps, and steering complex staffing decisions across global teams.

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria (Hybrid/Remote flexibility)

Company

A global transformation partner founded in Switzerland, specializing in tech strategy, digital solutions, and systems engineering across complex, regulated industries.

What you will do

• Partner with Market Unit leaders to translate pipeline and strategy into forward-looking staffing plans.
• Provide transparency on capacity, bench, and capability gaps to support informed business decisions.
• Align project staffing with commercial priorities, development goals, and long-term capability needs.
• Own and facilitate the resolution of staffing trade-offs across Market Units and Practices.
• Continuously improve staffing governance, processes, data quality, and steering mechanisms.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in workforce planning, resource management, or staffing in a professional services environment.
• 10+ years of relevant industry background.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to interpret pipeline, revenue dynamics, and supply/demand data.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trust and drive alignment.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Proven ownership mindset with the drive to proactively steer topics and challenge the status quo.

Nice to have

• German language proficiency.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours with the possibility to work from home.
• Profit share scheme based on company success.
• Global and diverse community with annual team camps and local festivities.
• Strong commitment to professional development and skill building.
• Safe and healthy workplace environment.