The Federal Resource Manager is responsible for aligning talent with customer and business needs across Federal engagements. This role works closely with delivery leaders, project managers, account teams, and resource managers to ensure the right people are assigned to the right opportunities at the right time. The Resource Manager drives workforce planning, resource forecasting, utilization management, and staffing optimization while maintaining compliance with Federal customer requirements.
The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical skills, exceptional stakeholder management capabilities, and experience navigating complex Federal delivery environments.
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Responsibilities
- Coordinate staffing and deployment of personnel across Federal programs, projects, and customer engagements.
- Match employee skills, certifications, clearance levels, and availability to project requirements.
- Monitor resource demand and capacity to proactively address staffing gaps and surpluses.
- Partner with delivery and business leaders to ensure staffing decisions support customer commitments and business objectives.
- Maintain short-term and long-term resource forecasts.
- Analyze utilization trends and workforce capacity data.
- Track upcoming project starts, contract awards, renewals, and transitions to anticipate resourcing needs.
- Provide recommendations to optimize workforce allocation and utilization.
- Act as a primary liaison between project leadership, recruiting, human resources, and operational teams.
- Facilitate staffing reviews and deployment discussions.
- Communicate staffing risks, resource constraints, and mitigation plans to leadership.
- Support workforce planning efforts across multiple business units or accounts.
- Maintain resource management systems and staffing records.
- Generate deployment, utilization, and workforce analytics reports.
- Ensure staffing activities comply with Federal contract requirements, labor categories, and security clearance requirements.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within resource management processes.
- Identify redeployment opportunities for employees nearing assignment completion.
- Support employee career mobility by aligning skills and interests with emerging opportunities.
- Assist with onboarding and transition planning for new project assignments.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in related field OR equivalent experience.
6+ years experience in consulting, client/project management, services delivery, or business development OR equivalent experience.
- RMCP® certified by the Resource Management Institute.
- 6+ years of experience in resource management, workforce planning, staffing coordination, project operations, or related functions.
- Experience in Microsoft Federal systems and tools.
- Experience supporting Federal government contracts and programs.
- Strong understanding of workforce forecasting, capacity planning, and utilization management.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and workforce/resource management tools.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Resource Deployment IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of experience in consulting, client or project management, services delivery, business development, or equivalent experience
- Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements
- Successful verification of the stated security clearance
- Pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter
- U.S. citizenship verification
- RMCP certification from the Resource Management Institute
- 6+ years of experience in resource management, workforce planning, staffing coordination, project operations, or related functions
- Experience with Microsoft Federal systems and tools
- Experience supporting Federal government contracts and programs
- Understanding of workforce forecasting, capacity planning, and utilization management
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and workforce or resource management tools
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout, highlighted by a strong 401(k) match structure and immediate vesting, plus additional plan features for tax-advantaged saving.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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