Head of Resource Management and Operations (LATAM)

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Senior level
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The Role
The Head of Resource Management and Operations will oversee operations, manage resource allocation, collaborate with teams, and implement process improvements in LATAM.
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Location: Argentina preferred; open to candidates based elsewhere in LATAM
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Position Overview

Edelman is seeking a strategic and operationally driven Head of Resource Management and Operations – Solutions LATAM to oversee workflow management, team integration, and operational excellence across the region’s Solutions organization. This role will manage the flow of work across Creative, Strategy, Digital, Intelligence, Design, and Creator teams, ensuring projects are staffed effectively, aligned with business priorities, and delivered with efficiency and high quality. Working closely with regional leadership, local GMs, account teams, and finance, this person will help optimize resource allocation, improve utilization and operational processes, support budgeting and pricing decisions, and strengthen integrated ways of working across LATAM. The ideal candidate is highly collaborative, commercially minded, and comfortable navigating fast-paced, cross-functional environments while balancing business needs, team capacity, and client priorities. Advanced English fluency is required, as this role partners regularly with stakeholders across LATAM and North America.

Key Responsibilities
  • Oversee LATAM Solutions operations, including workflow management, staffing structures, utilization tracking, budgeting support, and resource allocation across Creative, Strategy, Digital, Intelligence, Design, and Creator teams.
  • Partner with regional practice leads, local GMs, and account teams to align operational priorities with business objectives and client needs.
  • Collaborate on project planning, team structures, and integrated delivery models across regional and local markets.
  • Develop and implement process improvements to streamline workflows, improve efficiency, and strengthen operational consistency.
  • Establish reporting frameworks and visibility into utilization, workload balancing, team health, and operational performance.
  • Support pricing, quoting, forecasting, and commercial planning alongside finance and leadership teams.
  • Provide operational support for pitches, new business opportunities, and integrated client solutions.
  • Help identify award opportunities and coordinate awards-related operational processes.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and operational excellence across the region.
     
Qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience in resource management, agency operations, project operations, or related operational leadership roles.
  • Experience working within integrated agency, communications, creative, marketing, digital, or consulting environments.
  • Proven experience managing cross-functional workflows, staffing models, resource allocation, and utilization planning.
  • Strong operational and commercial acumen, including exposure to budgeting, forecasting, pricing, and business planning.
  • Experience partnering with senior stakeholders across multiple teams, disciplines, and markets.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Advanced to native-level English fluency required, both written and verbal.
     
Preferred Experience
  • Experience supporting integrated teams across Creative, Strategy, Digital, Intelligence, Creator, or Production functions.
  • Experience working across LATAM markets and within matrixed regional organizations.
  • Familiarity with resource management, workflow, or operational reporting tools and platforms.
  • Experience supporting new business operations, pitch planning, or integrated proposal development.
  • Exposure to operational analytics, automation tools, or AI-enabled workflow solutions.
  • Experience within global communications, marketing, advertising, or consulting organizations.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
 

Skills Required

  • 8+ years of experience in resource management, agency operations, project operations, or related operational leadership roles
  • Proven experience managing cross-functional workflows, staffing models, resource allocation, and utilization planning
  • Strong operational and commercial acumen, including exposure to budgeting, forecasting, pricing, and business planning
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Advanced to native-level English fluency required, both written and verbal

Edelman Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Edelman and has not been reviewed or approved by Edelman.

  • Healthcare Strength Benefits are described as comprehensive, with health plans commonly framed as a strong part of the overall package. Mental and physical well-being programs are also emphasized as meaningful support.
  • Flexible Benefits Work flexibility is positioned as a standout, including hybrid routines and a “Work From Anywhere” option for part of the year. Flexible public holidays are also highlighted as adding practical choice to how time is used.
  • Retirement Support Retirement offerings such as a 401(k) match (and pension-style contributions in some markets) are consistently presented as a solid component of total rewards. This tends to improve overall package value even when base pay feels less competitive.

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6,475 Employees
Year Founded: 1952

What We Do

Edelman is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead, act with certainty and earn the lasting trust of their stakeholders. We develop powerful ideas and tell magnetic stories that move at the speed of news, make an immediate impact, transform culture and spark movements. Since our founding in 1952 by Dan Edelman, we have remained an independent, family-run company. We use our profits to strengthen our business, provide our employees with opportunities to grow, advance our industry, and serve as a responsible citizen of the world. Every day, we strive to live and work by a long-held set of core values: the pursuit of excellence, the freedom to be curious, the courage to do the right thing, and a commitment to improving society. Edelman is an equal opportunity employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities

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