Senior Staffing & Operations Manager

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other cor­po­ra­tions, financial insti­tu­tions and organizations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic com­mu­ni­ca­tions, investor relations, financial trans­ac­tions and restruc­tur­ing, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, orga­ni­za­tion­al design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance and ESG.

The firm has more than 1,800 employees located in 45+ offices around the world.

This role sits at the center of how Teneo’s U.S. Strategy & Communications business delivers for clients.

As Senior Staffing & Operations Manager, you will drive how teams are deployed across accounts — ensuring the right talent is aligned to the highest-priority work while optimizing utilization, team performance, and overall business efficiency.

You will partner closely with practice and account leaders to inform staffing decisions, provide visibility into capacity, and bring structure and insight to how the business operates at scale.

This is a high-impact, highly visible role for someone who thrives in fast-paced, professional services environments and enjoys solving complex operational challenges that directly influence client delivery. The ideal candidate brings experience in consulting, professional services, or high-performance, team-based environments who bring a strong operational and analytical mindset.

Lead the day-to-day staffing of teams across the U.S. Strategy & Communications business

Partner with senior leaders to align talent to client work, balancing business priorities, team capacity, and skillsets

Maintain a real-time view of team availability, utilization, skillsets, experience, and preferences

Support smooth transitions across projects, accounts, and teams

Drive visibility into utilization, capacity, and staffing trends across the business

Support forecasting and workforce planning aligned to pipeline and revenue expectations

Identify gaps and optimize deployment to improve efficiency and delivery outcomes

Contribute to broader operational planning and decision-making across the platform

Own and enhance staffing-related data, reporting, and tools

Build dashboards and insights to support leadership decision-making

Identify and implement improvements to staffing processes, systems, and ways of working

Use data and judgment to flag risks and opportunities related to capacity, skills, and team structure

Act as a trusted partner to practice leaders, account leads, and team members on staffing and deployment decisions

Build strong relationships across the business to understand evolving needs and priorities

Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance and People teams to align on workforce planning and business objectives

Support broader operational, commercial, or strategic initiatives as business needs evolve

Act as a connective point across global S&C teams and other business segments and functions, helping drive alignment and consistency in how the business operates.

Teneo is an equal opportunity employer and promotes an inclusive workplace. Teneo considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable law.

Teneo believes in in-person collaboration when possible and if you are assigned to the New York office, the company's expectation is for employees to work from the office location a minimum of 3 days a week.