Director, Resource Planning

Director, Resource Planning

The Director of Resource Planning will establish and lead a new resource planning capability for the Studio Business Group (SBG).

This role will create greater visibility into development capacity, staffing demand, workforce deployment, vendor utilization and resource-related costs across the portfolio. The Director, Resource Planning will connect resource plans, actual deployment and future demand so senior leadership and studio teams can make more informed decisions about investments, staffing, outsourcing and internal resource sharing.

Working across studios, Production, Finance, HR, Development Strategy and other operational partners, this leader will develop a more consistent approach to resource planning while respecting the operating needs, creative context and decision-making authority of individual studios.

The Director will be responsible for developing planning processes, forecasting capabilities, analytics and executive insights that improve resource-related decision making across SBG. This role requires a leader who can establish a new organizational capability while remaining hands-on in the organization's most complex planning work.

Key responsibilities include designing and establishing a resource planning capability, partnering with studios and functional leaders to understand current and future resource demand, building visibility into current and forecasted outsourcing and vendor demand, developing executive reporting related to workforce capacity, planned and actual resource levels, and translating resource data into clear business insights.

The successful candidate will be expected to establish the vision and operating model for the Resource Planning function, build, coach and develop a high-performing team, personally lead the organization's most complex resource planning initiatives and executive analyses, build trusted partnerships across studio leadership, Finance, Production, HR and Talent Acquisition, influence decisions through thoughtful analysis, practical recommendations and sound business judgment, and balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution.

Qualifications include significant experience in resource planning, workforce planning, portfolio operations, production operations, business planning, capacity management or a related discipline, demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing planning, operations, analytics or business teams, experience supporting complex product development, technology, gaming, entertainment or project-based organizations, strong analytical capability and the ability to translate data into practical business recommendations, proven ability to influence senior leaders and align stakeholders across a matrixed organization, and excellent written, verbal and executive communication skills.