Manager, Staffing & Professional Development - Bain & Company - Helsinki, Finland
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Job Description
We are seeking a Manager to join our Helsinki office in a full-time, fixed-term role through December 2026. This position plays a central role in ensuring effective staffing, strong professional development processes, and balanced capacity management for our consulting population. As Manager, Staffing & Professional Development, you will work closely with the Helsinki Local Lead and partner group, all consultant cohort levels and the broader Nordic Talent and Staffing network to drive high-quality staffing decisions and monitor all professional development and performance processes. You will have direct report responsibility. The role requires strong ownership, independent judgment, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders. The Manager will report to our Nordic Vice President, Talent.
Company Information
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Helsinki, Finland | 12 |
| Dusseldorf, Germany | 8 |
| Oslo, Norway | 8 |
| Munich, Germany | 8 |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | 8 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8 |
| Brussels, Belgium | 8 |
| Paris, France | 8 |
| Berlin, Germany | 8 |
| Milan, Italy | 8 |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 8 |
| Vienna, Austria | 8 |
| Madrid, Spain | 7 |
| Doha, Qatar | 7 |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 7 |
| Athens, Greece | 7 |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 7 |
| Rome, Italy | 7 |
| Warsaw, Poland | 7 |
| Lisbon, Portugal | 7 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 6 |
| Perth, Australia | 6 |
| Zurich, Switzerland | 6 |
| Bengaluru, India | 6 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 6 |
| Sydney, Australia | 6 |
| Tokyo, Japan | 6 |
| Mumbai, India | 6 |
| Dubai, UAE | 5 |
| London, UK | 5 |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 4 |
| Santiago, Chile | 4 |
| Bangkok, Thailand | 4 |
| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 4 |
| Montreal, Canada | 4 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4 |
| Monterrey, Mexico | 4 |
| Toronto, Canada | 4 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 4 |
| Bogota, Colombia | 4 |
| Shanghai, China | 4 |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 4 |
| New Delhi, India | 4 |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | 4 |
| Beijing, China | 4 |
| Manila, Philippines | 4 |
| Seoul, South Korea | 3 |
| Lagos, Nigeria | 3 |
| London, United Kingdom | 3 |
| Johannesburg, South Africa | 3 |
| San Francisco, United States | 2 |
| Singapore, Singapore | 2 |
| Austin, USA | 2 |
| Houston, United States | 2 |
| Washington, DC, United States | 2 |
| Silicon Valley, United States | 2 |
| New York, United States | 2 |
| San Francisco, USA | 2 |
| Los Angeles, United States | 2 |
| Chicago, United States | 2 |
| Chicago, USA | 2 |
| Atlanta, United States | 2 |
| Silicon Valley, USA | 2 |
| Boston, USA | 2 |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2 |
| Boston, United States | 2 |
| Singapore | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 2 |
| Austin, United States | 2 |
| New York, USA | 2 |
| Atlanta, USA | 2 |
| Seattle, United States | 2 |
| Denver, USA | 2 |
| Seattle, USA | 2 |
| Dallas, USA | 2 |
| Denver, United States | 2 |
| Dallas, United States | 2 |
| Houston, USA | 2 |
| Remote - Global | 2 |
| Washington, D.C., USA | 1 |
| Minneapolis, USA | 1 |
| Los Angeles, USA | 1 |
| Hong Kong, China | 1 |
| Hong Kong, Hong Kong | 1 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1 |
| Washington, DC, USA | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Senior Manager | 4 |
| Consultant | 4 |
| Associate Consultant | 1 |
| Specialist | 1 |
| Director | 1 |
| Manager, Staffing & Professional Development | 1 |
| Manager | 1 |
| Recruiting Coordinator | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Manager | 3 |
| Mid-Level | 3 |
| Mid-level | 2 |
Bain & Company appears in 355 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since May 2025. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Helsinki, Finland, Dusseldorf, Germany, and Oslo, Norway.
Data shown is based on historical job postings from our database.
Job Details
Responsibilities
- Own and drive the end-to-end staffing process for the Helsinki consulting population, ensuring optimal deployment of people across opportunities.
- Ensure timely, balanced case team allocations, aligning client needs, business priorities, individual development objectives and overall utilization targets.
- Participate in local and Nordic staffing problem solving sessions to align on priorities and resource planning.
- Build strong relationships with consultants to proactively understand career goals and development needs, most closely working together with the senior cohorts (4-10 years of experience).
- Proactively monitor consultant availability and pipeline demand to anticipate staffing gaps or surpluses and maintain high, sustainable utilization.
- Coordinate cross-office staffing requests in collaboration with the Nordic and EMEA staffing network.
- Manage vacation planning for assigned populations, balancing individual preferences with business requirements.
Requirements
- At least 7+ years of experience in talent management, staffing, HR, consulting operations, or a similar function—ideally within professional services or a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
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