Operations Project Lead — AI-Driven Ops Transformation

Unity Advisory; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Unity Advisory is seeking an organised Operations Project Manager to join our expanding internal operations team in Mayfair. You’ll drive cross-functional initiatives, partner with the COO, and gradually take on client-facing engagements across operating model design, AI-enabled transformation, and finance optimisation.

The role is hybrid from our Mayfair office and suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced advisory environment, taking ownership of operational delivery while learning the

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in operations, business management, or project delivery - ideally in a professional services or consulting environment.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and drive outcomes at pace.
• High attention to detail and an ownership mindset; comfortable working independently and escalating where needed.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to synthesise complex information clearly.
• Collaborative, low-ego approach to working across teams and levels.
• Comfortable using modern productivity tools (e.g. Notion, Asana, Miro, Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides).
• Familiarity with agile methodologies, OKRs or similar performance frameworks is a plus.
• Interest in working in a fast-scaling, AI-enabled professional services environment, with curiosity to understand the end-to-end operation of a modern, high-growth business.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver internal strategic and operational projects from planning to execution (e.g. systems rollout, process improvement, knowledge management, resource planning).
• Work closely with the COO and other leaders to track key firm-wide initiatives, identify dependencies, and proactively manage risks and blockers.
• Build and maintain project plans, RAID logs, status updates and communication materials for internal stakeholders.
• Partner with business functions to ensure seamless coordination of operational workflows.
• Support continuous improvement across core business systems, knowledge tools, and operational governance - driving efficiencies and automation using technology and AI tools where feasible.
• Coordinate and document internal operating rhythms - standups, steering groups, retrospectives, etc.
• Support leadership with strategic planning cycles and key internal deliverables.
• In time, support or lead delivery of external client-facing engagements in line with Unity Advisory’s service offerings.
• Contribute to shaping a high-performing operations function that scales with the firm.

Skills

Project management

Operations management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Notion

Asana

Miro

Excel/Sheets

PowerPoint/Slides

Tools

Notion

Asana

Miro

Excel/Sheets

PowerPoint/Slides

Job description

Unity Advisory is seeking an organised Operations Project Manager to join our expanding internal operations team in Mayfair. You’ll drive cross-functional initiatives, partner with the COO, and gradually take on client-facing engagements across operating model design, AI-enabled transformation, and finance optimisation.

The role is hybrid from our Mayfair office and suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced advisory environment, taking ownership of operational delivery while learning the