Regulatory Healthcare Team Manager

Weightmans; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Weightmans is recruiting a Team Manager (Healthcare regulatory) in the United Kingdom. The role leads a high-performing team to ensure operational excellence, profitability, and client satisfaction while maintaining regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate has experience managing teams in professional services or legal environments, with strong operational leadership and a track record of delivering client outcomes. The role supports growth and process improvement within a collaborative firm.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in professional services or legal environments.
• Strong commercial focus with profitability and efficiency.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team delivering client outcomes and service quality.
• Oversee delivery against KPIs, SLAs and budgets.
• Drive profitability, utilisation and revenue growth.
• Support business development and client relationship management at senior levels.
• Implement pricing strategies aligned with profitability protocols.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Data & MI to deliver firm-wide success.
• Foster a culture of accountability, inclusion and continuous improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Client relationship management

Strategic thinking

Innovation mindset

Job description

About your new role

We are currently recruiting for a Team Manager (Healthcare regulatory) who will be responsible for leading a high-performing team, ensuring operational excellence and delivery of financial and client performance objectives. The role will focus on driving profitability, service quality and client satisfaction, alongside developing people, improving processes and supporting strategic growth.

The Team Manager will work collaboratively with the Head of Client Delivery and wider business functions to deliver exceptional outcomes for clients while maintaining compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

We are open to applications from Regulatory and/or Healthcare Lawyers with experience in Team Management and non-Lawyers with a background in Team Operations Management in other professional services or legal environments.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional quality of service, ensuring client satisfaction, retention and value delivery
• Oversee service delivery against agreed KPIs, SLAs and client expectations
• Support client relationship management and act on feedback to drive continuous improvement
• Ensure billing and client work are completed in line with agreed service standards
• Develop thought leadership initiatives (e.g. events, webinars, content) to support client engagement
• Drive operational and financial performance including revenue, profitability and utilisation targets
• Monitor financial metrics including WIP and cash collection to ensure delivery against budget
• Identify growth opportunities and support business development within target sectors
• Implement pricing strategies aligned with firm profitability protocols
• Collaborate across teams and functions (HR, Finance, Data & MI, Innovation) to deliver firm-wide success
• Lead or contribute to strategic initiatives that drive process improvement and innovation
• Embed the firm’s purpose and values in all activities
• Inspire and lead a high-performing, engaged and collaborative team
• Manage recruitment, succession planning and talent development to ensure capability across the team
• Coach and mentor team members to drive performance and professional growth
• Ensure appropriate resource planning, capacity management and utilisation across the team
• Foster a culture of accountability, diversity, innovation and inclusion

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role.

About You

You will ideally have previous experience and a demonstrable track record of managing teams within a professional services or legal environment.

We are particularly interested in individuals who bring strong operational leadership experience and the ability to drive both performance and client outcomes.

You will have:

• Experience managing and developing high-performing teams
• Strong commercial awareness with a focus on profitability and efficiency
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Demonstrable experience in client relationship management at a senior level
• Strategic thinking and ability to identify growth opportunities
• A commitment to innovation and continuous improvement

Attributes

• Results-oriented with a proactive, entrepreneurial mindset
• Collaborative approach with strong cross-functional working
• Resilient and adaptable in a changing environment
• High levels of integrity and professionalism

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to develop, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Why work for us

Come and join our award-winning organisation and be part of a team where people truly matter.

Weightmans is a Leading national law firm, with strong international capabilities.

Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 19th consecutive year at Britain’s Top Employers awards, and ranking top 10 in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

Why work for us? Take a look: Work for Weightmans: voted a top employer | Weightmans

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