Head of Business Operations (remote)

Sterlington, PLLC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking a Head of Business Operations to provide strategic leadership and manage teams in a remote environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in business operations, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record of operational excellence. This role involves collaborating with senior management and ensuring the firm operates efficiently as it scales.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years’ experience in Business Operations.
• Experience in a remote working environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for procurement, risk, and data teams.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to ensure smooth operations.
• Monitor Partner performance and manage business registration.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Job description

Position Title: Head of Business Operations (Remote)

Location: 100% remote

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Compensation: As a remote-first, international firm, compensation is based on candidate experience and location

Our Firm :

Sterlington is an international law firm that combines legal and commercial excellence with modern ways of practicing. Our high-caliber partners work on complex business matters with a tailored approach to client service and a focus on financial flexibility and innovation.

We are the ultimate law firm for private clients, private capital, senior executives, founders, HNWIs and family offices, as well as related businesses, in both corporate and litigation matters. We take a commercial and wholistic approach to the legal and business needs of our clients.

Our continued growth means we are recruiting an experienced Head of Business Operations who will lead the function as we evolve and ensure it is structured and efficiently operating to continue scaling the Firm at pace. While this position has considerable leadership and people management responsibilities, the person selected will also be expected to roll up their sleeves and work alongside their team to build the business operations infrastructure and workflows necessary for the Firm.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing strategic leadership for procurement, risk, and data teams, along with the overarching function of Business Operations.
• Define and then operationalize company strategy and goals.
• Work very closely with senior leadership and particularly in partnership with Finance and People teams to ensure that all operations are running smoothly.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues globally on a remote basis, to define and implement where necessary, infrastructure and processes.
• Able to lead and create synergy across various teams and disciplines, ensuring efforts are combined to achieve shared goals.
• Provide meaningful insights and analysis to senior management ensuring first class Firm-wide performance.
• Monitor Partner performance and monitor associate and paralegal utilization.
• Manage our company business registration and all associated regulatory requirements.

Qualifications:

• 12-15 years’ + experience in Business Operations
• Strong leadership and team management experience across Business Ops (Data, Procurement, Risk, etc.)
• Previous background enabling a global team in a remote working environment with proper remote infrastructure, programs, and practices.
• Experience setting up business operations in a startup or scale-up environment.
• Experience with Professional Services preferred.
• Proven ability to solve problems, think critically, and deliveroperational excellence.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, dealing with a variety of audiences.

Sterlington is a full-service law firm that combines legal and commercial excellence with modern ways of practicing.

This position is not currently open to recruiting agency submissions.

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