Senior Manager, Integration

US Diversity Job Search; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

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Job summary

Beacon Hill is seeking a Senior Manager of Lateral Partner Integration to lead and execute the onboarding and ongoing integration of lateral partners across the firm, reporting to the Director of Partner Recruiting and Integration. This role emphasizes program management, planning, and strong cross-office collaboration.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years in related fields, with a proactive approach, excellent communication, and the ability to influence senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; JD or MBA preferred.
• 6+ years in professional services, legal services, talent integration, or related fields.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives with senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and drive accountability across the firm.
• Willingness to travel at least 25% of the time.
• Excellent computer skills including MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration program management and stakeholder engagement for lateral partners.
• Develop and manage comprehensive integration plans with defined milestones.
• Planning and facilitating lateral integration meetings across offices.
• Provide ongoing support and engagement for lateral partners.
• Oversee onboarding and create an integration guide.
• Prepare and present integration reports at milestones.
• Analyze data and provide strategic insights for recruiting.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and tools.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Relationship-building

Executive presence

Analytical skills

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree

JD or MBA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Beacon Hill was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing.

The Senior Manager of Lateral Partner Integration will work under the supervision of the Director of Partner Recruiting and Integration and will have primary responsibility for leading and driving the successful integration of lateral partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Integration Program Management and Stakeholder Engagement

  Manage a comprehensive integration experience for lateral partners from onboarding and continuing through the first two years of practice at the firm. Partner with Practice Leadership, Sponsors, OMMs, Business Development, and Practice Management to identify individualized priorities and success metrics for each lateral partner. Maintain accountability for all integration activities, ensuring stakeholders remain aligned and engaged throughout the integration process. Maintain feedback loops with key stakeholders to coordinate efforts, promote accountability, and ensure execution of integration strategies. Travel to Mintz offices regularly to support partner integration initiatives and stakeholder engagement in person.

• Integration Plan Development and Management

  Working with Legal Recruiting Specialists, develop comprehensive integration plans for each lateral partner including clearly defined goals, milestones, timelines, success metrics, relationship-building priorities, business development objectives, and integration activities. Work with lateral partners daily to drive execution of all priorities identified in the integration plans. Monitor completion of planned activities and proactively address obstacles that may impact successful integration. Continuously update and adapt integration plans based on feedback, progress, changing business needs, and emerging opportunities.

• Planning and Facilitating Lateral Integration Meetings

  Manage each lateral partner's integration meeting schedule, ensuring meaningful engagement with key stakeholders, practice groups, industry teams, and firm leadership. Participate in integration meetings across offices and departments. Lead productive discussions focused on relationship building, cross-selling opportunities, client development strategies, market positioning, and practice integration. Ensure follow-through on action items identified in integration meetings. Continue to identify and engage additional connections as opportunities emerge throughout the integration process.

• Lateral Partner Support and Continued Engagement

  Build relationships with lateral partners. Serve as their primary point of contact and strategic advisor throughout their integration. Provide intensive, hands-on support during the partner's initial onboarding period, including daily engagement to ensure a seamless transition into the firm. Conduct regular check-ins focused on progress on goals, relationship development, business development opportunities, operational challenges, and overall experience within the firm. Oversee Legal Recruiting Specialists in handling administrative matters and logistics for laterals within their first few weeks at the firm.

• Orientation and Onboarding

  Oversee onboarding and orientation for laterals, collaborating with Legal Recruiting Specialists to coordinate and facilitate introductions to key firm departments and to create, maintain, and update a comprehensive Lateral Partner Integration Guide outlining critical firm policies, procedures, systems, expectations, and best practices. Work with departmental leaders to tailor orientation content to each lateral partner's specific practice needs and business objectives. Revisit key concepts periodically to ensure each lateral has a complete and enduring understanding of firm policies, procedures, firm structure, and available resources.

• Formal Integration Reviews & Reporting

  Prepare comprehensive integration reports analyzing progress at key milestones, including 3-month, 6-month, 12-month, and 24-month intervals for the Director of Partner Recruiting and Integration. Communicate regularly with Director and core lateral team, proactively raising any issues that need immediate attention.

• Data Analysis & Strategic Insights

  Collaborate with Legal Recruiting Specialists to collect and analyze internal success data and market intelligence. Offer actionable insights that may inform future recruiting and integration strategies. Collaborate with departmental leads to compile and report on key success indicators for lateral cohorts and integration activities.

• Process Improvement & Program Development

  Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, stakeholder engagement, communication, and overall integration effectiveness. Standardize integration workflows while maintaining flexibility to accommodate individual partner needs. Evaluate and improve lateral integration processes, tools, and resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; JD or MBA degree will be considered favorably.
• 6+ years' experience in professional services, legal services, talent integration, partner programs, business development, practice management, or related fields.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, cross-functional initiatives involving senior stakeholders.
• Highly proactive approach to coordinating complex initiatives.
• Strong project management, organizational, and execution skills.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and drive accountability across diverse stakeholder groups, managing up, down, and to peers across the firm.
• Strong executive presence and ability to exert influence over partners and firm leadership, to drive activity to desired outcomes.
• Experience developing executive-level reports, presentations, and strategic recommendations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to convert data into actionable business insights. Ability to conceptualize data, analyze trends, create clear and sound reports, and make recommendations based on results.
• High level of integrity and honesty; ability to handle confidential matters with discretion.
• Ability to regularly travel among firm offices, at least 25% of the time.
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in using Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint. Ability to quickly get up to speed and master new applications and software is expected.

Work Location and Remote Policy

This role requires 60% in office presence. Remote work is permissible 40% of the time.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Equal Opportunity

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Company Profile

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs. Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com .

Benefits Information

• medical
• dental
• vision
• federal and state leave programs
• Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.