Senior Operations & People Leader — Law Firm

GHJ; Los Angeles (CA); Vor Ort; USD 350.000 - 450.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Executive benefits

Bonus opportunity

Zusammenfassung

GHJ is seeking an experienced Chief Operating Officer for a well‑established, multi‑office law firm in Los Angeles. You will lead non‑attorney administrative functions with a focus on HR, recruiting, people management, and practice operations, partnering with the Managing Partner to shape growth and leadership succession.

This hands‑on leader will establish scalable procedures, drive accountability, manage vendor relationships, and collaborate with the Controller on budgeting and KPIs.

Qualifikationen

• Significant leadership experience in a law firm, accounting firm, or professional services.
• Strong background in HR, recruiting, employee relations, and people leadership.
• Proven ability to improve operations, workflows, and processes.
• Experience negotiating vendor and service-provider relationships.
• Familiarity with legal or professional services tech and business systems.
• Excellent financial acumen and partnering with finance leadership.
• Discretion, organization, and executive presence.

Aufgaben

• Lead HR, recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, and retention.
• Oversee benefits strategy and renewals with brokers and providers.
• Manage firmwide administrative operations and scalable procedures.
• Assess staffing, workflows, and operational efficiency.
• Serve as trusted advisor to Managing Partner and leadership.
• Capture operational knowledge and support succession planning.
• Negotiate major vendor, insurance, and legal tech contracts.
• Maintain knowledge of legal technology and business systems.
• Partner with Controller on budgeting, KPIs, and performance.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing culture across admin teams.

Kenntnisse

HR leadership

Recruiting

Employee relations

Vendor management

Legal tech

Finance partnering

Executive presence

Strategic planning

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, or related field

Jobbeschreibung

GHJ is seeking an experienced Chief Operating Officer for a well‑established, multi‑office law firm in Los Angeles. You will lead non‑attorney administrative functions with a focus on HR, recruiting, people management, and practice operations, partnering with the Managing Partner to shape growth and leadership succession.

This hands‑on leader will establish scalable procedures, drive accountability, manage vendor relationships, and collaborate with the Controller on budgeting and KPIs.