Head of Business Operations

Summary

Join Sterlington, an international law firm, as their Head of Business Operations! This full-time, remote position requires 12-15+ years of experience in Business Operations, leading and managing teams across Data, Procurement, and Risk. You will define and operationalize company strategy, collaborate globally with colleagues, and provide insights to senior management. The role involves building business operations infrastructure and workflows, ensuring smooth operations across teams, and managing company registrations and regulatory requirements. Compensation is based on experience and location. This is an excellent opportunity to lead and shape the future of a growing international law firm.

Requirements

• 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
• Proven ability to solve problems, think critically, and deliver operational excellence
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, dealing with a variety of audiences

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

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Professional Services preferred