Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Job Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
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Job Summary
A well-established multi-office law firm is seeking an experienced Chief Operating Officer (COO) to serve as the firms senior business executive and trusted partner to the Managing Partner. This is a rare opportunity for an accomplished professional services leader to take ownership of firm administration strengthen the organizations people and processes and help shape its next chapter of growth and leadership succession.
The COO will lead the firms non-attorney administrative functions with a particular focus on human resources recruiting people management and practice operations. The role is designed for a hands-on highly organized leader who can bring structure and accountability to firm operations while building trusted relationships across attorneys staff and firm leadership.
Financial acumen is important but this is not a traditional CFO role. An established Controller oversees day-to-day accounting and finance allowing the COO to focus more broadly on people operations strategic initiatives and organizational effectiveness.
- Lead HR recruiting onboarding employee relations performance management and retention initiatives
- Oversee benefits strategy and renewals including relationships with brokers and providers
- Lead firmwide administrative operations and establish clear scalable procedures and accountability
- Evaluate staffing needs resource allocation workflows and operational efficiency
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the Managing Partner and support firm leadership on strategic initiatives
- Help capture and institutionalize critical operational knowledge while supporting long-term succession planning
- Negotiate major vendor insurance benefits and legal technology contracts
- Maintain strong working knowledge of legal technology and business systems and support new implementations
- Partner with the Controller on budgeting financial planning KPIs and business performance
- Foster a collaborative high-performing culture while providing leadership and mentorship to administrative teams
- Significant progressive leadership experience within a law firm accounting firm or other professional services environment
- Strong background in HR recruiting employee relations and people leadership
- Demonstrated success improving operations workflows and organizational processes
- Experience managing and negotiating significant vendor and service-provider relationships
- Familiarity with legal or professional services technology and business systems
- Strong financial acumen and ability to partner effectively with finance leadership
- Exceptional judgment discretion organization and follow-through
- Executive presence with the ability to build credibility across partners leadership and staff
- Bachelors degree in Business Management Finance Accounting Human Resources or related field
- Serve as the senior business executive of an established law firm with direct access to the Managing Partner
- Take ownership of a broad operational function where your impact will be highly visible
- Play a meaningful role in leadership succession and the long-term evolution of the firm
- Join a relationship-driven culture that values collaboration and long-term employee retention
- Competitive $350000$450000 base salary plus bonus opportunity and comprehensive executive benefits
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About Company
GHJ is a national advisory, accounting and tax firm that partners with clients to help grow their businesses.
