What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Operating Officer position at Noor Staffing Group?
Chief Operating Officer – Law Firm – New York, NY
Our client, a fast-growing and highly successful corporate law firm headquartered in New York City, has an immediately available opportunity for a Chief Operating Officer. This is an in-office position located in the client’s midtown New York City offices.
POSITION OVERVIEW
In short, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) will be responsible for managing all aspects of the client’s business operations that do not fall under the category of “the practice of law.” Reporting to the firm’s managing partner, the COO will manage all internal areas of the firm’s business, including accounting and reporting, human resources, recruiting, benefits, information services and technology, facilities, marketing, strategic growth, and practice support services. The COO is responsible for providing leadership to and direction of all service operations supporting client services; managing the general business operations of the firm; serving as a promoter for the firm’s continuous strategic planning efforts; and communicating and implementing firm policies in a manner that best serves the firm’s interests.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
· A minimum of five years experience in a senior management role overseeing operations. Previous law firm experience is preferred but candidates coming from other areas, particularly professional services, are encouraged to apply.
· Superior communication and management skills. Though these traits are difficult to describe properly, the selected candidate will be someone all staff revere and feel lucky to work for.
· Smart. Self-starting. Exceptional leadership skills coupled with the humility required to follow the direction of the firm’s management team. The perfect person will recognize the balance required to operate this way.
· An entrepreneurial spirit. Although law firms tend to be conservative in their operations, this particular law firm has grown consistently as a result of its willingness to expand its practice geographically and substantively as times change.
· Candid. Rarely seen in a job description, this trait is important for without candor and honestly, proper communications between the COO and staff or the COO and management are not possible.
· A deep understanding of accounting, reporting, and financial statements as the same relate to a professional services business.
· Four-year college degree in Business. MBA helpful.
Interested applicants should email their CVs to start a dialogue regarding this opportunity.
