Director, Practice Group Strategy and Operations

Location: Boston or Philadelphia, Massachusetts/Pennsylvania, United States; hybrid schedule with in-office work three days per week

Salary: $174,600–$250,000 per year for positions in Boston, MA

Company

Global law firm serving clients through offices across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

What you will do

• Translate firm and Practice Group priorities into strategic and operating plans with defined outcomes, ownership, measures, resources, and accountability.
• Coordinate recurring processes, initiatives, commitments, risks, deadlines, and operating cadences.
• Structure leadership meetings, prepare executive materials, support decision-making, document decisions, and ensure follow-through.
• Integrate work across Finance, Talent, Business Development, Technology, AI, Knowledge Management, and Research.
• Improve Practice Group Strategy & Operations standards, resource deployment, efficiency, and budget performance.
• Lead, develop, coach, and evaluate Practice Group Strategy & Operations personnel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Progressive experience translating strategy into execution and coordinating complex operations in a matrixed organization.
• Experience developing strategic and operating plans, governance cadences, executive materials, performance measures, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Understanding of law firm or professional-services operations, practice economics, talent, client and market considerations, and operational execution.
• Strong leadership, judgment, discretion, organizational, project-management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and enterprise-approved AI and automation tools.

Nice to have

• Experience in a large law firm or similarly complex global professional-services organization.
• Experience working across offices, regions, time zones, and organizational boundaries.
• Willingness to travel periodically as required.

Culture & Benefits

• Integrated and collaborative in-office working culture.
• Medical, financial, and other employee benefits, including 401(k) eligibility.
• Vacation, sick time, and parental leave benefits.
• Reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees.