Director of International Office Services

Location: London, United Kingdom; the role leads operations across offices in London, Brussels, Shanghai, and Hong Kong and requires hands-on work in London.

Company

hirify.global is a global legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises, as well as the investors and financial firms that support them.

What you will do

• Manage and coach Office Managers, Office Supervisors, Executive Assistants, and paralegals across the international offices.
• Establish consistent office-services standards, processes, ownership, escalation paths, and backup coverage while accommodating local requirements.
• Oversee facilities, reception, front of house, vendors, office moves, space planning, health and safety, emergency preparedness, and events.
• Manage Office Services budgets, major expenditures, vendor relationships, and operational escalations.
• Oversee onboarding, offboarding, attendance, and leave tracking for London attorneys and business professionals in coordination with HR and other central functions.
• Lead firmwide administrative and workplace initiatives and act as the senior liaison between international offices and global functions.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in office operations or workplace services, including 5 or more years leading 3 or more offices, ideally in a law firm or comparable professional-services organisation.
• Experience managing and developing operational leaders, with 3 or more manager-level direct reports and overall responsibility for a team of 15 or more.
• Experience managing executive assistants, paralegals, or similar support staff, including through a supervisor coordinating team-level matters.
• Strong knowledge of facilities, vendor management, health and safety, and office administration.
• Experience introducing consistent standards and processes across 3 or more offices in more than one country while accommodating local requirements.
• Experience managing operational onboarding, offboarding, and absence or leave tracking for 50 or more attorneys and business professionals, including confidential information handling and close HR coordination.
• Sound budget and operational judgment, including annual Office Services budget responsibility and appropriate escalation decisions.
• Executive presence and credibility with partners and senior stakeholders, including influence across central functions and local teams without direct authority.
• Willingness to remain hands-on in the London office while leading others; pragmatic, responsive, and strong on follow-through.

Culture & Benefits

• Highly competitive salary and benefits package.
• Collegial, respectful, and collaborative workplace within a growing international office and global firm.
• Equal Opportunity Employer.