Senior Process Improvement Advisor

Senior Process Improvement AdvisorBirminghamUp to £50,000

The Company

A Senior Process Improvement Advisor is sought by this Legal firm to lead and manage a newly created team and ensure that new technology or processes are adopted effectively and efficiently across the firm. With a commitment to identifying innovative new ways to deliver services and maintain a reputation for excellence, the business is at the forefront of its sector. This is an excellent opportunity to drive and lead adoption of new tools and processes.

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Process Improvement Advisor

• Support the P&I leadership team to implement their strategies and plans across the firm.
• Assist on major change initiatives or projects throughout their lifecycles, being accountable for key workstreams and collaborating with a cross-functional team.
• Independently lead and manage smaller change initiatives or projects of your own.
• Provide coaching and personal development support for less experienced colleagues.
• Build and maintain relationships with business areas to which you are aligned, obtaining a deep understanding of their business objectives and roadmap of change initiatives.
• Conduct analysis and/or research to identify opportunities for business change.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership, legal divisions, business departments, clients, and suppliers.
• Apply best practices and methodologies for project management, process improvement, and change management, including managing issues or risks
• Act as a champion of continuous improvement, innovation and collaboration across the firm. This may include using coaching, mentoring or training skills to impart knowledge or skills throughout the organisation

Skills & Attributes of the Senior Process Improvement Advisor

• Experience in a similar role, such as a law firm or professional services organisation, with responsibility for project management, process improvement, and change management.
• Accreditations such as Prince2, Agile, LEAN Six Sigma are desired but not necessary.
• Established leadership skills. You should have demonstrable coordination and delegation skills and experience in developing team members through training, mentoring or coaching.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. This should be grounded in commercial awareness and the use of established or emerging legal technologies.
• Possesses a good understanding of the commercial, organisational and financial context in which the firm operates, and consequently ensures that they and their teams operate with the firm’s processes, business objectives and budget in mind and actively contribute towards firmwide profitability and competitive advantage.
• Demonstrates a desire to role model best practices for the team and firm, and proactively identify opportunities for improvement of these in line with the wider team and firm objectives.

Applications can only be considered from those eligible to live & work in the UK without restriction.

Harcourt Matthews is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Our divisions include: Legal Operations (Legal Tech and Legal Project Management, LPM, Operations Project Managers, Change, Innovation and Process Improvement); Accounting & Finance (Part and fully qualified Accountants); Pricing & Strategy; Pfi/PPP & FM.

Harcourt Matthews is committed to diversity and inclusion. We value and encourage applications from all ethnicities and welcome everyone regardless of social background, disability, gender identity, and orientation. Diversity benefits us all and challenges our assumptions.

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