Business Manager

We are looking for a Business Manager to join our exceptional Corporate department. This is a really interesting role that spans legal and business professional activity, with the aim to provide holistic solutions and innovative ideas that contribute to the smooth running and growth of the Corporate team.

The Business Manager, plays a pivotal role in aligning the department with the firm's strategic objectives. You will work closely with the Head of Department (HoD) to optimise productivity and profitability, acting as a conduit between the HoD, departmental partners, and business professional colleagues. Your responsibilities will include:

Financial hygiene: Collaborate with the Finance Business Partner to review departmental profitability, support monthly billing targets, and lead budget setting processes.
Cultural initiatives: Work with the People Advisory Business Partner on wellbeing, retention, and engagement initiatives.
Resourcing activity: Manage aspects of lateral Partner onboarding plans and integration. Support departmental workforce planning and monitor productivity levels.
Operational Excellence: Champion technology upskilling, support risk policy rollouts, and act as a central point for project rollouts and change initiatives.
Strategic operations: supporting the Department's approach to setting and implementing its growth strategy.

What we need from you: We are looking for a resourceful and engaging individual with the following qualities:

• Commercially astute, financially literate with a strategic mindset
• Experienced in change management and developing innovative solutions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders effectively and operate in a partnership environment
• “Join the dots” and bring together colleagues across both legal and business professional areas to collaborate effectively

About Burges Salmon

Our six core values – Ambition, Collaboration, Commitment, Fairness, Quality and Respect - are at the heart of everything we do and help to shape our unique culture. As well as high quality work and exciting development opportunities, we offer our people a professional, friendly and sociable working environment with a real sense of community.

We are delighted to have been named RollOnFriday's 'Best Law Firm to Work At' 2024, for the third year in a row, and also named as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2023 for the second year running.  Our commitment to excellence has recently been recognised by the IIP, which awarded us Platinum certification for investment in people.

It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We're committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working pattern.

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