HEAD OF EMPLOYEE SHARE INCENTIVES – JOB REF: HS0064

This growing commercial law firm is currently seeking an experienced lawyer to take on the role of Head of Employee Share Incentives.  To be considered for this role, you must have a proven track record of building and managing a team of busy lawyers and advising on the commercial and practical issues related to the structure and design, implementation and operation of reward structures, employee equity and cash incentive plans.

Key Responsibilities

Growth Focus:

• Work with the management board to create a 12 month plan for growing the practice, reviewed quarterly.
• Take accountability for growth targets and how to get there – continually assessing the areas you need support and ensuring you get it.
• Feed ideas and information to business development and marketing team.
• Coordinate business development plan within Employee Incentives team.
• Represent the department in firm pitches and wider firm marketing.
• Ultimately, creating the strategic vision for growing the practice and leading on the implementation. Championing the practice area inside and outside the business.

People Management:

• Identify recruitment needs early and overall responsibility for recruitment and selection.

• Responsible for annual appraisals and performance managing team.

• Oversee the scalable allocation of work to the right people.
• Overall responsibility and accountability for team’s use of systems and compliance with policy and procedures.
• Manages holiday absence cover and support.
• Build relations within the team as it grows in size.
• Identify individual expertise and publicise this within wider firm.

• Facilitate knowledge share, know-how and training.

Maintain Quality and Delivery:

• Monitor client feedback.
• Performance management.
• Match client needs and approach to individual lawyers.
• Your team must achieve an average satisfaction level across all matters, measured and reported monthly.