Chief of Staff – LLP

A dynamic growing UK professional services LLP firm with international reach is looking for a Chief of Staff. As Chief of Staff you will be a senior, trusted adviser and operational partner to the Managing Partner. The role exists to maximise the effectiveness, impact, and strategic focus of the Managing Partner’s office by providing high-level strategic support, driving execution of priorities, and acting as a connector across the leadership team and wider partnership.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a close advisor to the Managing Partner on firm-wide priorities, growth strategy, and change initiatives.
• Track progress against strategic objectives, proactively identifying delivery bottlenecks and working collaboratively to remove them.
• Awareness of strategic priorities, with the ability to drive to completion.
• Review and stress-test proposals before escalation, ensuring a sharp eye for risk and partnership dynamics.
• Shape leadership agendas and decision pathways to ensure meetings are purposeful and outcome-focused.
• Follow through on key actions and decisions, holding senior stakeholders to account.
• Build trusted relationships across the partnership, managing sensitive alignment and stakeholder dynamics with discretion.
• Partner with marketing leadership to draft high-impact firm-wide messaging, town hall content, and internal materials.
• Proven track record in a Chief of Staff, within a professional services or LLP/partner-led environment.
• Extensive experience working closely with senior leadership, with the credibility and presence to influence at the highest levels.
• Demonstrable experience of driving complex strategic projects and change programmes through to completion.
• High political acumen and emotional intelligence, with a history of managing sensitive partnership matters with absolute tact.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex data into engaging materials.
• A structured, organised connector who is comfortable with ambiguity and operates calmly under pressure.
• Clear progress towards the firm’s long-term growth ambitions.
• Stronger discipline around operational performance tracking and delivery.
• More effective and focused leadership team meetings with faster execution of initiatives.
• Improved strategic alignment and engagement across the wider partnership.

This is an exciting new role which will play an integral part in driving the growth of the firm to the next level.

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