Operations Manager

Operations Manager sought by  a leading London based music company.

The work will be mainly UK focussed, in our clients London office, but there will be some management of their offices in Los Angeles and Sydney. 

They owe their success to the efficiency of their organizational processes. To help maintain and grow this standard,they are seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee daily activities.

As an ideal candidate, you’ll have a sharp business mind and proven success managing multiple departments toward maximum productivity with a proven ability to develop and maintain an environment of trust, diversity, and inclusion within your team.

It will suit someone who has significant Operations and HR expertise. They must be self-motivated, very organised, think clearly under pressure, enjoy being part of a small and dynamic business and will take full accountability for the work they are leading on.

The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of the music industry and a natural thirst for all things music.

Job Description

Operations Management:

• Analyse and improve organisational processes and admin systems
• Improve productivity and efficiency across departments and offices
• Manage margins, costs, budgeting and forecasting in collaboration with the Group Financial Controller
• Ensure that communication between departments is ongoing and utilised to maintain an environment of continuous improvement
• Provide leadership support function to teams and motivating staff to achieve production goals
• Hosting business development meetings across offices
• Managing budgets and costs effectively in respect of the planning process
• Act as a liaison to senior management to keep them up to date with shop floor matters
• Ensuring key performance indicators are in place and targets are met
• Need to be critical thinkers who can analyse situations and make decisions geared toward the company's best interests rather than those of a single department
• Line managing / HR - an extra layer between Directors and line managers – attracting and hiring new talent and making sure the team are happy and productive
• Quarterly company meetings - prepare ‘zoom out’ on the business and organise meetings
• Reviewing workloads and manpower to ensure targets are met
• Oversee the recruitment of new staff, sometimes including training and induction
• Carry out staff appraisals, manage performance and discipline staff
• Organise and chair meetings with staff 

• New Business Service development- work with new business consultant and Directors to launch new services / new offices in other territories
• Delivering business proposals in collaboration with New Business Development consultant
• Write reports for senior management and deliver presentations
• Finding and on-boarding new staff
• Liaise between 3rd party agencies

For more details please get in touch asap.