Head of Operations & Business Management

Lockton is currently seeking an Operations Manager, Talent Solutions, responsible for increasing the bandwidth and execution velocity of the Talent Solutions leadership team. This role enables practice leadership to focus on strategic growth, client expansion, and platform development by assuming ownership of day-to-day operational execution, coordination, and continuous improvement across the Talent Solutions practice.

Develop, document, and maintain operational workflows, standards, and procedures across Talent Solutions.

Facilitate the intake, prioritization, tracking, and execution of operational initiatives, projects, and process improvements as directed by practice leadership.

Support practice-level financial visibility by tracking utilization, capacity, and engagement health metrics and reporting insights to leadership.

Monitor operational indicators that may impact client experience, associate workload, or financial outcomes and proactively elevate concerns.

Oversee resource planning and workload balancing across Talent Solutions consultants to support effective utilization and sustainable performance.

Partner with leadership on hiring coordination, onboarding execution, role clarity, and team structure for the Talent Solutions practice.

Ensure project milestones, deliverables, and timelines are met; Call and facilitate meetings related to operational initiatives, process improvements, or execution issues as needed.

Serve as the primary operational extension of the Director of Operations, acting as a first alert system for risks, bottlenecks, and execution issues.

Bachelor’s degree required; degree in Business, or a related field preferred.

At least five years of experience in operations, project management, consulting operations, or a professional services environment.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and drive execution through influence rather than authority.

Strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.

Sound judgment with the ability to identify operational issues that materially impact business performance.

financial literacy sufficient to interpret utilization and engagement-level performance metrics.

Project management experience and a process-oriented mindset.

Ability to travel as required.

Legal right to work in the United States.

We are committed to an inclusive culture and environment where our people, clients and communities are treated with respect and dignity. At Lockton, supporting diversity, equity and inclusion is ingrained in our values, and we believe that we are at our best when we fully embrace everyone.