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Seniority: Director
Industries: Legal Services and Business Consulting and Services
Job details:
One of clients, a legacy law firm is hiring for a Chief Strategy Officer (COO). This is a role for a legacy law firm based in Kolkatta, looking at expanding across Delhi, Bombay, Bhubhaneshwar. The incumbent will be required to work out of Kolkatta offices for atleast 1 week every month.
Job Description: Chief Strategy Officer
Role Overview
We are looking to hire a senior leader to partner closely with the Partner(s) in building and
scaling a multi-city professional services firm. This role will focus on people, operations,
and integration across offices and practices, ensuring the firm operates as one unified
organisation rather than independent silos.
The role is hands-on, full-time, and will require significant on-ground presence across key
offices, especially in the first 6–12 months.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategy & Growth Leadership (Core Focus)
○ Growth strategy
○ Strategy to scale up the firm's business
● Work closely with partners to build high-performing, scalable teams
● Be actively involved in senior talent conversations
2. Operations & Office Integration
* Integrate multiple offices and practices to ensure consistent processes as well as
smooth inter-office collaboration
* Ensure alignment across HR, IT, finance coordination (finance already integrated)
* Foster a strong “one firm” culture by driving cross-office collaboration, shared rituals,
and team engagement initiatives (including offsites and firm-wide interactions),
ensuring a sense of cohesion and belonging across locations
3. Multi-City Presence & Stakeholder Management
● Spend significant time across key offices (Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bhubaneshwar)
● Build trust and credibility with partners and senior stakeholders through face-time
● Act as a bridge between partners, practice leaders and support functions
● Represent the firm internally as a unifying leadership presence
4. Talent & Practice Expansion Support
● Work with leadership to:
○ Identify new practice areas and city expansions
○ Support evaluation of potential teams or lateral hires
● Engage with external partners (search firms, advisors) to source talent
● Support onboarding and integration of new teams and practices
5. Technology & Process Enablement
● Partner with IT leadership/vendors to:
○ Improve internal systems and workflows
○ Enable better collaboration and reporting across offices
● Drive adoption of tools that support people, productivity, and scale
6. Strategic Business Partner to Founder(s)
● Act as a trusted advisor in day-to-day and long-term decisions
● Help translate strategic intent into execution
● Support growth while protecting culture and stability
Ideal Candidate Profile
● 20 years of experience, preferably across professional services, law firms,
consulting firms or knowledge-driven organisations
● Strong background in leadership + Strategy + operations
● Experience managing multi-office / multi-city setups
● Hands-on operator, not only a supervisory leader
● Comfortable working closely with founders/partners
● High emotional intelligence and ability to manage senior stakeholders
● Willingness to travel extensively
Why This Role Matters
This hire is central to the firm’s next phase of growth — professionalization, integration, and
scale. The right individual will:
● Become a magnet for talent
● Strengthen leadership credibility
● Enable smoother expansion across cities and practices
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