Partner Development and Performance Lead Fixed Term Contract
About this role
Partner Development & Performance Lead (Fixed-Term Contract)
What you'll do
Partner Performance
- Lead the continued development of the firm's approach to partner performance.
- Design and embed frameworks that support meaningful performance conversations, clear expectations and consistency across practice groups.
- Provide insight and analysis on partner contribution, performance trends and capacity.
- Work with Practice Group Leaders and Executive Team stakeholders to support effective performance management.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen partner effectiveness, engagement and commercial impact.
Leadership Development
- Develop and deliver the firm's leadership development approach for partners and senior leaders.
- Work with Learning & Development colleagues to design programmes focused on people leadership, client relationships, commercial effectiveness and firm leadership.
- Build development pathways for future Practice Group Leaders and other key leadership positions.
- Support coaching, mentoring and peer learning opportunities across the partnership.
Talent and Succession
- Lead the firm's approach to partner succession planning.
- Facilitate talent and succession discussions across practice groups and business areas.
- Develop frameworks that support the identification and development of future firm leaders.
- Support career development conversations for partners at different stages of their careers.
- Use data and insight to inform talent decisions and long-term workforce planning.
Partner Lifecycle
- Develop a more connected approach to the partner lifecycle, including onboarding, integration, development, progression and retirement planning.
- Enhance the experience of newly promoted and lateral partners through structured programmes and support.
- Help accelerate partner contribution through effective integration and development initiatives.
Insight and Continuous Improvement
- Develop meaningful people and performance insights that support decision-making.
- Monitor external trends and emerging practice in leadership, professional services and partnership management.
- Evaluate programme effectiveness and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Improve processes, increase efficiency and enhance the overall partner experience.
Stakeholder Leadership
- Build trusted relationships with Executive Team members, Practice Group Leaders, senior partners and HR colleagues.
- Influence and challenge constructively to support effective people and business decisions.
- Lead strategic projects that support delivery of the People Strategy.
- Work collaboratively with Learning & Development, HR Business Partnering, Reward, Talent Acquisition, People Operations, People Analytics and the Partnership Office.
What you'll bring
Essential
- Experience designing and delivering talent, leadership, performance or succession initiatives within a professional services, partnership or similarly complex environment.
- The ability to develop strategy and translate it into practical, sustainable solutions.
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders and influencing at executive level.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data and insight to shape decisions.
- Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation and relationship-building skills.
- Strong project leadership skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Desirable
- Experience working with partner populations, senior leaders or executive teams.
- Knowledge of leadership development, talent management and succession planning best practice.
- Experience within legal, financial or other professional services organisations.
Why join this role?
What’s in it for you?
We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
Flexible, hybrid working policy
Generous bonus scheme
Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
Holiday exchange scheme
Private medical insurance
Enhanced parental leave
Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.
Company at a glance
Are you a MENA-based business seeking investments abroad, or a multinational looking to enter, establish or grow your business interests in the dynamic markets of MENA? With our lawyers based throughout the key regional commercial centres, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Algeria and Turkey, CMS MENA has the resources and expertise to support all aspects of your business.
If you’re looking for new markets, investment opportunities, implementation of new strategies or have a dispute to resolve, we have specialist teams of over 125 lawyers on the ground to help across some of the region’s most exciting economies. Our local knowledge and business savvy approach means we give you both commercial and legal insight to make the most of the opportunities in the region. Our sector focus gives us a comprehensive understanding of our clients’ businesses and markets and allows us to constantly deliver sound and commercially relevant advice from any of our offices We focus on relationships, not deals, and we are considered more approachable and accessible than many of our competitors. Our clients tell us that they like working with us and that we’re often seen as the human face of the law.
International law firm CMS has over 5,000 lawyers in 79 locations worldwide to help organisations thrive in changing times. Through our technical rigour, strategic expertise and deep focus on building long-term partnerships, we are committed to putting our clients and their business success first.
Top Benefits
- Competitive basic salary
- Flexible, hybrid working policy
- Generous bonus scheme
- Up to 25 days holiday
- Holiday exchange scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Enhanced parental leave
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