Director of Operations

Sobo & Sobo, LLP
Middletown, NY

Director of Operations

Sobo & Sobo, LLP
Full-Time | Leadership Role | Personal Injury Law Firm

About Us

At Sobo & Sobo, we are driven by one mission: delivering exceptional client care while achieving outstanding legal results. Our firm is built on responsiveness, compassion, and relentless advocacy. As we continue to grow, we seek a Director of Operations to help us build a world-class operational engine that supports both our clients and our teams.

The Role

The Director of Operations will serve as the operational backbone of the firm—responsible for building systems, driving accountability, and ensuring every department runs with precision and efficiency.

This is not a maintenance role. This is a builder role.

You will work directly with leadership to improve client experience and foster a high-performance culture across all departments.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

  • Design, implement, and optimize firm-wide systems and workflows
  • Drive accountability through KPIs, scorecards, and reporting structures
  • Identify bottlenecks and implement scalable solutions

Team Management

  • Oversee department heads (legal, intake, case management, support staff)
  • Build and enforce performance standards across the organization
  • Hel develop and retain high-performing talent

Client Experience Excellence

  • Ensure a consistent, high-touch client experience at every stage
  • Monitor responsiveness, communication, and satisfaction metrics
  • Partner with leadership to continuously elevate the firm’s service model

Financial & Performance Oversight

  • Track key operational and financial metrics (case cycle time, cost per case, revenue per case, etc.)
  • Improve profitability through efficiency and process improvement
  • Collaborate on budgeting and resource allocation

Strategic Execution

  • Translate firm vision into executable operational plans
  • Lead major initiatives (technology implementation, expansion, scaling teams)
  • Drive cross-functional alignment and execution

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of operations leadership experience (law firm or professional services preferred)
  • Proven track record of scaling organizations ($50M+ revenue environments strongly preferred)
  • Strong analytical and systems-thinking mindset
  • Experience managing managers and building leadership teams
  • Data-driven decision maker with high accountability standards
  • Exceptional organizational skills and willingness to execute with urgency

What We’re Looking For

  • Client-obsessed – you understand that our mission to provide the highest level client experience
  • Builder mentality – you create systems, not just manage them
  • High standards – you don’t tolerate mediocrity
  • Ownership mindset – you act like an owner, not an employee
  • Relentless executor – you get things done quickly and correctly

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive base salary of $100,000+ depending on candidate experience.
  • Health benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Leadership growth opportunity within a rapidly scaling firm

Why Join Sobo & Sobo?

  • Help continue to build a best-in-class client experience model
  • Work directly with leadership on high-impact initiatives
  • Lead and design the implementation of systems that help injured victims in our communities

How to Apply

Apply online or submit your resume to [email protected] along with a brief note explaining:

  • A system or process you built that significantly improved performance
  • How you approach accountability within teams

Pay: From $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Posted 2026-04-17

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