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Soft Services Director - Central London

Soft Services Director

Location: London (Head Office) / Hybrid Working

Package: Competitive + Benefits

 

A well established facilities management group is seeking an experienced Soft Services Director to lead its nationwide operations. Reporting directly to the CEO, this pivotal leadership role will oversee multi-site service delivery across cleaning, security and a range of specialist support services, delivered both in-house and via subcontractors.

 

With full P&L accountability, the successful candidate will play a key role in driving financial performance, enhancing operational resilience and ensuring services consistently meet the highest standards of quality, compliance and client satisfaction.


 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead, motivate, and inspire multi site operational teams to consistently deliver service excellence across all contracts.
  • Provide proactive, hands on leadership with a particular focus on the complexities of security service management.
  • Take full accountability for the financial performance of the soft services division, achieving revenue and profit targets.
  • Oversee all aspects of service delivery, ensuring strict compliance with SLAs, KPIs and health & safety standards.
  • Drive operational efficiency and embed a culture of continuous improvement to enhance service resilience.
  • Build and maintain strong senior level client relationships, representing the division at board level with authority and credibility.
  • Contribute to business growth by supporting tender submissions, bids and key commercial decision making.

 

Candidate Profile:

  • Extensive senior leadership experience within soft services, facilities management or a related sector.
  • Proven success managing complex, multi site operations with full P&L responsibility.
  • Proactive, self driven professional with a strong corporate background; prior experience with leading service providers is highly desirable.
  • Strong people leader with a track record of motivating and managing large, diverse teams while delivering outstanding client engagement.
  • Commercially astute, skilled at driving operational efficiency, financial performance and client satisfaction, while upholding the highest standards of compliance and quality.
  • Deep commitment to health, safety, regulatory compliance and continuous service improvement.
  • Excellent communicator with the ability to influence and build strong relationships at executive and client level.
  • London or Home Counties based, with a reliable commute to support regular central London work.
  • Flexible to begin on a 4 days office / 1 day remote hybrid pattern, with scope to transition to a 3/2 model in line with business needs.



 

This is a career defining opportunity for a commercially driven leader with the expertise and ambition to shape the future of a high performing soft services division.

 

To express interest in this role, please apply confidentially.

COO

Central London

Competitive Salary + Benefits

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COO

Central London

Competitive Salary + Benefits

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