When an architecture practice is growing fast, it is the operations manager who ensures the business infrastructure keeps pace with creative ambition.

Who We Are
Architecture Social is a specialist recruitment consultancy with deep connections to growing architecture practices across London. We work with firms navigating the challenges of scaling — from fifteen to fifty staff and beyond — and we understand that experienced operations managers are critical to sustainable growth. Our regular briefings with practice directors give us early insight into when these strategic roles become available.

What Our Clients Typically Ask For
Across the architecture practices we partner with, the recurring requirements for operations managers include:
• Minimum five years of operations management experience within professional services
• Development and implementation of operational procedures that support practice growth
• Resource allocation management across project teams with utilisation reporting
• Quality management system oversight ensuring consistent project delivery standards
• Project financial controls including timesheet compliance and standardised delivery workflows
• Business planning collaboration with directors including financial forecasting and capacity planning
• IT strategy management including software procurement, licence management, and data security
• Relationship management with professional advisors including accountants, lawyers, and insurers

If your operational expertise turns creative practices into well-run businesses without compromising their culture, we want to hear from you.

Why Register With Architecture Social
Operations management roles in architecture practices are strategic hires, and firms often brief us confidentially when they reach the point where this role becomes essential to their growth. By registering with us, your profile is actively considered whenever a practice briefs us on an operations-level hire. We understand the particular challenges of managing operations in a creative environment — the need to implement structure without stifling design culture — and we match you with practices where your approach will be welcomed. Our consultants provide candid insight into practice ambitions, director personalities, and the real scope of each role.

How to Apply
Send us your CV, and a member of our team will be in touch for a confidential conversation. We will keep you front of mind and contact you as soon as the right operations management opportunity surfaces.