<p><strong>***Please message / email Valerie Nielsen on LinkedIn (email is on LinkedIn page) for immediate response***</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Director of Technology / Director of Engineering</strong></p><p>📍 Location: Century City, CA (Onsite 2x per week)</p><p>💰 Total Compensation: Up to $300,000</p><p>🏦 Industry: Financial Services (Private Equity or related finance preferred)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>Our client, a well-established financial firm in Century City, is seeking a Director of Technology / Director of Engineering to lead technology strategy, integration, and innovation across the organization. This individual will be both a strategic thinker and hands-on technologist, capable of maintaining and enhancing complex systems while guiding the firm toward future adoption of AI and machine learning solutions.</p><p>The ideal candidate is systems-agnostic, deeply technical, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced financial environment.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Oversee the firm’s full technology landscape, ensuring all systems, applications, and integrations operate efficiently and securely.</li><li>Roll up your sleeves to evaluate, document, and optimize the backend infrastructure, identifying opportunities for stronger connectivity across platforms.</li><li>Partner with firm leadership to define and execute a forward-looking technology roadmap, including AI/ML initiatives.</li><li>Integrate and streamline multiple financial and operational systems to ensure data integrity and performance.</li><li>Serve as a bridge between business and technical teams—translating complex system interactions into clear, actionable insights.</li><li>Manage vendor relationships, oversee system upgrades, and ensure compliance with security and financial regulations.</li><li>Mentor and develop technical staff, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and excellence.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced Vice President of Finance to join this growing tech leadership team in West Hollywood, California. This role is pivotal in shaping the financial strategy and ensuring the operational excellence of our company's financial activities. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in the biotechnology sector, with a proven track record in managing the unique financial challenges of a publicly traded, clinical-stage organization.</p><p><br></p><p>Please email resume to Eric Herndon for confidential consideration</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead the development and execution of financial strategies that align with the company's long-term goals.</p><p>• Oversee all aspects of financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.</p><p>• Manage compliance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and ensure adherence to industry standards.</p><p>• Optimize cash flow forecasting and balance sheet management to support R& D and clinical trials.</p><p>• Provide executive leadership with strategic financial insights to drive informed decision-making.</p><p>• Supervise month-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of reporting.</p><p>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align financial planning with organizational priorities.</p><p>• Lead capital markets transactions and manage investor relations from a financial perspective.</p><p>• Implement and maintain financial systems, such as NetSuite, to improve operational efficiency.</p><p>• Ensure fiscal discipline and integrity across all financial activities.</p>
<p><strong>Respected OC Firm Seeks Employment Litigation Attorney HEAVY MENTORSHIP</strong></p><p><br></p><p>About Firm & Position:</p><p>A well-known, community-rooted mid-sized law firm in Orange County is seeking an <strong>employment litigation attorney</strong> to join its labor & employment group. Known for its low turnover, high-end clients, and commitment to attorney development, the firm has a proven track record of training and promoting within.</p><p><br></p><p>Employment Litigation Attorney Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Represent employer clients in employment-related disputes, including wrongful termination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, and discrimination claims</li><li>Handle litigation matters from pre-litigation through resolution (discovery, motion work, depositions, hearings, and trial prep)</li><li>Draft responses to agency complaints (EEOC, DFEH, DLSE)</li><li>Advise clients throughout the litigation process and help mitigate risk</li><li>Collaborate with partners and clients directly on legal strategy and resolution</li></ul><p>Hours:</p><ul><li>Billable target: 120–130 hours/month</li><li>100% onsite to start; remote flexibility available after ramp-up</li><li>Firm provides full WFH tech support setup for hybrid days</li></ul><p>Perks:</p><ul><li>High-quality litigation work without overwhelming billables</li><li>Proven partnership path with structured training</li><li>Direct access to clients and decision-makers</li><li>Dynamic, family-friendly culture with extremely low turnover</li><li>Multiple attorneys and staff placed here have stayed long-term and thrived</li></ul><p>Salary:</p><p>$125K to $195K+ depending on experience</p><p> Bonus structure includes:</p><ul><li>Quarterly bonuses for exceeding billable targets</li><li>Year-end discretionary performance bonuses</li></ul><p>Benefits:</p><ul><li>Medical: Choice of Anthem or Kaiser plans; $350/month firm contribution (often fully covers base plan for employee + dependents)</li><li>Dental: Fully covered by firm for employee</li><li>401(k) with discretionary profit sharing</li><li>PTO: 10 vacation days in first year</li><li>Sick leave: 3 days in year one, increases to 6 days annually after Jan 1</li><li>Annual performance reviews</li></ul><p><strong>TO APPLY, ONLY send resume directly to Vice President of Direct Hire, Samantha Graham at Samantha [dot] Graham [at] RobertHalf [dot] [com]</strong></p>
<p>We are seeking a Sr. IT Technical Specialist. This is a long-term contract opportunity that will require working onsite in Southern California four days per week.</p><p><br></p><p>The Consumer Applications Department of or is seeking a highly-motivated experienced Technical Lead to help deliver projects more effectively. They will work along aside the Product Owners and Project teams leading Agile practices related to customer-facing digital products. This position requires extensive collaboration and cross-functional communication with IT associates consultants and vendors to define product goals backlogs and roadmaps leading to successful delivery. This position is a working lead that provides functional technical guidance and may supervise the daily activities of individual contributors or working teams. </p><p><br></p><p> - Coordinate with project managers to develop budgets and timelines </p><p> - Oversee the design testing and deployment processes </p><p> - Intervene when development is behind schedule - Coordinate and Organize Dev Work </p><p> - Keep the backlog clean scoped and prioritized </p><p> - Help define sprint goals and ensure tasks are realistically sized </p><p> - Translate stakeholder requests into clear action items </p><p> - Own QA and Delivery Hygiene - QA features before launch and coordinate testing </p><p> - Log bugs verify fixes and handle regressions quickly </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
We are looking for an experienced IT Director to oversee financial systems and drive technology strategies that align with organizational goals. Based in San Juan Capistrano, California, this role is pivotal in managing critical systems, leading teams, and ensuring seamless integration across platforms. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of financial processes and technology.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Develop and implement a strategic roadmap for financial systems that supports organizational objectives.<br>• Act as the primary liaison between Finance, IT, and external vendors to ensure alignment and effective execution of financial systems strategies.<br>• Manage the administration, configuration, and performance of financial systems such as Oracle Hyperion, Epicor ERP, Zuora, and industry-specific billing platforms.<br>• Lead efforts to design and implement integrations across financial systems using APIs and middleware solutions.<br>• Establish and enforce best practices for data governance, security, and compliance with regulatory standards.<br>• Collaborate with internal audit, finance, and accounting teams to ensure accurate reporting and smooth financial close cycles.<br>• Supervise a team of systems analysts, developers, and external consultants to achieve project and operational goals.<br>• Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and oversee service level agreements (SLAs).<br>• Identify opportunities for system enhancements, automation, and cost-saving measures.<br>• Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends in financial systems and SaaS platforms.
<p>A prominent probate law firm is seeking a new senior associate to add to their dynamic team. This firm guarantees their attorneys a proven path to promotion and partnership. My team has placed 4 attorneys with this firm in the past 7 years, and they all still happily work here! One of those attorneys made partner and others have been promoted to more senior associate roles.</p><p><br></p><p>The ideal attorney will have:</p><ul><li>5+ years of trust and probate litigation experience</li><li>Experience litigating a contested probate case from inception through resolution:</li><li>Discovery</li><li>Drafting pleadings and motions</li><li>Depositions</li><li>Court appearances</li><li>Mediations</li><li>Trial prep</li></ul><p>In addition to their collaborative and engaging team culture, the firm</p><p>offers their attorneys:</p><ul><li><strong>The flexibility to permanently work hybrid or 100% remotely from anywhere in California (this attorney must be able to attend future in-person court hearings or depositions)</strong></li><li>Heavy investment in the firm’s infrastructure: technology, support staff, marketing and client development resources, etc.</li><li>Low billable hour requirement</li><li>Fantastic compensation and benefits (100% firm-paid health insurance, 401K with generous matching contribution that vests immediately, PTO, etc.)</li><li>Excellent bonus potential – automatic billable hour bonuses and additional discretionary bonuses</li></ul>
