Guy Evans
Director of Legal Operations Services @Simply Conveyancing
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Legal Operations Services @Simply Conveyancing
Governance and alignment - Established and chaired a CEO-sponsored executive forum to improve governance, alignment and decision-making.• Turnaround delivery - Provided operational leadership during a period of turnaround, strengthening performance, resilience and delivery discipline.• Executive & Operational leadership - Led multi-disciplinary operational teams (c.60 colleagues) within a high-volume, regulated legal services environment.• Service ownership - Strengthened capacity planning. Accountable for service quality, customer experience and operational performance at multiple points across the end-to-end customer journey. • External recognition - Contributed to firms’ recognition as National Conveyancing Firm of the Year 2025 at the British Conveyancing Awards.
EDUCATION
The Knowledge Academy
Prince 2 Project Management Practitioner
ABOUT GUY EVANS
Senior operational leader and Chief of Staff–style partner to COOs and C-Suite leaders, with a track record of bringing clarity, structure and disciplined execution to private equity–backed, regulated and high-volume environments. I help turn strategy into action, strengthening governance, and enabling teams to deliver at pace during periods of growth, transformation or operational pressure.I work closely with COOs, CEOs and executive teams to align priorities, close delivery gaps and create the operating rhythm needed for consistent progress. My style is pragmatic, people-centred and collaborative - grounded in real world delivery, not theory. What I Do Best• Drive delivery through influenceBringing clarity, pace and alignment across functions, often without formal authority, to move complex priorities forward.• Enable senior leaders to execute strategyActing as a trusted partner to COOs and executive teams, translating strategic intent into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.• Design and deliver scalable operating modelsImproving efficiency, cost control and service quality through organisational design, process optimisation and data-led decision making.• Lead complex operational environmentsDriving performance, resilience and consistency across multi-site, regulated and high-volume operations.• How I workI bring a pragmatic, delivery-focused approach grounded in strong operational discipline. I am Agile and PRINCE2 Practitioner qualified, but apply these frameworks pragmatically — using structure, governance and cadence to enable progress rather than create bureaucracy. My focus is always on what works in practice, not theory.Where I Operate Best• Private equity–backed and investor-led organisations• Regulated and compliance-driven environments• Periods of transformation, growth, integration or turnaround• Organisations requiring strong governance, execution discipline and cross-functional alignmentHow Colleagues Describe Me• A trusted partner to senior leaders who brings structure, clarity and momentum to complex challenges• Calm, credible and dependable under pressure• Highly collaborative, able to align diverse teams behind shared priorities• Pragmatic and delivery-focused, with strong commercial judgement• Respected for integrity, judgement and a people-centred leadership style
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