Director, Legal Operations & Transformation Leader, Deloitte Global
hace 3 días
Leeds
Job descriptionConnect to your IndustryGlobal General Counsel provides legal guidance and expertise to Deloitte Global, the broader Deloitte organization, and our business leaders. We advise on regulatory, claims, and corporate legal matters, as well as additional issues that may pose novel or unique situations.Connect to your career at DeloitteDeloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact . These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.Connect to your opportunityThe Deloitte Global Office of General Counsel (OGC) is seeking a Director-level Legal Operations & Transformation Leader who will be responsible for driving operational excellence, managing strategic transformation, and leading high-impact special projects within the Deloitte Global Office of the General Counsel (Global OGC). This individual will work closely with senior legal and business stakeholders, leveraging technology, data, and best practices to provide operational support to a high-performing, future-ready legal team. The Legal Operations & Transformation Leader will report directly to the Deputy General Counsel, Corporate & Operations, ensuring alignment with broader legal strategies.Key Responsibilities- Team Leadership & Development: Lead and mentor a high-performing legal operations team of 5 professionals. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning, providing mentorship, guidance, and development opportunities to ensure a high-performing and collaborative team environment.- Strategic Planning: Develop and implement strategic plans that align legal operations with Deloitte Global’s organizational objectives, identifying opportunities for process improvement, automation, and operational efficiency across the legal department.- Transformation: Lead the development and execution of transformation strategies that align legal operations with broader organizational goals. Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and efficiency across the legal department.- Technology & Innovation: Evaluate, select, and (where appropriate) deploy legal technology solutions to enhance productivity of the legal department.- Change Management: Champion change initiatives within the legal department and with key stakeholders to facilitate and support successful adoption of new processes and technologies within the legal team.- Special Projects: Lead and manage a wide range of special projects across Deloitte Global OGC, working closely with Global OGC leadership, and across the larger OGC community within Deloitte, collaborating with OGC teams across the Deloitte network. In leading special projects, mobilize cross-functional teams, define clear objectives, execute on agreed objectives, and measure project impact.- Budget & Vendor Management: Develop and manage the legal department’s budget, with support from the others on the Operations team and the Global OGC leadership team. Oversee relationships with external vendors, including law firms and technology providers, to maximize value and minimize risk.- Collaboration: Build strong relationships and work closely with the General Counsel, Deputy General Counsels, other members of Global OGC, and other business functions (e.g., IT, Finance, Procurement) on strategic projects.- Legal Operations Community of Interest: Lead the Legal Operations Community of Interest (COI) across the Deloitte network, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing among member firms and Deloitte Global attorneys.Connect to your skills and professional experienceEssential Skills & Qualifications- Experience: Experience in legal operations, transformation, or related roles within a legal department or law firm, preferably with a multinational corporate or professional services provider. Experience leading large-scale change initiatives and operational improvements.- Education: Bachelor’s degree and a Juris Doctorate (JD), Bachelor of Laws (LLB), or equivalent legal degree from a highly regarded law school.- Leadership: Strong people management skills with experience building, leading, and developing teams in dynamic environments.- Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic plans, influence senior stakeholders, and drive organizational change.- Technical Acumen: Deep understanding of legal technology platforms, data analytics, and process automation tools.- Project & Change Management: Expertise in project management methodologies and change management best practices.- Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences.- Business Acumen: Strong understanding of the business environment, financial management, and vendor relationships.- Problem-Solving: Analytical mindset with the ability to identify root causes, develop solutions, and deliver results in ambiguous situations.- Collaboration: Ability to build effective partnerships across departments and with external partners.- Agility: Passionate about learning and expanding your expertise, with the flexibility to tackle a wide variety of matters across Global OGC.Preferred Attributes- International Experience: Experience in a global organization or complex matrixed environment, with individuals from different geographies and cultures.- Financial Experience: Ability to develop, manage, and optimize departmental budgets, ensuring fiscal discipline and strategic allocation of resources.Connect to your business - Enabling FunctionsCollaboration is central to everything we do at Deloitte. From IT to HR, marketing and more, our teams help to support the wider business in everything they do. Bringing your individual skills and specialist knowledge, you can make a far-reaching impact. Come join us.Personal independenceRegulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.Connect with your colleagues"Everyone at Deloitte builds relationships with their peers and puts in effort to get to know one another, making the work more enjoyable." – Deloitte employeeOur hybrid working policyYou’ll be based in Birmingham, Leeds, or Manchester with hybrid working.At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.Our commitment to youMaking an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.Connect to your next stepA career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careersWPFULL SLICSS BAGLOB LOCBIR LOCLEE LOCMAN