VP Legal Innovation & Transformation

VP Legal Innovation & Transformation — Global Legal Organization (GLO) (New Brunswick, NJ) Responsibilities: Develop and execute GLO work management strategy to focus on highest-value work and reduce low-value work. Create data-driven feedback loops and dashboards to inform work management. Deliver GLO services via a fit-for-purpose, strategically deployed global workforce; optimize roles, capacity, and cost. Design and oversee a global resource deployment model, including low-cost locations (India/Bogata). Develop and maintain metrics on GLO value delivered to the business. Reimagine end-to-end workflows to enable faster, more agile decision-making through accountability and technology integration. Standardize workflows, templates, and procedures. Oversee ad-hoc/timebound projects with consistent discipline. Develop and execute a legal technology roadmap; build business cases and implement solutions. Lead change management and adoption; track usage and uptake metrics. Build outside counsel management strategy (guidelines, performance management, feedback); scan for outsourcing opportunities and integrate lower-cost resources. Negotiate vendor rates and engagement terms; enable transparent visibility into external spend. Build, lead, and develop a global legal innovation & transformation team; manage hiring, performance, compensation, and career development. Qualifications: JD with active U.S. state bar admission and/or MBA or master’s in business admin/finance/operations (preferred). 10+ years innovation/transformation; 5+ years operational/technology/law firm partnership and spend management at scale; in-house corporate legal experience strongly preferred. Significant budget management experience. Proven legal technology implementation and process improvement (including offshoring design/management). Strong AI/automation knowledge; ability to build operations from the ground up. Enterprise-scale project management experience. 5–10+ years managing teams globally. Stakeholder influence across an organization; experience in highly regulated corporate legal environments. Operational excellence/change management and project management training/certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum, Lean Six Sigma, PROSCI; or CLOC/ALOP). Benefits (time off): Vacation (120 hrs/yr); Sick time (40 hrs/yr; CO 48; WA 56); Floating Holidays (13 days/yr); Work/Personal/Family Time (up to 40 hrs/yr); Parental Leave (480 hrs/yr); Bereavement Leave (240 hrs immediate; 40 hrs extended); Caregiver Leave (80 hrs/52-week rolling); Volunteer Leave (32 hrs/yr); Military Spouse Time-Off (80 hrs/yr) #J-18808-Ljbffr