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Head of Legal Operations
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Greater London, London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-01
Listing for:
Taylor Root
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-01
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Change Management, IT Business Analyst, AI Business & Operations, Business Systems & Technology Analysis
Job Description & How to Apply Below
A leading international consumer products and ingredients business is seeking a Global Head of Legal Operations to build and lead a modern legal operations function on a global scale.
This is a rare opportunity to create a legal operations capability from the ground up, with strong executive sponsorship and significant scope to shape strategy, technology adoption, AI implementation, service delivery and operational excellence across a global legal, compliance and governance function.
The opportunityYou will:
- Develop and deliver the legal operations strategy and roadmap
- Design and optimise legal service delivery models across multiple jurisdictions
- Lead legal technology and AI transformation initiatives
- Drive process improvement, automation and operational efficiency
- Build data, reporting and KPI frameworks to demonstrate value and performance
- Manage legal spend, external counsel programmes and vendor relationships
- Lead change management, adoption and capability-building initiatives
- Partner with senior stakeholders across legal, IT, procurement, data privacy and the wider business
You are likely to bring:
- Experience in legal operations, legal transformation or legal technology leadership
- A track record of delivering complex technology implementations and change programmes
- Experience with legal technology platforms such as CLM, matter management, e-billing or compliance tools
- Strong understanding of AI and its practical application within legal functions
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Experience operating within complex, international organisations
Additional experience in legal engineering, data, automation, AI workflows, consulting or regulated industries would be advantageous.
Why apply?- Build a legal operations function from an early stage
- Shape the long-term operating model of a global legal team
- Work directly with senior leadership
- Lead cutting-edge AI and digital transformation initiatives
- High-profile international role with genuine strategic impact
Location:
London or Amsterdam
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