Director, Strategic Client Finance

** Position Summary
** The Director, Strategic Client Finance will serve as the head of finance for a key global technology client relationship (the Firm’s largest client), providing senior financial leadership within the relationship’s Executive Office. The role will establish and lead the financial governance, operating discipline and reporting required to manage a complex high-value global portfolio effectively.

The relationship encompasses hundreds of active matters across approximately 160 countries, supported by more than 500 firm timekeepers and an extensive network of over 200 local counsel relationships. Operating through a central finance and operations hub in Los Angeles, the role will bring consistent financial oversight, controls and insight across a global delivery model.  As a senior member of the Executive Office, the Director, Strategic Client Finance will work hand in hand with the Global Relationship Partner, Head of Legal Operations and Chief of Staff to support strategic decision-making and translate the relationship’s commercial priorities into practical financial and operational plans, assess investment decisions, manage portfolio performance, identify risks and opportunities across the global delivery model.

The role will lead an established finance and invoice compliance team supporting the relationship. This comprises a finance team of three Revenue Controllers (plus a Finance Manager currently being recruited), responsible for revenue management, billing coordination, matter financial performance, and forecasting; and a five-person invoice compliance team led by a manager, responsible for invoice review, client billing requirements, local counsel payment, and engagement-term compliance.

This role will provide strategic direction, establish accountability and build a high-performing team capable of consistent delivery across the global portfolio.  Working closely with the Global Relationship Partner, firm leadership and cross-functional teams, the Director, Strategic Client Finance will oversee billing accuracy, revenue management, client budget performance, forecasting, profitability analysis, financial reporting, accounts payable and invoice compliance – serving as the  central point of coordination for financial matters, improving transparency, reducing operational friction and ensuring that client requirements, firm financial objectives and service standards are consistently met.  

By building scalable financial and operational infrastructure, the Director, Strategic Client Finance will enable the Global Relationship Partner and wider Executive Office to focus on strategic client service, mentoring, business development, innovation and continued growth of the practice.
** Key Responsibilities
*** Provide strategic and hands-on financial leadership across all aspects of the global client relationship – spanning hundreds of active matters across approximately 160 countries including billing, revenue, budget-to-actual performance forecasting, reporting, profitability, and compliance
* Establish and maintain robust financial governance, controls, and operating rhythms that support accurate, timely, and disciplined financial management
* Partner with Global Relationship Partner, Finance leadership, Legal Operations and client teams to provide financial insights, identify risks and opportunities, and support informed decision-making
* Oversee client budget performance, including tracking against approved budgets, monitoring matter-level financial activity across the portfolio, and escalating issues or variances as needed to relevant stakeholders, including the Legal Operations team
* Lead revenue management activities, including oversight of work in progress,…