Head of Legal Operations

Global Head of Legal Operations

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 opportunity

You 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

About you

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

Some international travel required

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