Global Head of Legal Spend Management
Core
Lead global legal spend management, governance, and commercial strategy to optimize external legal services and fund digital ambitions.
Role type
Senior leadership legal operations and procurement head
Builds
Global legal service delivery models, unified e-billing systems, and data-driven vendor management frameworks
Domain
Legal services procurement, LegalTech, and corporate finance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
legal procurement leadership, global budget management, Alternative Fee Arrangement (AFA) negotiation, panel management, LegalTech/AI integration, stakeholder influence, team building
Preferred skills
MBA or Law degree, deep knowledge of US legal market, experience with Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs)
Technologies
e-billing systems, matter management systems, AI-driven efficiency tools
Responsibilities
Establish centralized governance and real-time analytics for legal spend; lead commercial strategy and rate negotiations; modernize pricing models to AFAs and outcome-based pricing; evaluate external counsel on expertise and tech maturity; oversee rollout of unified e-billing and matter management systems; educate internal teams on commercial management and budgeting
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership scope