Senior Outside Counsel Program Manager
Core
Design and run the global outside counsel management program, including matter intake, budgeting, firm panel governance, and alternative fee arrangements across 65 countries.
Role type
Senior Outside Counsel Program Manager
Builds
Global outside counsel guidelines, firm panels, management platforms, and source-to-pay integrations
Domain
Legal Operations / Corporate Procurement
Required skills
Outside counsel management, legal operations, law firm finance, panel governance, rate negotiation, RFP/RFI management, alternative fee structuring, billing guideline enforcement, budget forecasting, variance analysis, ERP integration, SAP Ariba, LEDES billing formats, UTBMS/SALI codes, change management, stakeholder leadership
Preferred skills
Experience in corporate legal department or legal operations consultancy, knowledge of AI impact on legal services, German language proficiency
Technologies
SAP Ariba, LEDES, UTBMS, SALI
Responsibilities
Design and run matter intake and scoping, own outside counsel budget end-to-end, build and govern the firm panel, design alternative fee arrangements, lead program rollout and ERP integration, run performance scorecards and resolve billing disputes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
