Description:

An Anglo-Dutch Multinational Professional Services Network Company is currently seeking a Director in Legal Operations and Transformation Services for our Tax Practice.

Responsibilities:

Lead delivery teams on LOTS engagements, including strategic law department assessments, technology optimization, selections and implementations, organizational design initiatives, target operating model design, business process, governance models, strategic modeling, and decisions for legal departments
Manage engagements according to KPMG's financial/cost management policies; develop and optimize approach to managing and executing engagements
Oversee the day-to-day activities for LOTS engagements and serve as clients' main point of contact for engagement specific needs
Supervise, mentor, and manage staff working on assigned projects
Direct and lead change management initiatives to support the implementation of new legal processes, technologies, and systems with clients
Develop responses to requests for proposals and lead/support new business development opportunities

Qualifications:

Minimum ten years of recent experience working in a corporate law department in a legal operations function and/or experience at a consulting firm with a focus on legal operations
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; JD, MBA or master's degree from an accredited law, business, or graduate school preferred, in addition to others on KPMG's approved credential listing; any individual who does not possess at least one of the approved designations/credentials when their employment commences, has one year from their date of hire to obtain at least one of the approved designations/credentials; should you like to see the complete list of currently approved designations/credentials for the hiring practice/service line, your recruiter can provide you with that list
Experience leading large scale legal operations projects with demonstrated strong project management skills, including experience selecting, implementing and deployment of various leading legal technologies such as CLM and ELM
Strong communication skills and ability to interact with a variety of client stakeholders, including senior leaders and executives; prior experience leading sales and new business development support; able to supervise and offer guidance to staff, and work in and support a team environment
Ability to travel up to 50%
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future