Senior Counsel, Strategy, Risk & Operations, Outside Counsel Management

Position Summary...About the Team…
The Strategy, Risk & Operations group is responsible for leading strategic initiatives and streamlining processes and communications across Walmart Global Governance.

About the Position…
As the Senior Counsel, Outside Counsel Management, you are responsible for creating and managing processes and practices to improve day-to-day efficiency and effectiveness of the legal teams, facilitate change, and control costs. Reporting into Lead Counsel, you will need to form strong partnerships across Global Governance, Finance, Procurement, and Global Tech functions.What you'll do...

• Design, implement, and manage a legal vendor management program using benchmarking metrics to evaluate outside counsel and legal service vendor performance against communicated expectations.
• Assist leadership with day-to-day legal operations, including reporting, dashboarding, budgeting, and cost reduction.
• Identify emerging trends and risks and partner with leadership, technology partners, and external experts to identify legal tools and technology to deliver on strategy, automate repetitive or manual processes, and mitigate risks.
• Identify and develop cutting-edge strategies for increasing value and reducing outside legal spend while maintaining excellent legal representation and optimizing engagement practices with our law firms
• Operate with excellence by presenting to all levels, delivering upon objectives, and developing yourself and others.

What you’ll bring…

• The ability to gather input from a variety of internal and external sources to identify and prioritize opportunities for process improvements, automation, and legal spend reduction.
• Experience (1) negotiating service agreements and fee arrangements with; (2) identifying and mitigating data security risks of; and (3) managing performance of law firms and other legal service vendors
• Strong working knowledge of—and hands-on practical experience with—processes, technology, and applications typically used in legal department settings.
• The ability to bring stakeholders and partners together to align and collaborate.
• Agility, flexibility, and ability to change direction with rapidly evolving business needs.
• Great listening, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• An unquenchable thirst for learning and are a student of the business – constantly curious.
• The ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership and have strong stakeholder management skills.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00-$260,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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- Stock

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Law degree from an accredited law school and 5 years’ experience in law.
License to practice law in at least one state.Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Leading cross-functional teamsPrimary Location...702 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America