Director, Legal Operations

ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM:

The Law, Policy and Integrity Department at TelevisaUnivision is looking for a Director of Legal Operations to join our team!

The Director of Legal Operations will support LP&I leadership in overseeing the business management of the team to drive operating excellence and efficiency. In this position you will help develop, refine and promote the legal department’s short and long-term operations plan, including managing law firm and third-party vendor management programs, optimizing financial resources and supporting the development and implementation of a sound annual plan.

The role will report to the Deputy General Counsel & Executive Vice President Corporate & Enterprise Functions and will interface with Finance, HR and other cross-functional partners across the team and company.

ABOUT YOU:

Your have a solid combination of legal operations and business expertise that coupled with project and relationship management skills enable you to successfully manage complex functions to achieve objectives.

YOUR DAY-DAY:

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Provide creative thinking to help 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.

• Manage other strategic plans or initiatives to make the legal department more efficient, as delegated by the Deputy General Counsel.

• Create metrics and monitor progress to measure success against strategic plans

• Benchmark both internally and externally to stay on top of current trends and best practices

Finance and Budget Management

• Partner with legal leadership, finance and procurement to develop and manage the legal annual operating plan and all department budgets. Work as a primary interface between the legal department and finance

• Identify, collect, and report on key performance indicators and metrics on a global basis that are meaningful and relevant in ascertaining the legal team’s budget management performance, including spend analysis, efficiency initiatives and technology.

Legal Information Technology

• Assess and implement legal tech (e.g., matter management, knowledge management, Evisort, ethics and compliance, document management, eBilling, compliance systems) to streamline operations, and implement best in class technology, systems and processes.

• Lead continuous process improvement initiatives and work with IT on automation as needed.

• Work closely with selected eBilling provider to implement system, enhancements, run detailed reports within the software tool and create spend dashboards

Outside Counsel and Legal Vendor Management

• Update and manage master retention agreements, billing guidelines, and pricing models for outside counsel.

• Develop tracking and reporting systems to monitor pricing performance and savings across engagements.

• Manage relationships with outside counsel and vendors, including conducting RFPs and negotiating fee arrangements.

Communications & Administration

• Align legal workflows with department priorities to increase efficiency.

• Manage new hire onboarding in collaboration with HR, training, and policy implementation for the legal team.

• Collaborate with HR, IT, and other departments on company-wide initiatives.

YOU HAVE:

· Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Business, Finance or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.

· 10 plus years of total work experience in operations or law firm management, five years in legal operations.

· In-depth understanding of law firm billing, pricing and compensation practices

· Executive management experience and proven track record of making an impact, developing and executing on strategies and delivering superior results in both the short and long term

· Demonstrable experience with alternative fee arrangement cost modeling

· Technology-savvy; proficient in all Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel; expertise with eBilling software

· Proven negotiation skills with senior partner level outside counsel attorneys and pricing directors of law firms. Demonstrated track record of influencing senior level stakeholders (both internal and external)

BENEFITS:

TelevisaUnivision believes that a happy, well-balanced employee is what makes our culture thrive. We offer a wide selection of perks and benefits including PTO; tuition reimbursement; wellness and employee support programs; 401K; and life and other insurance plans. This is all in addition to our comprehensive and competitive health benefits package featuring medical, dental and vision coverage options.

Univision is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.