Director - Digital Legal & Compliance Tech Strategist

ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED; Luton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biopharmaceutical company in Luton seeks a professional to redefine Legal and Compliance through a bold digital agenda. This role prioritizes strategic partnerships and innovative solutions using AI, enhancing compliance and operational efficiency. Candidates should possess extensive experience in technology strategies aligned with legal functions.

Qualifications

• Experience defining technology strategies in legal/compliance functions.
• Proven expertise in digital transformation of legal operations.
• Advanced knowledge of global privacy regulations.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a digital technology strategy for Legal and Compliance.
• Design cost optimization strategies using AI and automation.
• Scout and implement legal tech and compliance AI solutions.

Skills

Digital Strategy

Cost Optimization

AI Technology Enablement

Governance and Compliance

Risk Management

Data Privacy Knowledge

Tools

eDiscovery tools

ServiceNow GRC

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to redefine the future of Legal and Compliance in a digital-first world and prepared to deliver smarter, faster, and leaner legal excellence? In this role, you'll guide a transformative journey, turning traditional approaches into forward-thinking strategic partnerships. This role is your chance to design a bold digital agenda, harnessing AI, automation, and analytics to enhance compliance, legal agility, and ethical business practices. AstraZeneca is where innovation meets impact. Our work directly transforms lives by developing life-changing medicines through innovative science combined with leading digital technology platforms. We empower our teams to perform at their peak by fostering an environment that encourages experimentation with sophisticated technologies like AI and machine learning. With a commitment to redefining the industry through data-led strategies and global collaboration, AstraZeneca offers a dynamic space for growth and learning. Here you can take ownership of your path while contributing to something far bigger.

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Responsibilities

• Digital Strategy & Transformation: Partner with enterprise architecture, IT Business partners and other strategic IT roles to define and implement a comprehensive digital Technology strategy and roadmap for the Legal and Compliance functions, aligned to enterprise-wide digital goals.
• Cost Optimisation & Operational Efficiency: Design and implement a cost optimisation strategy using automation, legal process outsourcing to Global Business Services, AI and data analytics.
• AI & Sophisticated Technology Enablement: Scout, assess, and implement best-in-class legal tech and compliance AI solutions.
• Partner Engagement & Change Management: Serve as the key liaison between Legal, Compliance, IT, Procurement, Risk and external vendors to drive aligned digital execution.
• Governance, Risk & Compliance Oversight: Ensure digital tools and AI platforms used within L&C align with data privacy, cybersecurity, audit ability and record-keeping standards.
• Direct experience of defining technology strategies and accompanying implementation roadmaps within an IT function or Legal/Compliance business function
• Demonstrate success in cost optimisation initiatives within professional or regulated services / industry.
• Legal & Compliance Digital Transformation - Proven expertise in architecting and implementing digital strategies that modernise legal operations and compliance frameworks delivering measurable efficiency, transparency and cost savings.
• Legal Tech Platforms - Deep knowledge of industry-leading platforms such eDiscovery tools (Relativity, Exterro), legal hold and matter management systems, and AI-powered legal analytics. Proven deep knowledge of legal and compliance software and platforms serving all legal and compliance disciplines and processes
• Risk and controls for compliance or equivalent experience - Proficient in deploying coordinated GRC solutions (e.g ServiceNow GRC) to improve regulatory tracking, risk reporting, and compliance automation.
• Strategic use of AI/ML models and robotic process automation (RPA) in Legal Operations: Improving efficiency by streamlining tasks like contract review, regulatory updates, risk identification, and audit preparation
• Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Compliance - Advanced knowledge of global privacy regulation (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, AI Act) and frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001) with hands-on experience in compliance tooling, data governance, and third-party risk assessments.
• Translating complex legal and compliance challenges into digital strategies that align with business goals and regulatory mandates.
• Multidisciplinary Leadership: Effective at influencing and collaborating with Legal & Compliance Leadership team, IT leadership. CISO organisation and external counsel to drive digital enablement

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Extensive prior experience in technology aligned to compliance and legal functions in large organisations or consultancy background in thought leadership for these business areas

Note

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we ignite ambitious thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and high-reaching world.

Are you ready to redefine the future of Legal and Compliance in a digital-first world and prepared to deliver smarter, faster, and leaner legal excellence? In this role, you'll guide a transformative journey, turning traditional approaches into forward-thinking strategic partnerships. This role is your chance to design a bold digital agenda, harnessing AI, automation, and analytics to enhance compliance, legal agility, and ethical business practices. You'll be at the forefront of innovation, driving cost efficiency and embedding pioneering technology into the DNA of our operations.