Senior Legal Transformation Manager - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Tesco; Digswell; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Digswell is seeking a Senior Legal Transformation Manager to manage transformation initiatives, improve legal operations, and oversee vendor relationships. This role demands experience in change programmes and strong skills in process analysis and redesign. The position offers flexibility, allowing a combination of office collaboration and remote work.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Inclusive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience leading legal transformation programmes.
• Strong skills in process redesign and workflow optimisation.
• Ability to manage legal tech tools and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage transformation initiatives including process redesign.
• Oversee legal vendor management and compliance.
• Design and implement reporting frameworks for success metrics.

Skills

Process analysis

Project management

Reporting frameworks

Vendor management

Change programmes

Data analysis

Continuous improvement

Job description

As a Senior Legal Transformation Manager, you will play a key role in shaping Tesco’s Group Legal transformation strategy. Partnering with the Legal Operations Director, you will embed the operating model, establish success metrics and reporting frameworks, and lead continuous improvement initiatives. You’ll deliver transformation projects, both process and technology-related, while supporting system implementations and driving adoption. In addition, you’ll manage legal vendor governance in collaboration with procurement and technology teams, ensuring efficiency and value across the function.

• Programme managing transformation initiatives, including collaborating with Legal Managers to redesign processes, transitioning work to centralised teams in India, and partnering with the Technology Transformation Manager to define requirements for technology solutions.

• Overseeing legal vendor management in partnership with procurement and technology teams, ensuring full lifecycle visibility, commercial alignment, and compliance with internal standards such as SSO, security, and AI governance.

• Designing and implementing a reporting framework that includes success metrics, stakeholder surveys, and collaboration with data analysts to enhance reporting capabilities and insights.

• Leading continuous improvement across Group Legal by identifying inefficiencies, standardising best practices, and embedding a culture of innovation and accountability.

• Supporting the embedding of the new legal operating model across the function.

• Experience leading legal transformation or change programmes and managing cross-functional projects involving legal, technology, and procurement teams.

• Strong skills in process analysis, redesign, and workflow optimisation to drive efficiency and standardisation.

• Ability to oversee legal tech tools, vendor relationships, and operational improvements within an in-house legal function.

• Experience managing external legal vendors and ensuring compliance with governance and commercial standards.

• Proficiency in developing reporting frameworks, defining success metrics, conducting data analysis, and leveraging insights for decision-making, business cases, and performance tracking.

• Experience in survey design, feedback analysis, and embedding continuous improvement practices.

• Proven ability to support and embed new legal operating models effectively.

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