Director, IT Business Solutions Partner – People and Legal

BridgeBio Pharma; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

401(k) with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Pre-tax commuter benefits

HSA with employer contributions

Hybrid work model

Paid time off & company holidays

Comprehensive health benefits

Job summary

BridgeBio Pharma seeks a highly technical Director, IT Business Solutions Partner for People and Legal in a hybrid SF role. You will own architecture, AI strategy, and vendor oversight across core systems like Workday, VNDLY, and CLM.

You will translate business priorities into technical programs and ensure secure, scalable delivery. You will drive multi-year roadmaps, sponsor AI pilots, and partner with People and Legal teams to shape enterprise platforms while leading vendor relationships and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent and ~8+ years delivering enterprise-ready People and Legal tech
• Senior level experience in platform architecture and SaaS implementations
• Proven track record defining multi-year technology roadmaps and KPIs
• Experience with enterprise AI strategy, pilots and governance
• Strong vendor management, RFPs, contracts and SLAs
• Preferred: familiarity with Workday integrations and related systems

Responsibilities

• Provide technical architecture and platform engineering leadership for People and Legal: design reference architectures, define platform capabilities and integration requirements
• Own 12-36 month technology and AI roadmap for People and Legal; guide investments and KPI reporting
• Lead enterprise AI strategy: sponsor pilots, scale production services, enforce governance and privacy controls
• Collaborate with People Operations and Legal Operations to define governance, change-control and escalation models
• Define requirements and manage vendor execution for Workday, VNDLY, Greenhouse and related systems
• Lead CLM, matter/invoicing and commercial compliance tooling and vendor governance
• Run vendor lifecycle activities: RFPs, technical selection, contracting and negotiations
• Oversee vendor security/compliance assessments and quarterly governance
• Provide production release oversight, incident response and post-launch support

Skills

Enterprise architecture

SaaS implementations

API and data design

Workday integrations

Vendor governance

RFPs & contracting

AI governance

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Systems

Tools

Workday

VNDLY

Greenhouse

Enterprise CLM tools

Job description

Director, IT Business Solutions Partner - People and Legal

Mavericks Wanted

When was the last time you achieved the impossible? If that thought feels overwhelming, you might want to pause here, but if it sparks excitement...read on

In 2015, we pioneered a “moneyball for biotech” approach, pooling projects and promising early-stage research from academia together under one financial umbrella to reduce risk and unleash innovation. This model allowsscience and small teams of experts to lead the way. We build bridges to groundbreaking advancements in raredisease, anddevelop life-changing medicines for patients with unmet needs as fast as humanly possible.

Together we define white space, push boundaries, and empower people to solve problems. If you're someone who defies convention, join us and work alongside some of the most respected minds in the industry. Together, we'llask"why not?" and help reengineer the future of biopharma. At BridgeBio, we value curiosity and experimentation—including the ethical & thoughtful use of AI to improve clarity, speed, and quality of work.

What You'll Do

You are a highly technical, strategic IT partner and hands-on technical owner for People and Legal functions. This is an individual contributor role. You will partner closely with People and Legal teams to provide platform architecture and stewardship, vendor technical oversight, change/release and production support.

You will own a 12-36 month technology & AI roadmap for People and Legal, translate priorities into technical architecture and delivery plans, and make technical/vendor decisions within delegated authority. You will collaborate on core platform programs for the business functions you support (e.g. Workday and Greenhouse, Enterprise CLM, Matter and Invoicing Management, etc.), and drive enterprise-wide AI initiatives to operational adoption.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical architecture and platform engineering leadership for People and Legal: design reference architectures, define platform capabilities and integration requirements, and set technical acceptance criteria for vendors.
• Own the 12-36 month technology & AI roadmap for People and Legal; prioritize investments, publish KPIs and make technical/vendor decisions within delegated authority.
• Lead enterprise-wide AI strategy: sponsor pilots, scale successful pilots into production services, enforce governance/privacy controls and represent IT in cross-functional AI governance.
• Partner with People Operations and Legal Operations to co-create governance, change-control and escalation models; deliver technical guidance, runbooks and training while respecting business system ownership.
• Collaborate on the delivery and stewardship for People platforms: define technical requirements, manage vendor execution, support testing and go-live, and enable steady-state operations for Workday, VNDLY, Greenhouse and related systems.
• Drive CLM and Legal and Compliance systems: lead selection and operational rollout of an enterprise CLM; steward matter/invoicing and commercial compliance tooling and ensure vendors deliver required finance/identity integrations.
• Lead the vendor lifecycle for medium/large investments: RFPs, technical selection, contracting, commercial negotiation and vendor governance.
• Own vendor commercial terms and SLAs; coordinate security/privacy/compliance assessments with IT Security and Legal; run quarterly governance and maintain vendor scorecards.
• Provide technical oversight to vendors and contingent workers: set acceptance criteria, review technical deliverables, approve production releases in scope, and drive remediation or decommissioning when contractual or security standards are not met.
• Own operational readiness and post-launch support: incident response, monitoring dashboards, continuous improvement and audit readiness (SOX/GxP/privacy).

Where You’ll Work

This is a hybrid role based inBridgeBio’sSan Francisco office, with an in-office collaboration cadence of 3-4 days per week. This is a compelling opportunity to join a high-impact, dynamic team as an individual contributor, shaping the IT roadmap and business strategy that help accelerate life-changing treatments for patients.

Who You Are

You bring the right mix of strategy, delivery, and technical leadership:

• Education & experience: Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent; ~8+ years delivering enterprise-ready People and Legal technology with 3+ years at a senior technical or architect level.
• Technical architect and implementer: deep, hands-on experience in enterprise platform architecture, SaaS implementations, API and data design, security and production operations.
• Strategic partner and roadmap owner: proven experience defining multi-year technology roadmaps and translating them into executable programs and KPIs.
• Enterprise AI leader: proven experience defining and delivering enterprise-wide AI strategy, sponsoring pilots and scaling production services with governance and cross-functional adoption
• Domain flexibility: detailed People and Legal business-process knowledge is helpful but not required; you will partner with subject-matter experts for process definition.
• People platform expert: prior experience in Workday (design, deployment, enterprise integrations); familiarity with VNDLY and Greenhouse.
• CLM & Legal systems practitioner: prior experience in CLM, commercial compliance, matter and invoicing systems in production.
• Vendor & commercial operator: proven ability to run technical RFPs, negotiate contracts, own SLAs and run vendor governance and remediation.
• Technical judgement for vendor oversight: able to define acceptance criteria, evaluate vendor deliverables and approve production releases.
• Operations & compliance steward: experience with incident response, monitoring, continuous improvement and delivering in SOX/GxP/privacy contexts.
• Influential communicator and change agent: proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, present technical cases and drive adoption across functions.

At BridgeBio, we strive to provide a market-competitive total rewards package, including base pay, an annual performance bonus, company equity, and generous health benefits. Below is the anticipated salary range for candidates for this role who will work in California. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will depend on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type, and length of experience within the industry, educational background, location of residence and performance during the interview process. BridgeBio is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions based in other states.

$220,000 - $260,000 USD

As a global company, our comprehensive benefits may vary based on location. We have high expectations for our team members. We make sure those working hard for patients are rewarded and cared for in return.

• Market-leading compensation
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Pre-tax commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Referral bonus for hired candidates
• Subsidized lunch and parking on in-office days
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your dependents
• HealthSavings Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions, plus Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Fertility & family-forming benefits
• Expanded mental health support (therapy and coaching resources)
• Hybrid work model with flexibility
• Flexible, “take-what-you-need” paid time off and company-paid holidays
• Comprehensive paid medical and parental leave to care for yourself and your family

Skill Development & Career Paths:

• People are part of our growth and success story - from discovery to active drug trials and FDA pipelines, there are endless opportunities for skill development and internal mobility
• We provide career pathing through regular feedback, continuouseducationand professional development programs via LinkedIn Learning,LifeLabs, &BetterUpCoaching
• We celebratestrong performancewith financial rewards, peer-to-peer recognition, and growth opportunities

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