Global Litigation Operations Leader

Roche; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 253,000 - 469,000; Full time

Job summary

Genentech, a Roche subsidiary, seeks a Senior Director of Global Litigation Management to lead three operations teams and partner with the Head of Global Litigation on strategic initiatives. Based at Genentech’s South San Francisco campus, the role combines executive leadership with enterprise-wide operational oversight of litigation support services.

The candidate will drive technology strategy, manage budgets, and foster knowledge management while aligning with practice groups and regions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; JD preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in litigation operations, legal operations, or administrative leadership within a large corporation, law firm, or professional services environment.
• People management experience required.
• Deep expertise in litigation operations or legal operations within a large in-house legal department or major law firm, with hands-on experience across outside counsel management and legal technology.
• Experience evaluating, selecting, and implementing legal technology solutions, including matter management systems, e-billing platforms, eDiscovery tools, document management systems, and AI-powered legal applications.
• Experience overseeing or closely partnering on fact-finding, discovery, eDiscovery and information governance programs.
• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry experience is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight and leadership of three operational teams: Litigation Resource Center, eDiscovery, and Information Advisory and Protection Law Group.
• Oversee the Global Litigation function’s technology strategy and roadmap, including AI-enabled legal tools and platform adoption across the function.
• Regularly assess processes and systems to drive continuous improvement, reduce spend, and improve quality.
• Develop and maintain robust knowledge management systems for the global team.

Skills

Litigation operations leadership

Legal technology

Budget management

Strategic partnership

People management

eDiscovery tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Juris Doctor (JD) preferred

Tools

Matter management systems

e-billing platforms

eDiscovery tools

Document management systems

AI-powered legal applications

Job description

Genentech, a Roche subsidiary, seeks a Senior Director of Global Litigation Management to lead three operations teams and partner with the Head of Global Litigation on strategic initiatives. Based at Genentech’s South San Francisco campus, the role combines executive leadership with enterprise-wide operational oversight of litigation support services.

The candidate will drive technology strategy, manage budgets, and foster knowledge management while aligning with practice groups and regions