Strategic Leader, Legal Operations & Enablement

McKesson Corporation; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Director, Legal Operations & Enablement to lead its MMS Legal Operations function in Richmond, VA. Hybrid work is available, with a focus on process, systems, analytics, and vendor management to support the department’s priorities.

You will partner with Legal, IT, Finance, Procurement, Compliance, and other stakeholders to drive efficient service delivery, implement technology, manage budgets, and promote continuous improvement across the legal organization.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience. Typically requires 12+ years of professional experience and 4+ years of management experience.
• Experience implementing or administering legal technology platforms, business systems, workflow tools, reporting tools, or comparable enterprise technology solutions.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives and operational programs.
• Experience supporting budgeting, reporting, vendor management, spend management, or business operations activities.
• Experience managing or coordinating the work of direct reports, project teams, vendors, or cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong legal operations, business operations, or department administration experience.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and improve operational processes, systems, reports, and governance mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operation of the Legal Operations & Enablement function, including management of legal operations processes, standards, governance frameworks, and operating routines.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency, transparency, scalability, consistency, and service delivery across the MMS Legal Department.
• Lead implementation, administration, and optimization of legal technology platforms, including contract lifecycle management, e-billing, matter management, knowledge-management, reporting, and workflow tools.
• Partner with Legal, IT, Procurement, and business stakeholders to support technology deployment, user adoption, training, governance, and ongoing system improvement.
• Administer outside counsel and legal vendor management processes, including budgeting, forecasting, accrual tracking, invoice review, vendor onboarding, and spend reporting.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance legal department dashboards, metrics, performance indicators, and operational reports to support informed decision-making.

Skills

Legal operations leadership

Budgeting

Vendor management

Analytics & reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Contract lifecycle management

e-billing

Matter management

Knowledge management

Dashboards

Job description

McKesson is seeking a Director, Legal Operations & Enablement to lead its MMS Legal Operations function in Richmond, VA. Hybrid work is available, with a focus on process, systems, analytics, and vendor management to support the department’s priorities.

You will partner with Legal, IT, Finance, Procurement, Compliance, and other stakeholders to drive efficient service delivery, implement technology, manage budgets, and promote continuous improvement across the legal organization.