Senior Director of Global Litigation Management, Global Legal Pharma

We are excited to be hiring a Senior Director of Global Litigation Management, Global Legal Pharma. This role reports directly to the Head of Global Litigation and oversees three operations teams (GLP’s Litigation Resource Center, eDiscovery, and the Information Advisory and Protection Law Group). This is a dynamic new role combining strategic executive partnership with enterprise-wide operational leadership. As Senior Director of Global Litigation Management, this individual will be the senior leader accountable for the cost-efficient, technology-enabled, and high-quality delivery of litigation support services across Roche Pharma’s global litigation portfolio. The individual will also serve as a day-to-day thought partner and impact multiplier for the Head of Global Litigation — driving operational cadence, orchestrating strategic initiatives, and serving as a chief operational anchor to ensure alignment and effective execution across the global litigation team and its functions.

This role is based on the Genentech campus in South San Francisco, California, without relocation funding.

The Opportunity:

Litigation Operations Leadership

- Provides strategic oversight and leadership of three operational teams — the Litigation Resource Center, eDiscovery, and the Information Advisory and Protection Law Group — fostering a culture of excellence, service delivery, and continuous improvement.
- Oversees the Global Litigation function’s technology strategy and roadmap, including partnering with other internal stakeholders on electronic billing, matter management, document and knowledge management, eDiscovery platforms, and AI-enabled legal tools, ensuring solutions are fit-for-purpose and adopted effectively across the function.
- Regularly assesses processes, workflows, and systems across the Global Litigation team, driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, reduce spend, and improve quality of output.
- Develops and maintains robust knowledge management systems and practices that ensure institutional knowledge is captured, organized, and accessible across the global team.

Strategy & Business Enablement

- Serves as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the Head of Global Litigation, enabling the Head to focus on the highest-value legal, strategic, and leadership priorities.
- Steers the development and management of the Global Litigation Team’s budget, including forecasting, accruals, variance analysis, and the identification of cost savings and efficiency opportunities across the portfolio.
- Manages internal communications within the Global Litigation team, as well with internal and external business partners.
- Develops and executes short and long term operations plans, as well as strategic initiatives, including change management.
- Organizes and facilitates meetings of the Global Litigation leadership team, including agenda-setting, pre-reads, follow-up on action items, and ensuring accountability for key decisions.
- Participates in leadership decision-making and strategy development, synthesizing complex inputs from across the function and distilling them into clear options and recommendations.
- Leads and coordinates the implementation of the Global Litigation team’s operational and strategic objectives, tracking progress against goals and escalating issues proactively.
- Serves as a connector and relationship-builder across Global Legal Pharma, identifying opportunities for alignment and collaboration across practice groups, regions, and operational functions.

Who You Are

- 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.

Location

- This role is located at Genentech’s South San Francisco, California campus.  A remote working arrangement is not available.
- Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $252,800 to $469,400. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.  This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

Genentech is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.

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