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At Roche, we believe in fostering a culture of innovation, continuous growth, and collaborative impact across our global Legal & Compliance function. As our Global Head of Legal Spend Management , you will redefine how our global legal department values, structures, and optimizes external legal services to directly fund our digital ambitions. Reporting directly to the Head of Strategy & Operations, you will oversee a significant global budget, driving financial transparency, pricing modernization, and tech-driven efficiency across our divisions. The Opportunity Establish centralized governance, real-time analytics, and spend transparency across all global legal and compliance divisions. Lead commercial strategy, rate negotiations, global panel management, and the integration of Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs). Modernize pricing models by evolving traditional hourly billing into structured Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs), capped fees, and outcome-based pricing. Evaluate external counsel based on legal expertise, technological maturity, and their ability to pass AI-driven efficiency gains back to the organization. Oversee the global rollout, system controls, and mandatory adoption of unified e-billing and matter management systems. Facilitate multi-party delivery models that connect internal legal teams, preferred external law firms, and LegalTech/AI software partners. Educate in-house teams on commercial management and matter budgeting to shift organizational culture toward data-driven vendor management. Who You Are You bring 10 years of experience leading legal procurement, legal operations, or commercial management within a large corporate legal department or top-tier law firm, including deep knowledge of the US legal market. You possess a proven track record of managing large-scale global legal budgets and negotiating complex Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs). You demonstrate a deep understanding of how AI, automation, and LegalTech alter the economics of legal work. You are an experienced leader adept at driving behavioral shifts, building international teams, and influencing senior stakeholders across business and external partners. You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Legal Studies, Data Analytics, or a related field (an MBA, Master s, or Law degree is an advantage). The preferred location for this position is South San Francisco. Depending on the selected candidate, we are open to considering Basel or other Roche locations across Europe. Please note that fully remote working is not an option for this role. Relocation benefits are not available for this position. We look forward to your application! The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $185,200 to $343,900. 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. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact us by completing this form Accommodations for Applicants .

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Establish centralized governance, real-time analytics, and spend transparency across all global legal and compliance divisions.
Lead commercial strategy, rate negotiations, global panel management, and the integration of Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs).
Modernize pricing models by evolving traditional hourly billing into structured Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs), capped fees, and outcome-based pricing.
Evaluate external counsel based on legal expertise, technological maturity, and their ability to pass AI-driven efficiency gains back to the organization.
Oversee the global rollout, system controls, and mandatory adoption of unified e-billing and matter management systems.
Educate in-house teams on commercial management and matter budgeting to shift organizational culture toward data-driven vendor management.
You bring 10 years of experience leading legal procurement, legal operations, or commercial management within a large corporate legal department or top-tier law firm, including deep knowledge of the US legal market.
You possess a proven track record of managing large-scale global legal budgets and negotiating complex Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs).
You demonstrate a deep understanding of how AI, automation, and LegalTech alter the economics of legal work.
You are an experienced leader adept at driving behavioral shifts, building international teams, and influencing senior stakeholders across business and external partners.
You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Legal Studies, Data Analytics, or a related field (an MBA, Master s, or Law degree is an advantage).
Relocation benefits are not available for this position.
We look forward to your application!

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Facilitate multi-party delivery models that connect internal legal teams, preferred external law firms, and LegalTech/AI software partners.

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