Senior Director, Global Litigation Management

About the role

Roche Pharma is hiring a Senior Director of Global Litigation Management, reporting directly to the Head of Global Litigation and overseeing three operations teams: the Litigation Resource Center, eDiscovery and the Information Advisory and Protection Law Group. The role combines strategic executive partnership with enterprise-wide operational leadership, delivering cost-efficient, technology-enabled, high-quality litigation support services across Roche Pharma's global litigation portfolio. It is based at the Genentech campus in South San Francisco, California, with no relocation funding.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of the three operational teams and drive a culture of excellence, service delivery and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the Global Litigation technology strategy and roadmap, including electronic billing, matter management, document and knowledge management, eDiscovery platforms and AI-enabled legal tools.
• Assess processes, workflows and systems regularly to improve productivity, reduce spend and improve output quality.
• Build and maintain knowledge management systems so institutional knowledge is captured, organized and accessible.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Head of Global Litigation, steering the team's budget (forecasting, accruals, variance analysis) and identifying cost savings.
• Manage internal communications, develop and execute operations plans and strategic initiatives, and organize leadership team meetings.
• Participate in leadership decision-making and coordinate the implementation of operational and strategic objectives.
• Build relationships across Global Legal Pharma, practice groups, regions and functions.

Required profile

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

What we offer

• Expected salary range of $252,800 to $469,400, depending on experience, qualifications and location; actual pay set by the employer.
• A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and company performance.
• The position qualifies for the benefits described in the original listing.