Kenvue is currently recruiting for a:
Manager, Legal and Compliance Strategy and Operations EMEA
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Role reports to:
Sr Director, Strategy & Practice Ops
Location:
Europe/Middle East/Africa, Belgium, Antwerp, Antwerp
Work Location:
Hybrid
What you will do
Manager, Legal and Compliance Strategy and Operations EMEA
This role is an integral part of the Kenvue Legal and Compliance (KLC) Strategy and Operations Team. The Manager will actively participate in the development and implementation of best in class processes and procedures, as well as play an important role in identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities. This role will be required to own or participate in many projects with executive level visibility, with a specific focus on ensuring Strategy and Operations initiatives are supported in the EMEA Region. Candidates must be self-starters who demonstrate the internal drive necessary to drive initiatives across the region.
In addition to the global KLC function, with members in 50+ different countries, this role will liaise cross-functionally with Finance, Audit and Technology.
Key Responsibilities
* Collaborate with Leadership to translate KLC strategies and goals into programmatic priorities and plans, with a particular focus on EMEA and APAC.
* Define and operationalize region adoption of KLC strategy including processes, tools and ways of working.
* Create, maintain, and enhance strong client relationships across various levels of the organization, including external legal service providers.
* Lead Legal Operations support initiatives for the regions attended, including roll out of new processes and technology, driving change management needs.
* Supervising internal/external resources.
* Understand current challenges and near term needs to identify opportunities to eliminate inefficiencies, implement automation and enable the legal team to work on high value tasks.
* Collaborate with internal and external subject matter / content experts, business partners and vendors to create and design legal department best practices, processes and guidelines using a global mindset.
* Lead with a business centric mindset.
* Drive adoption of technology and AI consistently evaluating new opportunities to foster innovation.
What we are looking for
Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree required or equivalent in Legal, Accounting, Finance or Business Administration.
* 7+ years of work experience required in the legal industry such as a law firm, corporate legal department or legal consulting practice.
* 3+ years of that in a legal operations role, preferably with experience establishing legal operations in a region/organization.
* Managerial experience, preferably in a global matrix organization.
* Proven success operating in global, matrix environment with numerous cross functional business partners.
* Must have excellent presentation skills, ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely, and the ability to respectfully question and/or challenge others to think through problems, improvement opportunities, solutions, and plans.
* Must have excellent influence and teaming skills to partner at all levels including: VPs, senior business leaders, global colleagues, external vendors, etc.
* Proven ability to examine issues, make appropriate decisions and ensure prompt actions.
* Understanding of accounting principles (such as accruals, quarterly close process, SOX), managing budgets and facilitating required reporting.
* Experience with technology used in a Corporate legal department including but not limited to: Matter and Case Management, Global eBilling, eSourcing, Power Apps, SharePoint and CoPilot
* Project management experience a plus.
* History of performance aligned with Kenvue Values and Behaviors.
* Proficiency in English language.
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