Job description

Connect to your Industry

Deloitte Legal in the UK brings together over 350 top-flight lawyers, consultants and technology experts. People who understand the implications of digitisation, big data, AI, machine learning and technology platform-based business models in today's world. In addition, because our clients' needs usually span across multiple countries, our team is part of a global partnership of more than 2,000 Deloitte Legal professionals who collaborate seamlessly across more than 80 countries worldwide.

Unlike traditional law firms, we work hand-in-hand with the multidisciplinary expertise of the rest of Deloitte to provide holistic legal, tax, risk, financial advisory as well as data privacy and cybersecurity expertise and other consulting advice to an unmatched list of clients, from listed multinational companies to entrepreneurs and family offices.

If you are a talented, entrepreneurial and ambitious lawyer, who sees things a bit differently, Deloitte Legal could be for you. We have built a market-leading legal advisory business with technology at its core - and you can help us shape it.

Deloitte Legal is building its Contracts Operate team and is now hiring new joiners into the team based in our London office. One such opportunity is an Associate Director with 8-10 years of proven legal/contracts outsourcing, managed services and operating experience.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, welead the way,serve with integrity,take care of each other,foster inclusion, andcollaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

Connect to your opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen, as Deloitte Legal is growing its Contracts Operate business. We aim to disrupt the legal market and contracting processes we want highly motivated individuals to help us achieve this goal. This is the chance to be part of our Contracts Operate capability in a forward-thinking and innovative environment. This Associate Director Role will be focused on our go-to-market strategy and working with our dynamic Centres of Excellence around the world.

This role is focus on providing fantastic, leading Operate and managed services in the Contracts realm, but also being an ambassador for our services across the firm and the wider market. This role requires excellent solutioning and client management capabilities as well as the ability to articulate the value of our Operate services to a variety of stakeholders.

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Supporting sales and the growth of Operate service line;
• Leading based on experience and implementing the strategic direction for Operate;
• Maintaining and continuously improving the best in class Operate services;
• Understanding client expectations and translating into practical, implementable project objectives, which aim to provide integrated, total solutions;
• Generating innovative ideas that are strategically sound and challenging the status quo;
• Providing high quality, pragmatic, clear, and commercially focused advice;
• Managing and advising stakeholders from across our clients' business;
• Developing and nurturing long-term partner relationship with client top management;
• Recording comprehensive and high-quality management information for clients;
• Working with and delivering data analytics to our clients;
• Ensuring the effective and efficient performance of work in compliance with service levels and KPIs;
• Assist with appropriate supervision activities and programs (including quality assurance) for more junior or less experienced team members;
• Providing relevant training to team members and acting as a point of escalation from team members dealing with more complex project issues;
• Working effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognized for their contribution

Connect to your skills and professional experience

The successful candidate will have displayed experience across a range of topics including but not limited to:

• Experience of organizational assessment, process review, re-engineering, and technology enablement
• A good understanding of the challenges and requirements of an in-house legal and/or contract management team
• Business case development experience;
• Experience in leading complex projects/programs of work;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;
• The ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely to non-technical audiences
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills;
• Experience in the development and utilization of know-how, guidelines and training materials and promoting a culture of continuous improvement;
• High-level proficiency with office and project management tools, including MS Office package and SharePoint
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to use initiative;
• The ability to work autonomously;
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work efficiently and to a high quality within the defined timelines;
• Confident, motivated, and professional manner;
• Experience in supervision, coaching, and training more junior team members;
• Experience in change and project management;
• Takes personal ownership of self-improvement;
• To be a team player and natural networker;
• Positive and ambitious attitude;
• A willingness to work as part of a small but growing team adapting to the needs of our clients and the business;
• An adaptable and flexible approach;
• Enthusiastic and keen to learn;
• High standards of confidentiality, discretion, and integrity

Connect to your service line - Deloitte Legal

By connecting legal expertise and technological innovation, we're creating a new future for law. We blend great advisory capabilities with the technology, process and change management skills to move from advice to implementation and managing legal operations. We are delivering to legal buyers the Deloitte promise of practical solutions to real business problems. Join us and experience the future of law, today.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

"At Deloitte I am encouraged to work from home whenever it's convenient. My hours are flexible - if I want to start earlier or later I can, provided I work my weekly hours overall. There are loads of non-work-related initiatives going on that you can become involved in."- Becky, Deloitte Legal

"Our ability to seamlessly integrate legal services into broader solutions offered by Deloitte is a differentiator as compared to traditional law firms. Deloitte also has some impressive proprietary technology which we can use to streamline/improve the delivery of legal services. We are ahead of the competition in this regard, including the other Big Four." - Benjamin, Deloitte Legal

Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in London with hybrid working .

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day.

Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers