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 $213,400 to $396,200. 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
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience leading legal procurement, legal operations, or commercial management within a large corporate legal department or top-tier law firm
- Deep knowledge of the US legal market
- Experience managing large-scale global legal budgets
- Experience negotiating complex Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs)
- Understanding of how AI, automation, and LegalTech affect the economics of legal work
- Leadership experience driving behavioral change, building international teams, and influencing senior stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Legal Studies, Data Analytics, or a related field
- MBA, Master's degree, or Law degree
Genentech Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Genentech and has not been reviewed or approved by Genentech.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, vision, mental health, and prescriptions, supported by HSAs/FSAs and broad wellness resources. On‑site fitness and health centers, mental‑health clinicians, and specialized programs like fully covered preventive cancer screenings and menopause support deepen the offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits feature a 401(k) with up to a 4% company match plus an additional annual 6% company contribution to eligible pay. Additional financial protections such as life and accident insurance complement salary, bonuses, and stock options.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes about 20 paid vacation days, paid holidays, personal days, and a year‑end shutdown. A paid six‑week sabbatical every six years notably expands long‑term time‑off flexibility.
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What We Do
Considered the founder of the industry, Genentech, now a member of the Roche Group, has been delivering on the promise of biotechnology for more than 40 years. Genentech is a biotechnology company dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. Our transformational discoveries include the first targeted antibody for cancer and the first medicine for primary progressive multiple sclerosis. We're passionate about finding solutions for people facing the world's most difficult-to-treat conditions. That is why we use cutting-edge science to create and deliver innovative medicines around the globe. To us, science is personal. Making a difference in the lives of millions starts when you make a change in yours.
