Senior Legal Transformation Manager - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

As a Senior Legal Transformation Manager, you will play a key role in shaping Tesco’s Group Legal transformation strategy. Partnering with the Legal Operations Director, you will embed the operating model, establish success metrics and reporting frameworks, and lead continuous improvement initiatives. You’ll deliver transformation projects, both process and technology-related, while supporting system implementations and driving adoption. In addition, you’ll manage legal vendor governance in collaboration with procurement and technology teams, ensuring efficiency and value across the function.

You will be responsible for:

Programme managing transformation initiatives, including collaborating with Legal Managers to redesign processes, transitioning work to centralised teams in India, and partnering with the Technology Transformation Manager to define requirements for technology solutions.

Overseeing legal vendor management in partnership with procurement and technology teams, ensuring full lifecycle visibility, commercial alignment, and compliance with internal standards such as SSO, security, and AI governance.

Designing and implementing a reporting framework that includes success metrics, stakeholder surveys, and collaboration with data analysts to enhance reporting capabilities and insights.

Leading continuous improvement across Group Legal by identifying inefficiencies, standardising best practices, and embedding a culture of innovation and accountability.

Supporting the embedding of the new legal operating model across the function.

You will need:

Experience leading legal transformation or change programmes and managing cross-functional projects involving legal, technology, and procurement teams.

Strong skills in process analysis, redesign, and workflow optimisation to drive efficiency and standardisation.

Ability to oversee legal tech tools, vendor relationships, and operational improvements within an in-house legal function.

Experience managing external legal vendors and ensuring compliance with governance and commercial standards.

Proficiency in developing reporting frameworks, defining success metrics, conducting data analysis, and leveraging insights for decision-making, business cases, and performance tracking.

Experience in survey design, feedback analysis, and embedding continuous improvement practices.

Proven ability to support and embed new legal operating models effectively.

What's in it for you:

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Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Private medical insurance
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

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