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Comcast · 1 week ago

Director, Corporate Legal Systems

PA - Philadelphia, 1701 John F Kennedy Blvd

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Comcast is a Fortune 50 leader in media and technology, seeking a Director of Corporate Legal Systems to enhance legal processes and systems. This role involves leading cross-functional initiatives, managing project delivery, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure effective legal system solutions.

InternetTelecommunicationsTVVideoWeb Hosting

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Exercises portfolio management and solid project management skills, including developing project plans and budgets, identifying dependencies across activities, synchronizing deliverables across cross-functional teams, clearly defining roles and responsibilities, executing per plan, keeping leadership abreast of status, and developing solutions / recommendations on issues for leadership consideration

Manages overarching capacity planning to ensure resources are properly allocated to design, build, test, execute and support all activities as it relates to legal systems

Provides leadership for developing platform strategies, solutions, and related roadmap, collaborating with and managing the relationship with key diverse stakeholders across both business and IT

Leads the evaluation of new business/technology solutions

Responsible for analyzing and coordinating requirements and scope across multiple business functions by facilitating cross-functional meetings to determine requirements, establish a common understanding of expectations, align priorities, clarify conflicts, and analyze impact to process and systems

Collaborates with IT in technical design and requirements, acting as liaison between non-technical users and programmers / architects, in resolving issues and addressing any questions and/or challenges

Documents and tests system enhancements, and ensures production support readiness and resolution of any defects, and plays an active role in related project rollout, training and communication

Monitors, escalates, and communicates all changes to agreed deliverables

Responsible for ensuring data integrity and stable production support for the legal systems

Leads development and meeting of departmental budget; this includes evaluating costs, risks and benefits of alternative solutions before making recommendations

Proven ability to deal with ambiguity, learn and understand new business areas quickly, and visualize related processes

Creates graphical reports and clear / well-organized executive presentations

Assists other team members with analysis, presentations, and other documentation to ensure they are clear, complete, and well-organized

Offers management oversight, review, and guidance to the department team members including recruitment, staffing, development plans, recommended learning, mentoring, etc

Consistently exercises independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance

Supports department objectives and performs other duties and responsibilities, as assigned

Demonstrates the ability to quickly grasp complex subject matters and apply business and technical knowledge to assessing related processes

Stays current on legal system trends and emerging technologies that impact legal processes

Maintains a strong executive presence and demonstrates the ability to develop and maintain executive relationships

Performs effectively as a project leader across multiple parallel initiatives

Shows flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks, supervising other team members as necessary, and stepping in to support project execution, as appropriate

Works with discretion applying sound judgment regarding work details on assignments of a varied and difficult nature while maintaining personal accountability and ownership

Utilizes creative thinking, individual initiative, and flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks

Exhibits willingness to tackle new areas and challenging topics

Demonstrates the ability to work in a complex, dynamic, and fast-paced environment

Provide ongoing feedback, motivation, and follow-up to less experienced team members on work completion and performance, as well as ensuring timely and quality delivery of project deliverables

Provides coaching, guidance, and development on interactions with business management and stakeholders

Identifies opportunities for improvement to team activities, tools, and training

Transparently keeps management informed of status / important issues as they arise

Acts in accordance with company policies and practices, and maintains the highest degree of integrity in all activities and interactions

Exhibits a commitment to continuously self-improve by working with management to leverage strengths and focus on areas of development

Displays regular, consistent, and punctual attendance. Able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s), as necessary. Out-of-town travel may be required at up to approximately 20%

Partners strategically with members of Legal and IT senior leadership across project and roadmap activities, understanding their perspectives, and proposing / discussing solutions

Fosters a team-oriented environment and assists with the development of a highly motivated professional staff with a passion for excellence, by providing meaningful and challenging assignments

Exhibits strong interpersonal skills including written and verbal communications, and an ability to collaborate with others

Shows respect to other team members and stakeholders in all interactions, while demonstrating a willingness and commitment to assist others, as necessary

Collaborates in a virtual environment to provide support to and complete projects with cross-functional team members in various locations

Supervises team members and direct reports, mentoring, motivating, and helping them deliver results, resolve issues, and develop process and project skills

Qualification

Contract Lifecycle ManagementLegal SystemsProject LeadershipIT RequirementsCross-Functional CollaborationEnd to End Business ProcessCommunication

Required

10 Years +