Job Description
Job Description Summary The Global Legal Entity Governance Operations Specialist will partner closely with the Global Lead (based in Washington D.C.) to drive operational excellence across our legal entity governance program. This role leads tool onboarding and data migration, serves as internal admin for the governance platform, ensures data integrity, supports budgeting and continuous improvement (Lean) initiatives, and delivers efficient, scalable processes for our global legal, tax, treasury and finance stakeholders. Job Description Key Responsibilities: Tool & Data Management Support onboarding of a new legal-entity governance system. Serve as internal administrator of the governance tool: user access, permissions, training materials, user support. Ensure a “single source of truth” - data integrity, validation and reconciliation of entity data (structures, board/officer data, filings). Generate and distribute periodic reports to governance, legal and business stakeholders. Continuous Improvement & Lean Management Embed Lean principles into the governance team’s processes and implement process standardization, digitalization, and automation. Own strategic projects to improve operational metrics (cycle times, error rates, user adoption, cost avoidance). Design and maintain governance dashboards, KPIs and management reporting to senior leadership. Budgeting & Financial Operations Support Support annual budgeting process for the legal entity governance function: forecast, create budget requests, partner with finance for approvals and tracking. Monitor ongoing expenditures and budget performance; report variances and propose corrective actions. Maintain and manage vendor relations, tool licenses and cost allocations related to governance operations. Stakeholder Engagement & Cross-Functional Support Act as operational liaison to global teams (legal, tax, treasury, controllership, technology) to execute governance tasks, escalate issues and drive timely resolution. Pr