Legal Transactional Program Manager – Remote or Hybrid | Cary, North Carolina

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We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here.

About the job 

As a Program Manager in the Legal Division with a focus on transactional operations, you will play a critical role in ensuring our organization’s strategic initiatives are delivered successfully. You will drive efficiency, innovation, and growth in alignment with our leadership’s strategic direction.

As a Legal Transactional Program Manager, you will:  

• Partner with Legal Leadership to break down strategic vision for the transactional team into actionable initiatives.
• Manage and periodically update a global contracting framework for commercial transactions.
• Plays a critical role in the planning, coordination, and execution of Legal initiatives, partnering with cross-divisional business units when necessary.
• Be accountable for attainment of overall project goals while managing scope and stakeholder expectations.
• Lead and document functional requirements for implementing and enhancing business applications.
• Drive business transformation through reporting, process, data, and system changes.
• Use a variety of techniques and tools to capture business needs (Agile Methodology, Business Process Mapping, Customer Journey Mapping, Gap Analysis, etc.).
• Maintain project documentation including updates to the project portfolio, plans, schedules & status reports. Communicate project details regularly to stakeholders & leadership.  Lead presentations related to projects, as requested.
• Maintain knowledge of the transactional space in Legal, their processes, data, and systems, including industry best practices for the business function.
• Oversee and manage the process of organizational change within the transactional team. Act as a change agent to drive transformation within the business, working to minimize resistance and maximize engagement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business, Technology or related field.
• Typically requires a minimum of five years of experience researching, analyzing and/or reporting information related to specific area of assignment.
• Excellent analysis, negotiation, collaboration, facilitation, and presentation skills, including the ability to speak at an appropriate technical and business level for the audience.
• You to bring global business perspective and expertise.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
• You’re curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Preferred Qualifications

• Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification desirable or equivalent professional training preferred
• Experience with one or more of the following – Legal Operations, Corporate Legal Contracting Process, Corporate Legal, Business Operations, Business Analyst, Program/Project Management.
• Working knowledge of software and architecture principles such as application development or low-code/no-code platforms.
• Familiarity with DocuSign Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Oracle LTC applications.
• Experience with Organizational Change Management and effectively driving change.
• PMP or Change Management certification
• Experience with Atlassian tools such as Jira & Confluence a plus.

World-class benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include…
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There’s a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Diverse and Inclusive  

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

Additional Information

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. Also view the Pay Transparency notice.

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