Legal Operations Associate
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Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10, 000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of
- risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec’s revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com
At Convatec, we’re transforming our business for the better. Better products. Better ways of working. And better ways of delivering for our customers and each other. We’re aiming for nothing short of excellence. Join us on our journey to #Forever
Caring as a Legal Operations Associate and you’ll do the same.
Position Overview:
This is a key role within Global Business Services [GBS], providing strategic finance support to the accountable legal function owners in managing the external vendor relationships for the Legal function (including Legal, Compliance, Company Secretariat, Data Privacy and IP) globally, including by managing and monitoring the associated costs and budget. The Gatekeeper role will support Indirect Purchasing Team Leader delivering excellence by providing quality support to our stakeholders, driving compliance and setting the standard for accuracy and governance whilst ensuring quality, cost competitiveness, compliance and company purchasing guidance.
Key Responsibilities:
As a Legal Operations Support Associate in our Global Business Services Centre in Lisbon, you will play a key role in managing external vendor relationships and departmental budget and driving compliance and setting the standard for accuracy and governance within the Legal department, under the accountability of the General Counsel and their functional leaders. You will support the Legal Operations and Indirect Purchasing functions by delivering
- quality service to internal stakeholders, ensuring adherence to company policies, and promoting best practices across legal and financial processes.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Catalogue and Contract Support: Assist in the development and maintenance of legal service catalogues aligned with supplier contracts and internal purchasing policies.
- Process Oversight: Understand and support the
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- end legal purchasing process—including requisitions, purchase orders, invoice reconciliation, and contract management—while identifying opportunities for simplification and improvement. - Vendor Governance: Manage global controls for vendor changes, including bank account verification, ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Promote purchasing and legal operations best practices to internal stakeholders (including the General Counsel, the Legal leadership team and their reports), ensuring alignment with the Preferred Supplier List (PSL) and company standards.
- Vendor Onboarding and Management: Support the engagement and ongoing relationship with Vendors. Review and validate new vendor requests, ensuring accuracy and compliance with governance frameworks.
- Customer Satisfaction: Contribute to stakeholder satisfaction through timely support, responsiveness, and adherence to service level expectations (e. g. , KPIs and surveys).
E’s as well as our Corporate, Commercial and Market teams.
You will be supporting markets in multiple time zones and some flexibility around working hours will be needed.
Skills & Experience:
- Strong understanding of procurement and financial processes, including requisitions, purchase orders, invoice reconciliation, and vendor onboarding.
- Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy, particularly in compliance and
- related tasks - Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across global teams and time zones.
- Customer-focused approach, ensuring high levels of stakeholder satisfaction (across internal stakeholders and external vendors) and service delivery.
- Organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Finance, Law or Business Administration qualification is preferred
- SAP Experience 1-2 years
- Previous Experience in SSC (not mandatory)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite and ERP systems (SAP)
- Fluent Portuguese and English – Additional Languages can be a plus.
Principle Contacts
Internal - GBS Teams, Business Units teams, Corporate, PR creators
External – Vendors, auditors, other external stakeholders
Travel Requirements
Position may involve travel 0-5% of the time, but overseas travel can be also expected. Most trips will include overnight travel
Working Conditions
- Hybrid working – 1 day per week in the office – adaptable as Business requirements
Occasional requirement to work on bank holidays as per Group Reporting Calendar
Our transformation will change your career. For good. You’ll be pushed to think bigger and aim for excellence. Your ideas will be heard, and you’ll be supported to bring them to life. There’ll be challenges. But, stretch yourself and embrace the opportunities, and you could make your biggest impact yet.
This is stepping outside of your comfort zone.
This is work that’ll move you.
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Equal opportunities
Convatec provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, genetic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.
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