Senior Director, Enterprise Risk Management & Legal Operations

What you will do-

The Senior Director, Enterprise Risk Management & Legal Operations is Clarios' enterprise control tower for risk discipline, legal operational excellence, and organizational resilience. This is a true dual-mandate role, with equal and integrated accountability for two mission-critical capabilities: (1) owning and continuously advancing Clarios' global ERM framework, and (2) transforming the Legal function into a data-driven, scalable, and crisis-ready organization. The role institutionalizes risk governance and operational rigor across the enterprise, ensuring that Legal's resources, processes, and technology are aimed directly at minimizing enterprise risk and accelerating business value.

How you will do it-

• The Senior Director holds an explicit mandate for enterprise crisis management coordination and serves as a principal contributor to the Business Continuity Planning process.
• The Director owns the legal operating model across six dimensions: organizational design, resourcing strategy, legal process excellence, knowledge creation and management, legal technology, and KPIs and performance metrics. The role drives disciplined make-versus-buy decision-making, right-sizes the insource/outsource balance, deploys data and analytics to improve prioritization and spend management, and creates self-service tools that free the legal team to focus on its highest-value work.
• This position reports to the Chief Legal Officer and operates in close partnership with the CLO, the Executive Leadership Team, and cross-functional leaders across Finance, Operations, EHS, HR, Security, and IT. The role carries enterprise-wide accountability encompassing Clarios' global legal spend portfolio, a multi-region operating footprint, and direct interface with the Audit Committee.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Risk Management: Own and continuously advance Clarios' global ERM framework
• Crisis Management & Business Continuity Planning: Serve as Clarios' enterprise lead for crisis management, developing and maintaining crisis response protocols, escalation frameworks, communication playbooks, and response team readiness programs.
• Legal Operations & Technology: Build and lead a Legal Operations function that drives efficiency, scalability, and measurable performance across the department.
• Spend Management & Outside Counsel Efficiency: Oversee outside counsel spend management, including billing guidelines, alternative fee arrangements, rate negotiations, matter budgets, and performance metrics.
• Governance, Reporting & Analytics: Design and maintain KPI frameworks and performance dashboards for both ERM and Legal Operations, translating complex data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership and the Board.
• Knowledge Creation & Management: Build and maintain a knowledge management infrastructure that preserves institutional knowledge, promotes best-practice sharing, and accelerates service delivery across the legal team.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Operate as a trusted advisor and collaborative partner to Operations, EHS, HR, Finance, Insurance, Security, IT, and Government Affairs on matters touching enterprise risk, resilience, and legal operations.

What we look for-

Required

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (JD, MBA, MPA, or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in legal operations, enterprise risk management, internal audit, compliance, finance, or a combination of disciplines directly relevant to this dual mandate.
• Demonstrated experience designing and managing ERM frameworks in a global, matrixed organization.
• Proven track record in legal operations, including process improvement, legal technology deployment, spend management, and cross-functional program leadership.
• Experience in crisis management, incident response, or business continuity planning.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex risk and operational data into executive-level insights.
• Demonstrated record of managing cross-functional change and technology adoption at enterprise scale.

Preferred

• Experience in global manufacturing, automotive, energy, chemicals, recycling, or industrial sectors.
• Demonstrated experience deploying CLM, matter management, e-billing, and AI-enabled legal tools at enterprise scale, including governing adoption across large user populations.
• Experience managing legal department budgets of $10M+ with demonstrated cost discipline, variance reporting, and financial transparency.
• Familiarity with COSO ERM, ISO 31000, or comparable enterprise risk frameworks.
• Experience in private-equity-owned or capital-disciplined enterprises.
• Prior exposure to Board-level reporting and governance committee support.
• CRMA, FRM, CIA, or comparable professional certification.
• Legal operations credentials (CLOC, ACC Legal Ops) a plus

What you get:

• Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching - all starting on date of hire

• Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts

• Parental and caregiver leave programs

• All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

• Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership

• HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility

• Clarios has been recognized as one of 2026's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the fourth consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction.

Who we are:
Clarios is the force behind the world's most recognizable car battery brands, powering vehicles from leading automakers like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. With 18,000 employees worldwide, we develop, manufacture, and distribute energy storage solutions while recovering, recycling, and reusing up to 99% of battery materials-setting the standard for sustainability in our industry. At Clarios, we're not just making batteries; we're shaping the future of sustainable transportation. Join our mission to innovate, push boundaries, and make a real impact. Discover your potential at Clarios-where your power meets endless possibilities.

Veterans/Military Spouses:
We value the leadership, adaptability, and technical expertise developed through military service. At Clarios, those capabilities thrive in an environment built on grit, ingenuity, and passion-where you can grow your career while helping to power progress worldwide. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to protected characteristics.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or other protected characteristics protected by law. As a federal contractor, we are committed to not discriminating against any applicant or employee based on these protected statuses. We will also take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process by emailing . We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, and all characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report . We want you to know your rights because EEO is the law.

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