Legal Strategic Business Initiatives Leader

The Legal Strategic initiatives Leader a strategic leadership role responsible for supporting the Chief Legal Officer (CLO) in managing the legal department’s operations, driving key initiatives, and optimizing organizational performance. The Strategic Initiative Leader will act as a trusted advisor, ensuring efficient day-to-day operations and alignment between the CLO and various teams, including legal, compliance, vendor management, and corporate affairs, and the Medica Foundation.

Key Accountabilities:

Operational Leadership

• Oversee and manage the CLO’s office, including handling communication, meetings, and cross-departmental coordination.
• Drive the execution of strategic initiatives and special projects within the legal department.
• Ensure timely and efficient decision-making by managing workflows, tracking progress, and providing updates to the CLO.
• Accountable to ensure CLO’s priorities are executed in accordance with the needed timeframes.

Strategic Advisor

• Act as a key advisor to the CLO, providing insights on operational improvements, critical decisions, risk management, and organizational priorities.
• Assist in drafting presentations, reports, and communications on behalf of the CLO.

Board Governance Support

• Coordinate and manage board-related activities, including preparing materials, organizing meetings, and ensuring compliance with governance policies.
• Liaise between the legal department and the board, ensuring accurate communication and smooth governance processes.

Project Management

• Lead cross-functional projects, ensuring goals are met within budget and deadlines.
• Develop, enhance, and simplify key divisional processes (e.g. Board governance processes, Legal Filings, etc.).
• Collaborate with various departments to gather data, generate insights, and develop reports on legal matters.
• Team Leadership and Development
• Mentor and guide legal team members to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Foster a positive, collaborative work environment within the legal department.

Communication and Coordination

• Serve as the primary point of contact between the CLO and internal/external stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment.
• Prioritize the CLO’s schedule, prepare briefing materials, and ensure meetings are productive and outcome-oriented.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree plus 10 years of relevant working experience required. 
• Exceptional project management skills with a proven track record of successful project delivery.
• Professional presence and excellent presentation and persuasion skills.
• Exceptional relationship management and the ability to influence senior level leaders required.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and adjust priorities appropriately and rapidly in an evolving work environment with shifting time frames. 

Skills and Abilities: 

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively at both detail and big-picture levels and to drive initiatives forward.
• Experience supporting board governance processes, including meeting management, material preparation, and compliance with governance regulations preferred.
• Strong understanding of legal procedures, document preparation, and legal research preferred.
• Ability to manage and operate with highly confidential information, high level of discretion and confidentiality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with keen attention to detail.
• Proficiency in project management and other necessary tools and software.

This position is open to the following work location arrangements: This position is an Office role, which requires an employee to work from the designated office, Minnetonka MN, on average, 2 times per week. This position is a Hub role, which requires an employee to occasionally come onsite to the designated office, Minnetonka MN, for applicable heads-up work. Frequency is determined by business need as decided by leadership. 

The full salary range for this position is $127,800 - $219,000. Annual salary range placement will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, education, work experience, applicable certifications and/or licensure, the position's scope and responsibility, internal pay equity and external market salary data.  In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for incentive plan compensation in addition to base salary. Medica offers a generous total rewards package that includes competitive medical, dental, vision, PTO, Holidays, paid volunteer time off, 401K contributions, caregiver services and many other benefits to support our employees. 

The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Medica’s compensation and benefits are subject to change at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Medica's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) includes unifying our workforce through learning and development, recruitment and retention. We consistently communicate the importance of DEI, celebrate achievements, and seek out community partnerships and diverse suppliers that are representative of everyone in our community. We are developing sustainable programs and investing time, talent and resources to ensure that we are living our values. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, where all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. 

Salary : $127,800 - $219,000