Senior Legal Operations Associate

Join us as Senior Legal Operations Associate

Function: Legal

Reports to: Operations Director for the Legal Powerhouse

Location:BCN - Viladecans

Who we are…and what we offer

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, which improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best.

JOB PURPOSE

This role exists to our Legal team focusing on high-impact strategic business partnering and has recently been recognised as most Innovative In-House Legal Team in Europe. We are at the forefront of innovation and digital transformation, leveraging GenAI tools, data, and hubs to shape the future of Supply Chain Legal.

Where this position fits-into the team:
• A member of the Legal Operations Team
• Part of the Unilever Legal Powerhouse – a team we’re currently building, which consists of around 25 colleagues in Barcelona, who work together with the other Powerhouse teams in Bangalore, São Paulo and Mexico City
• Integral part of the Unilever’s Legal Function - a global operation consisting of approximately 500 lawyers and specialists.

You’ll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and the planet. Because here, we don’t just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Data Analytics
• Design, build, and maintain advanced Power BI dashboards and reports to deliver clear, actionable insights that support decision‑making across functional and senior leadership teams
• Drive data analysis and storytelling, transforming complex datasets into meaningful trends, patterns, and recommendations to influence business strategy

Project Management
• Partner closely with the Chief Legal Operations Officer to oversee project governance, including scoping, prioritisation, resource planning, and progress tracking for significant functional priorities

Legal Technology
• Develop and launch a central dashboard to track utilisation of Legal Technology, ensuring real-time visibility. Analyse and recommend strategies to improve the utilisation of tools using the data from the dashboard
• Partnering with UniOps IT Platform and Enterprise Architecture teams to rationalise the Legal tech stack
• Supporting innovation and use of technology to simplify and improve the provision of Legal services

Legal Contracting Operations
• Validating and maintaining accurate data within the contract management database
• Create and present clear, insight‑driven reports, translating system data into usable formats for stakeholders.
• Guiding new users on how to use Unilever’s contract management tool across Spain and Brazil (Spanish and Portuguese language skills essential)
• Managing and monitoring of support mailboxes to resolve business user issues
• General administrative and office support as required

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong communication skills in Spanish, Portuguese and English language is a must
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Power BI
• Certified Project Manager (PRINCE2 / APM / IAPM)
• 4 years of experience
• Proficiency with ServiceNow, Docusign and Salesforce
• Strong analytical skills
• Tech savvy and inquisitive
• To be a proactive self-starter who is able to work autonomously
• Flexibility and readiness to work on a broad range of matters
• Strong interpersonal skills and highly team-oriented
• Excellent written skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work with colleagues across multiple time zones

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.