Pricing & Financial Analyst

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What is the Role

The Legal Pricing and Financial Analyst role sits in the Legal Sourcing & Analytics team within Legal Services Global Operations (LSGO).

The role plays a pivotal role in driving efficient and effective management of external legal spending with an emphasis on analysis negotiation and commercial optimization. The goal is to optimize value reduce costs and support Shell Legals strategic objectives.

The focus broadly sits across 3x pillars:

• Operationalization of existing processes Preparation analysis and negotiation of RFPs ensuring decisions are made within a rigorous consistent and cost-conscious framework

• Continual improvement Monitoring review and enhancement of existing performance metrics / outputs to inform enhanced future processes

• Stakeholder Management Collaboration with lawyers internal stakeholders (including Finance/ IT / Admin/ RtP) and external vendors and 3rd party law firms

What we need from you

Legal is a positive place to work where our culture of innovation and collaboration enables us to deliver ever more efficient and cost-effective results in support of the business. We work as one team and are committed to excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead negotiations of fee arrangements and alternative pricing structures with external law firms ensuring alignment with company objectives and maximising value

• Implement and continuously improve E2E processes for sourcing legal services including RFP development proposal assessment and vendor selection

• Analyse data derived from fee arrangements and legal spend to identify historic trends and explore opportunities for commercial improvement

• Collaborate with legal finance and analytics teams to develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to external legal spend and vendor performance

• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to legal leadership to inform sourcing strategy and improve outcomes

• Leverage shared knowledge of industry best practices and innovation across legal operations to continually evolve processes

• Support the development and implementation of systems and metrics to monitor report and improve legal sourcing and pricing effectiveness

• Maintain strong relationships with law firms and internal stakeholders acting as a trusted advisor on sourcing and pricing matter

• Proactively identify opportunities to evolve our processes from the benefit of both commercial returns and stakeholder engagement

What you bring

• Strong interpersonal communication and relationship-building skills. Comfortable working with both internal and external stakeholders often at a senior level

• Proven years experience in a legal sourcing pricing or procurement role preferably in a large law firm or corporate legal department

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organisation

• Proven experience negotiating fee arrangements and pricing structures either with law firms opposite clients or within a legal operations function opposite law firms

• Organisational skills. Strong experience across project and programme leadership

• Analytical skills. Skilled at MS Excel (at least intermediate level) with experience in data analysis reporting and performance tracking

• Demonstrated ability to manage KPIs for legal teams and external vendors

• Experience in RFP management alongside vendor and procurement processes

• Creative and innovative mindset with some evidence of driving process improvement in a complex global environment

• Experience in supporting RFP processes and vendor management in a legal or professional services environment

• Familiarity with Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFA) and legal service delivery models

• Experience with RFP and legal spend management software

• Background in data analytics and dashboard management e.g. PowerBI Tableau

• Flexible and adaptable with a willingness to take on evolving responsibilities

• Energetic self-starter with a commitment to excellence and continuous improvement

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. Youll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty integrity and respect for one another. Youll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.

• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.

• Work at the forefront of technology trends and practices.

• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.

• Achieve your balance in a value-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

• Benefit from a range of flexible working options.

• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.

• Take advantage of paid parental leave including for non-birthing parents.

• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders ages ethnicities cultures abilities sexual orientation and life experiences to apply.

• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.

• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

We are committed to attracting a broader and more diverse pool of candidates. If this position doesnt feel like the perfect fit for your qualifications right now wed still love to hear from you.

Shell is working to advance an inclusive psychologically safe and accessible environment where people with disabilities can excel. If yourequireany accommodations or accessibility adjustments (e.g. assistive technology communication support or other) during the application or interview process please let us know when prompted in your application. We strive to ensure that our process and workplaceisaccessible to everyone and are dedicated to making reasonable adjustments to support your needs.

Shell in The United Kingdom

Shell UK remains one of the North Seas biggest producers supplying around 10% of the UKs total oil and gas needs. But perhaps the most recognisable face of Shell in the UK is our network of over 1000 Shell-branded service stations.

In the years ahead as the UK looks to strengthen energy security and deliver its 2050 net-zero goal Shell UK aims to play a crucial aimto be a major investor in the UK energy system by helping our customers decarbonise with a focus on transport and industry.

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