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Senior Director Compliance and Legal Services
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp · 🇺🇸 US - Wilmington - DE
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 99 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Senior Director, External Expert Engagement Services” (Computer and Information Systems Managers) in DE: $215k–$215k, median $215k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp
The US Department of Labor certified 99 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
In GBS we dare to change the way we work—being brave, resilient, and focused on simplifying how we deliver value. Through our global scale and diverse services, we drive outcomes with innovation and expertise. This requires a team that sees no boundaries, collaborates across functions, challenges the norm, and feels empowered, motivated, and engaged. The Senior Director, Compliance and Legal Services will lead the global build-out and maturation of a cohesive service portfolio spanning Compliance, Privacy, Legal Operations, and eDiscovery within GBS. Reporting to the Head of GBS Operations & Enabling Functions Services, this role supports strategy build, is the GBS Business Partner for the Legal and Compliance function and helps drive execution through robust governance, service management, transformation and continuous improvement of services. The Senior Director will also bring advanced digital skills that can support future transformation and solutions for this highly regulated space, as well as pragmatic experience of delivery. This Senior Director will partner closely with Global Compliance, Legal, Privacy, and IT to deliver reliable, high-quality, and cost-effective services that are tech‑first, data‑driven, and automation‑enabled. The role demands leadership through influence, deep stakeholder engagement at senior levels, and the ability to translate insight into measurable outcomes. Typical Accountabilities The role holder will be accountable for leading and managing the Compliance & Legal Services portfolio within GBS, with an initial scope spanning: • eDiscovery and Legal Hold Services (in partnership with Legal and IT) • Compliance Services • Privacy Operations (data subject request operations) The role holder will be accountable for the Compliance & Legal Services team, including: • Strategic Leadership : Define and drive the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Compliance, Privacy, Legal Ops, and eDiscovery services, aligned to GBS and enterprise strategy. Leverage external trends in legal tech, privacy tech, and eDiscovery to enhance service models and accelerate time to value. Set clear objectives, outcomes, and success measures to guide investment and prioritization. • Growth Identification and Realization : Identify and qualify growth opportunities (e.g., expansion of privacy operations, scaling eDiscovery managed services). Translate insights into actionable plans with business cases and value tracking to support disciplined scaling and benefits realization. • Digital, Data, and Digital Leadership : Drive a tech‑first approach. Partner with GBS Transformation and IT to deploy and optimize platforms such as matter management, workflow/orchestration (e.g., ServiceNow), privacy management suites, eDiscovery and legal hold tools, analytics, RPA/IPA, and GenAI‑assisted capabilities with appropriate guardrails. Champion data integrity, metadata standards, and analytics-driven decision making. Lead change management to secure adoption and value. • Service Management and Operations : Own the end‑to‑end service catalogue, including SLAs, KPIs, and OLA alignment with partnering teams. Define service tiers and pricing principles, manage demand intake and triage, and oversee the full service lifecycle from onboarding to retirement. Ensure mature incident, change, and problem management; and drive strong vendor/partner management across legal tech, eDiscovery vendors, alternative legal service providers (ALSPs), and BPOs. • Customer Experience (CX) : Build a customer‑centric mindset using design thinking to improve user experience, adoption, and engagement for legal and compliance stakeholders. Define “moments that matter,” measure sentiment (CSAT/NPS), and close feedback loops with visible improvements. Education