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Lisa H

Legal Project Manager | Legal Operations Consultant

About Me

Legal Project Manager and Legal Operations leader with 20+ years supporting corporate legal teams. Proven at translating complex legal initiatives into structured project plans, managing scope, workflows, stakeholders, and governance for litigation, transactions, and enterprise initiatives.

Jurisdiction

United States

Notable Employer

  • Lead Operations Consultant - Legal Affairs at Target Corporation
  • Lead Business Partner - Assets Protection at Target Corporation
  • Senior Business Partner - Assets Protection at Target Corporation

Experience

Seniority LevelMid-Senior level
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Lead Operations Consultant - Legal AffairsNotableTarget Corporation
2019 - 2026

• Led end-to-end legal project management for enterprise Legal Affairs initiatives, defining scope, timelines, workflows, and governance across a 600-person legal organization. • Created executive-ready reporting and communications that surfaced priorities, progress, risks, workload, and decision points for Legal Affairs leadership. • Developed and implemented standardized intake, scoping, review, and approval workflows for legal matters and initiatives, improving predictability, cycle time, and resource alignment. • Directed end-to-end project planning and governance for Board of Directors committee deliverables, managing timelines, approvals, dependencies, and compliance controls to ensure on-time delivery. • Coordinated cross-functional legal, business, and operational stakeholders to align resources, sequencing, and execution across concurrent Legal Affairs initiatives. • Led modernization initiatives spanning organizational design, communication and engagement strategy, and change management, enhancing adoption and reducing friction between teams. • Built SharePoint-based executive dashboards and reporting tools to track initiative status, risks, dependencies, and operational health across Legal Affairs. • Created generative AI transformation roadmap for legal affairs, pairing enablement and adoption plans with change-management practices to support responsible, sustainable use.

Lead Business Partner - Assets ProtectionNotableTarget Corporation
2015 - 2019

• Developed and implemented communication strategies to align assets protection teams at store, field, and corporate levels, strengthening message consistency, stakeholder engagement, and project execution. • Advanced communication strategy unifying messaging and strengthening executive alignment across organizational levels and improving clarity and trust in leadership direction. • Partnered with senior leadership translating complex priorities into actionable plans, timelines, and execution roadmaps across enterprise initiatives. • Fostered collaboration between headquarters and field teams, ensuring consistent implementation of compliance, safety, and loss prevention goals. • Influenced executive decision-making through data-driven insights, strategic briefings, and performance storytelling, elevating visibility to key outcomes.

Senior Business Partner - Assets ProtectionNotableTarget Corporation
2012 - 2015

• Oversaw communication and content strategy for assets protection, partnering with senior leaders to align messaging, reinforce priorities, and strengthen engagement among headquarters, field, and store teams. • Developed executive messaging and presentations articulating strategic objectives, displaying performance outcomes, and enhancing visibility. • Collaborated cross-functionally, improving communication effectiveness, driving consistency, accountability, and connectivity throughout the organization. • Advised leadership on communication strategy and change initiatives, ensuring alignment between enterprise goals and operational execution.

Education

Degree of JournalismUniversity of Minnesota-Twin Cities
1993 - 1997

Certification

Total Certifications1

Six Sigma Green Belt, Process Improvement & Lean Methodologies

Target Corporation

2007

Skills

Core skills0
Languages1

Languages

English