Capability Development Manager Jobs in Center Valley, PA

At Air Products, we reimagine what's possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together - where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter - we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Reimagine What's Possible

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) Operations Leader is responsible for driving the effective and efficient operations of the following global functions reporting into the company's General Counsel: Legal Department, Global Asset Protection (GAP), Compliance, regional function Government Relations, Corporate Strategy, and M&A.

This role serves as the OGC's internal expert on technology, operational design, and capital management, ensuring the department operates with clarity and measurable impact. The OGC Operations Leader collaborates and influences OGC leadership to shape strategic direction, optimize processes, and reinforce strong operational discipline across the function.

Air Products offers competitive pay and great benefits for our employees.

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions

• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption assistance

• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)

• Health Savings Account

• Life Insurance, Supplemental AD&D

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job Responsibilities:

Operational Strategy & Efficiency

• Lead the development of the function's strategic priorities, annual objectives and supporting initiatives.

• Evaluate and redesign OGC workflows to drive efficiency, standardization, and continuous improvement.

• Establish OGC global standards, metrics, and governance to drive operational consistency and measurable performance.

• Lead crossfunctional alignment on priorities and strategic project execution.

• Prepare and deliver executive reporting on performance and key initiatives.

Outside Counsel & Spend Governance

• Manage the outside counsel program, including RFPs, AFAs, and reverse auctions.

• Oversee global implementation of outside counsel technologies and governance processes.

• Direct enterprisewide cost optimization initiatives through disciplined budgeting, forecasting, and capital management.

Technology & Innovation

• Define and lead the legal technology and digital transformation strategy, including evaluation of new technologies and AI solutions.

• Drive implementation, adoption, and optimization of core platforms across the OGC.

Communication & Engagement

• Design and implement a communication strategy that strengthens alignment, visibility, and engagement across OGC.

Leadership & Capability Development

• Lead global project teams and develop paraprofessional talent to support capability growth and succession planning.

• Oversee legal operations programs, including technology deployment, spend management, and performance analytics.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 10 years of experience in a legal environment, law firm, or corporate operations setting.

• Expertise in operations disciplines such as vendor governance, spend management, legal technology platforms, and crossfunctional workflow design.

• Demonstrated success leading complex, enterprisescale projects with measurable impact on cost, compliance, and operational performance.

• Strong judgment, discretion, communication skills, and sense of urgency.

Minimum Skills, Knowledge & Capabilities:

• Dynamic selfstarter with a passion for operational excellence and project management.

• Highly organized problemsolver and confident decisionmaker capable of influencing at all levels of leadership.

• Thrives in a fastchanging, global environment and adept at leading initiatives across diverse geographies.

• Effective relationship builder with strong teamwork orientation and ability to leverage networks to standardize processes.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, documentsharing platforms, esigning tools; familiarity with traditional and electronic discovery processes.

Air Products proudly values the skills, dedication, and leadership that veterans offer. As a veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the outstanding strengths and experiences that veterans contribute, and we foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what's possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.).You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail us at talent@airproducts.com. General application status inquiries are not answered by this mailbox rather you'll receive an e-mail directly from our Career Center and/or the Talent Acquisition Specialist.