Program Manager 2-Legal Billing

This position can be located in Menlo Park, CA, Broomfield, CO or McLean, VAESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Vendor Project Mgr. to support the Legal & Compliance Organization's (LCO) Preferred Law Firm Partner Program, as well as other related projects. Responsibilities will include gathering outside counsel spend data to track spend; tracking outside counsel project budgets to actual spend and agreed-to fees; reporting to upper management on a periodic basis; recognizing and reporting on trends; providing recommendations for cost management best practices; as well as negotiating favorable fee/rate schedules with the Preferred Partner Law Firms. This role requires interaction with key stakeholders in the Legal and Compliance Organization (LCO) and other business partners, as well as the LCO Operations eBilling and IBIS(business information systems) staff.MARGINAL FUNCTIONS: Spreadsheet skills, (Sun systems a plus)REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE: This role requires a familiarity with law firm billing and invoicing, firm rates and fee arrangements, and techniques to negotiate favorable rates and fees for our outside counsel work. PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE: Detail oriented and organizational skills a must. Strong negotiation skills and take-charge attitude. Spreadsheet, calculation and analysis skills preferred. College degree preferred, 5+ years of  recent experience in legal billing is strongly desired.Sun Microsystems Inc is an equal opportunity employer and appreciates your desire to be considered for a position.  Sun only accepts resumes submitted through the Internet, via Sun's website.  We invite you to visit this website and apply for positions for which you feel qualified.To apply for this position, sbumit your resume here. http://www.sun.com/corp_emp/search.cgi?funcs=&loc=&keyword=559247&x=22&y=6 Job InformationCompany: Sun Microsystems Menlo Park, CA 94025Status: Full Time, EmployeeCareer Level: Experienced (Non-Manager)Reference Code: 559247Job Category: Accounting/Finance/InsuranceRelevant Work Experience: 5+ to 7 YearsEducation Level: Bachelor's DegreeContact InformationCompany: Sun MicrosystemsReference Code: 559247