Legal Operations Manager

About the Team We are seeking a Legal Operations Manager to help design, improve, and scale the operational workflows that support Global Legal. Reporting to the Head of Legal Operations, this role will work closely with legal, product, engineering, and cross‑functional teams to identify process friction, improve legal workflows, and translate business needs into clear system and process solutions. A key priority for this role is to own and continuously improve Global Legal’s legal technology ecosystem, including contract lifecycle management and other systems used across the function. This role will also act as a legal‑side product owner for key workflows and tools, helping drive alignment across legal teams on priorities, requirements, and process decisions. This is a hands‑on role for someone who understands how legal teams operate, exercises sound judgment in fast‑moving environments, and can move from problem identification to implementation with clear ownership and a strong focus on outcomes. This role does require five days per week in the office. Responsibilities Lead partnerships with Global Legal teams to understand operational challenges and identify opportunities to improve workflows, consistency, and user experience. Own and improve legal systems and workflows across Global Legal’s technology stack, including contract lifecycle management and other legal operations tools. Serve as the legal‑side owner for key systems and workflows, building alignment across legal teams on priorities, requirements, and process decisions. Gather, assess, and translate business needs into clear workflow, configuration, and functional requirements for product and engineering teams. Drive workflow and process improvement by mapping current and future‑state processes, identifying gaps or inefficiencies, and partnering with cross‑functional teams to implement durable solutions. Partner on rollout and adoption efforts for new or updated tools and processes, including training, communications, and issue resolution. Establish and maintain strong operational discipline through structured data capture, reporting, and clear documentation of workflows, decisions, and key process materials. Minimum Qualifications Experience in legal operations, legal technology, process improvement, systems implementation, or a similar business‑partner role. Strong ability to work effectively with both legal stakeholders and technical teams, and to translate business needs into clear operational or system requirements. Experience leading workflow improvement, system enhancement, or operational change in a cross‑functional environment. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes, exercise sound judgment, and recommend practical solutions. Experience supporting or managing legal technology platforms, including CLM or other workflow‑based systems. Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and drive progress across teams, regions, and time zones. Practical understanding of how automation and AI can be applied within legal operations. Preferred Qualifications Experience working within a legal department or another regulated, process‑driven environment. Familiarity with workflow, intake, approval, reporting, or automation tools used in legal or operational settings. Practical understanding of change management and user adoption in connection with systems or process improvements. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear documentation, training materials, and stakeholder updates. Job Information The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $102,400 – $216,000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues; Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; Exercising sound judgment. Note: The role is currently open and not expired. #J-18808-Ljbffr