Sr. Legal Operations Analyst, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Strategy & Optimization

About the Team You will join UKG's Legal Operations team, which helps legal work smarter, faster, and more strategically by improving processes, optimizing legal technology, enabling data‑driven decisions, and creating scalable ways for Legal to support the business. About the Role As a Senior Legal Operations Analyst, Contract Lifecycle Management Strategy and Optimization, you will help redesign how UKG contracts at scale. You will sit at the center of Legal, Revenue, Procurement, Finance, and IT to translate business and legal objectives into automated workflows that improve revenue velocity, vendor efficiency, risk management, and user experience. Responsibilities Design and optimize end‑to‑end contract workflows, including intake, routing, approvals, self‑service, and automation. Partner with Sales, Operations, Procurement, Finance, Legal, and IT to align contracting with upstream and downstream business processes. Build reporting that surfaces cycle time, risk trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities to improve forecasting, deal strategy, and vendor management. Lead enablement, training, documentation, and change management so business users adopt intuitive contracting experiences. Define and execute a forward‑looking contract lifecycle management roadmap, including artificial‑intelligence assisted review, obligation tracking, and advanced automation. Qualifications Basic Qualifications 3+ years of experience configuring, administering, or optimizing contract lifecycle management platforms. Experience designing cross‑functional processes with Legal, Revenue, Procurement, Finance, operations, or IT partners. Strong analytical skills and the ability to use contract data, reporting, and operational metrics to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities. Ability to influence stakeholders, document processes, lead change management, and drive improvements without waiting for perfect direction. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Ironclad. Background in Legal Operations, Revenue Operations, consulting, business systems, or a similar operational role. Experience building self‑service contracting experiences, automated approval workflows, or executive‑level contract reporting. Interest in helping teams simplify, standardize, and scale how work gets done. Benefits Pay range: $90,900 to $130,700. Base pay may vary based on skills, experience, job‑related knowledge, and work location. Employees may also be eligible for a performance‑based bonus plan and restricted stock unit awards. Learn more about UKG's benefits and rewards at Equal Opportunity Employment UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or other legally protected categories. UKG participates in E‑Verify. Disability Accommodation For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email View email address on click.appcast.io. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. #J-18808-Ljbffr UKG