Senior Legal Operations Manager

Our MissionAt Palo Alto Networks, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.Who We AreIn order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us!We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes.Job SummaryWe are seeking an experienced, business minded, and strategic Senior Legal Operations Manager to join our Global Legal Operations team. This role reports directly to the Director, Head of Legal Transformation & Legal Operations, sitting under the Chief Legal Officer. You will act as the go-to Product Owner, Project Manager, and Program Manager of various high-traffic systems and critical processes, owning the end-to-end process of our growing and industry leading AI & Legal Technology stack while also supporting department wide initiatives. In this role, you will lead the evaluation, enhancement, and agile deployment of enterprise legal technology in alignment with our Legal Transformation Strategy. Acting as the bridge between Legal, IT and our stakeholders to design innovative and mature business processes, create and govern project and technical materials, lead people and metrics forward change management and enablement, build comprehensive data and analytics dashboards, while tracking and delivering measurable ROI.Beyond technology management, this role also includes general Legal Operations activities, supporting day-to-day operations of tools including budgeting events, and vendor/subscription management.Your Impact Legal Technology Management: Lead the evaluation, implementation, maintenance, and BAU of AI and enterprise legal tech solutions (e.g., CLM, e-billing, Company Front Door, Legal Chatbot). Manage year-long legal technology roadmap planning and lead prioritization based on business value drivers. Build business requirements documents (BRDs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in partnership with your IT counterparts, Legal business owners, and cross functional stakeholders. Including the creation and maintenance of process maps and architecture.Cross-Functional Alignment: Coordinate directly with IT, InfoSec, Procurement, and Finance to ensure all legal tech solutions align with enterprise architecture and security requirements. Change Management & Enablement: Deliver comprehensive change management programs, communication plans, and training materials to drive overall enablement and tool adoption. Build content banks and FAQ’s in place of institutional memory to ensure scalable processes across the global legal team.Data & Analytics: Suggest and create operational KPIs with Legal Leadership and build in-system, Tableau, and GCP fueled dashboards to provide real-time visibility into contracts, legal spend, and general strategic insights.Financial Planning & Subscriptions: Manage general Legal Operations activities. This includes supporting the legal department’s budgeting activities, intake, renewal, and management of all legal tech and educational subscriptions.Qualifications Your Experience Experience: 7+ years of experience in global Legal Operations within a large, fast-paced technology enterprise leading AI implementation, CLM redesign, Self-Service Company Front Door design, chat bot optimization, and Privacy systems.Project Management: Proven track record in technical PM roles, leading complex, cross-functional programs from strategy through execution using Agile methodologies. Leveraging certifications (e.g., PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, AI Project Mgmt.) Change Agent: Deep expertise in change management principles and driving the adoption of new tools (e.g., Ironclad, SimpleLegal, or AI-enabled workflows) with attorneys and cross-functional stakeholders.Data-Driven Mindset: Hands-on experience building dashboards and managing data-hygiene practices and utilizing data visualization tools to translate complex information into actionable insights.Financial Acumen: Strong capacity for managing budgets, timelines, subscription lifecycles, with a sharp eye for detail and financial follow-through for tech onboarding requests.Exceptional Communicator: Excellent communication skills with the ability to bridge highly technical IT requirements with legal business needs and influence without direct authority. Active participation in the legal ops community (e.g., CLOC, ACC) is highly desired.Preferred ExperienceAdvanced project management certification (PMP, Agile, etc.).Familiarity with Ironclad, SimpleLegal, Legora, Gemini, and SalesforceExperience leading legal technology projects at global in-house Fortune500 company with a mature Legal Operations business support modelCompensation DisclosureThe compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.$121,000.00 - $195,800.00/yrOur Commitment We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.SummaryLocation: Santa Clara, United States of America; Plano, United States of AmericaType: Full time