Legal Operations Director

Job ID 26-206

• Contract Process Improvement: Evaluate and improve how Legal intakes, assigns, and manages legal work, including vendor (Procurement) and sales contract processes. 
• Technology Review and Management: Manage existing CLM tool (Ironclad) and work to drive technology and process improvement and scalability. Assist the Legal team and the broader organization through changes brought about by new processes or technologies, including broader adoption of AI tools to safely enhance efficiency.  
• Knowledge Management: help organize, design and augment internal Legal web page. 
• Training and Development: Design and execute comprehensive training programs for sales and other teams of varying experience levels, enhancing their understanding of legal standards (anti-corruption, privacy, data security, etc.). 
• Technical Support of Legal Initiatives: Provide technical and analytical support for larger Legal initiatives such as enhanced privacy and compliance practices to meet growing regulatory frameworks.  
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Sales Operations, IT, Finance, HR, and other departments to integrate legal processes and foster a cohesive operational framework. 
• Assist with Budget/Invoice Management: Assist with Legal department budget management, including adoption of outside counsel billing policies and legal invoice management.  

• Documentation Harmonization and Review: Assist the department’s efforts to create and refine forms, harmonize documentation across jurisdictions, develop playbooks and adopt policy review schedules.  

• M&A Preparation and Integration: Assist with transaction due diligence and provide pre-and-post acquisition support, including integration of new businesses and harmonization of business models.

• 8-10 years of experience in legal operations, preferably in late-stage private or public companies. 
• Extensive experience with legal technology implementations. 
• Proven track record with CLM systems, particularly Ironclad. 
• Strong project management skills, capable of managing multiple initiatives simultaneously. 
• Strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills. 
• Effective communicator able to synthesize and present data and analytical information clearly. 
• Ability to build strong working relationships with internal team members throughout the company
• Strong work ethic and sense of professionalism and discretion, demonstrating accountability, integrity, good judgment, and respect for confidentiality
• Able to operate autonomously while being a team player who brings a positive, "get things done" attitude to the workplace and works collaboratively with internal and external clients
• Microsoft Office suite proficiency, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, and SharePoint 
• Familiarity with Jira (Atlassian) and Salesforce applications 

• Equity, in the form of non-qualifying options  
• Excellent health benefits  
• 401K Plan with employer match  
• Career-growth opportunities  
• Flexible Time Off and Paid Time Off benefits