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What is the role of a Legal Operations Director at Jobgether?

The Legal Operations Director position at Jobgether is a Full-time or part-time position opportunity in the Executive/Management field.

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United States, Other / Non-US, United States

What type of employment is offered for this Legal Operations Director role?

Full-time or part-time position

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Legal Operations Director job near me in United States, Other / Non-US at Jobgether

Legal Operations Director

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Legal Operations Director in the United States.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a strategic and tech-savvy legal operations leader to build and scale a modern legal function within a rapidly growing enterprise environment. In this role, you will design operational frameworks, implement scalable legal workflows, and drive cross-functional alignment across legal, finance, sales, procurement, security, and product teams. You will play a foundational role in shaping how legal services are delivered by combining operational excellence, AI-enabled technologies, and process innovation. The position offers significant ownership, visibility, and the ability to influence both legal strategy and broader business operations. Ideal candidates are highly collaborative, data-driven, and energized by creating structure in fast-paced, evolving organizations. This role blends strategic leadership, legal technology expertise, and operational transformation within a dynamic and growth-focused culture.

Accountabilities:

Build and lead the Legal Operations function, creating scalable systems, processes, and operational strategies that support long-term organizational growth.
Partner closely with legal leadership to drive strategic planning, operational alignment, budgeting, and quarterly business planning initiatives.
Serve as the primary owner and administrator of legal technology platforms, including contract lifecycle management systems, workflow automation tools, and AI-enabled legal solutions.
Design and optimize legal intake, matter management, ticketing, triage, and self-service workflows to improve operational efficiency and service delivery.
Develop and maintain legal knowledge repositories, templates, playbooks, process documentation, and self-service legal resources.
Evaluate and implement new legal technologies, automation platforms, analytics tools, and workflow solutions that improve visibility, scalability, and operational effectiveness.
Define, track, and report on legal operations KPIs including throughput, cycle times, backlog management, service levels, and operational risk metrics.
Lead organizational change management initiatives related to new systems, processes, and workflow improvements, including communication, training, and adoption strategies.
Manage vendor relationships, legal technology providers, outside counsel, and alternative legal service providers while optimizing costs and operational performance.
Partner with Finance and leadership teams to oversee legal department budgets, forecasting, spend management, and financial operations.
Support strategic transactions, including virtual data room management and operational support for mergers, acquisitions, financings, and other corporate initiatives.

Requirements:

8+ years of Legal Operations experience within high-growth technology, SaaS, professional services, or tech-enabled organizations.
Prior experience building or scaling legal operations functions and leading operational transformation initiatives.
Strong hands-on expertise implementing and optimizing contract lifecycle management platforms such as Ironclad or similar systems.
Experience with legal intake systems, matter management platforms, e-billing, outside counsel management, or legal analytics tools.
Familiarity with AI-enabled legal workflows, automation technologies, and modern legal operations practices.
Strong analytical and operational capabilities with experience developing KPIs, dashboards, reporting frameworks, and data-driven process improvements.
Proven success leading cross-functional initiatives and organizational change management efforts in fast-paced environments.
Excellent communication, executive presence, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, rapidly evolving environments with a continuous improvement mindset.
Strong process-building skills with experience creating scalable workflows, templates, playbooks, and operational documentation.
Experience partnering closely with Sales, Procurement, Finance, Security, Product, People Operations, and executive leadership teams.
Project management certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or similar are considered a plus.
Experience supporting distributed or global legal teams is preferred.

Benefits:

Competitive compensation package including base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.
Base salary range of $140,000 – $170,000 USD depending on experience, skills, and location.
Flexible remote-first work environment with optional office collaboration opportunities.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible family members.
Mental wellness support and life insurance coverage.
Fertility assistance and growing family support programs.
Flexible paid time off in addition to company-paid holidays.
Paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave policies.
Retirement savings plans.
Home office and technology setup allowance.
Annual professional development stipend and learning opportunities.
Collaborative culture focused on innovation, ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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