Legal Operations Director at Jobgether – United States
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About This Position
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Legal Operations Director in United States.
This founding Legal Operations Director role offers the opportunity to build and scale a high-impact legal operations function from the ground up. You will design and implement efficient workflows, optimize legal technology platforms, and establish operational processes that enable the legal team to operate at scale. Partnering closely with cross-functional teams across Sales, Finance, Product, HR, and Procurement, you will ensure legal operations align with business objectives while leveraging AI and automation to improve efficiency. The role involves leading strategic initiatives, managing vendors, defining KPIs, and driving change management in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment. This position is ideal for a proactive and innovative leader who thrives in shaping processes, technology adoption, and operational excellence across a growing organization.
- Lead the vision and execution of Legal Operations to build a scalable, efficient, and high-performing function
- Design and manage legal intake, matter management, and workflow processes to increase efficiency and enable self-service
- Serve as the administrator and optimizer of the legal-tech stack, including CLM platforms and AI-enabled tools
- Define, track, and report operational metrics, driving continuous improvement and process simplification
- Manage vendor relationships, e-billing, outside counsel spend, and budget oversight
- Support strategic transactions, M&A, financings, and other legal operations initiatives
- Lead cross-functional initiatives, change management, and adoption of new systems, processes, and technologies
Requirements:
- 8+ years of Legal Operations experience in a high-growth technology or services company, with 2+ years leading and developing a team
- Hands-on expertise with modern CLM platforms (ideally Ironclad) and legal intake/matter-management systems
- Proven experience in e-billing, outside counsel management, and legal analytics
- Strong operational, analytical, and process-building skills; ability to define KPIs, dashboards, and actionable insights
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presence
- Demonstrated success in leading complex cross-functional initiatives and change management
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with a continuous-improvement mindset
- Preferred: Project management certifications (PMP, PRINCE2), global team experience, SaaS or tech-enabled services background, AI-enabled legal workflow experience
Benefits:
- Competitive base salary range of $140,000 - $170,000 USD, plus equity opportunities
- Health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
- Life insurance and mental wellness support
- Fertility and family support programs
- Flexible time off in addition to paid holidays
- Paid family, medical, and bereavement leave
- Retirement savings plans
- Customized home office setup and technology allowance
- Annual professional development stipend