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Senior Director, Head of Legal Operations

Sunnyvale, CA, usFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the Legal Operations function and serve as Chief of Staff to the Chief Legal Officer, driving strategic effectiveness, budgeting, and vendor management for the global Legal Department.

Role type

Senior Director, Head of Legal Operations and Chief of Staff

Builds

Strategic roadmaps, operational dashboards, and legal technology solutions for the Legal Department

Domain

Corporate Legal Operations / Healthcare Technology

Required skills

Legal operations leadership, budgeting and financial management, vendor and outside counsel management, legal technology strategy, people management, strategic planning, data analytics

Preferred skills

Healthcare and life sciences industry knowledge, global outside counsel management, industry organization participation

Technologies

Matter management systems, e-signing platforms, document management systems, billing systems, ticketing systems, AI tools

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the Legal Department strategic roadmap; manage department budgeting, staffing, and technology; oversee vendor and outside counsel engagements; lead legal technology implementation; support the CLO as Chief of Staff; manage cross-functional working groups

Seniority

Senior Director, strategic leadership with hands-on management