Senior Legal Operations Manager
Core
Build and operate the operational engine for a scaling in-house legal team, managing contract lifecycle workflows, external counsel spend tracking, and cross-functional legal initiatives.
Role type
Senior Legal Operations Manager (First Hire)
Builds
Contract lifecycle platform workflows, commercial playbooks, legal spend trackers, and operational dashboards.
Domain
Legal Operations / Debt Markets / Fintech
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Legal operations end-to-end ownership, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) expertise, Project management, Data reporting and KPI framework design, Systems thinking, Cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
First legal ops hire experience, Scale-up environment experience, Outside counsel spend management, Company secretarial administration
Technologies
Ironclad, Linear, Google Workspace, Notion
Responsibilities
Tune legal intake processes, Build external legal spend tracker from scratch, Own KPI reporting improvements, Maintain sales contract playbook, Coordinate cross-functional legal projects (M&A, trademarks), Consolidate knowledge management systems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC (First Hire)