Legal Operations Manager (3-6m Contract)
RemoteLondon, England, United Kingdom or United Kingdom
Job Summary
Own and continuously improve contracting workflows end-to-end, from intake and triage through to signature and storage. Build, maintain, and roll out templates, playbooks, and self-serve legal resources to accelerate business movement. Optimize the legal tech stack by evaluating, implementing, and managing tools including CLM, e-signature, entity management, and AI. Track, measure, and report on legal KPIs, matter volumes, cycle times, and external legal spend while managing relationships with external counsel and vendors. Partner with Go To Market, Finance, Security, and Procurement to streamline deal-desk processes and support infosec certifications. This 3-6 month contract reports to the Head of Legal, with in-person work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in the UK or US.
Required Qualifications
- experience in legal operations, ideally at a high-growth SaaS or technology company
- You don't need to be a qualified lawyer but you understand how legal teams work and what they need to operate effectively at scale
- You're an excellent project manager and process designer with a genuine systems mindset
- You have a strong bias for automation but also the creativity to imagine novel solutions that others might miss
- You can map workflows, identify bottlenecks, and redesign processes to drive efficiency
- You're hands-on with legal technology across the stack CLM platforms, e-signature tools, contract automation, AI-powered legal tools, workflow systems
- You're data-driven and can turn metrics and insights into better decisions
- You have a commercial mindset and understand how legal operations directly impact business outcomes, faster deal cycles, reduced risk, better stakeholder experience
- You thrive at pace and in ambiguity. You can manage competing priorities, shifting roadmaps, and incomplete information without losing sight of what matters most
- You're an outstanding communicator in both writing and in person
- You can translate between legal, technical, and business stakeholders and make complex operational concepts accessible
- We work Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in-person at our offices
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Desired Qualifications
- ideally at a high-growth SaaS or technology company
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