Legal Operations Manager

Overview

This role is fully remote and can be worked from any location in the United States.

The Legal Operations Manager is a key member of the Legal team responsible for building and running modern, repeatable legal operations systems. Responsibilities span contracting operations, privacy requests, privacy program operations, equity operations, legal technology evaluation, and reporting to identify bottlenecks and improve performance.

Responsibilities

• Own the operational backbone of the Legal team, including intake, matter tracking, workflows, templates, and reporting.
• Partner with Sales, Deal Desk, Procurement, Finance, and People to streamline contracting and remove friction from the deal cycle.
• Support day-to-day operations for data subject access requests (DSARs) and other privacy rights requests, including:
  • intake
  • identity verification
  • coordination with data owners across systems
  • deadline tracking
  • documented responses
• Support the build-out and ongoing operation of the privacy program in partnership with Legal, Security, IT, and Product, including:
  • data mapping
  • records of processing
  • vendor privacy reviews
  • DPA tracking
• Maintain audit-ready privacy records, including request logs, processing inventories, and policy and training documentation.
• Administer the equity program in partnership with Finance and People, including:
  • cap table maintenance
  • stock plan administration
  • grant processing
  • board and stockholder approvals tracking
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready records across corporate, equity, and contract data.
• Evaluate, implement, and improve legal technology, including contract lifecycle management and equity management platforms, and identify where AI can safely take on repetitive work.
• Build dashboards and metrics showing how Legal is performing and where bottlenecks exist.
• Support the integration of legal processes, templates, and systems across the organization into one way of working.
• Coordinate with outside counsel and vendors, including managing budgets and spend.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in legal operations, contracts administration, corporate legal, or stock plan administration, ideally within a US-based technology company.
• Hands-on experience with equity administration, including:
  • cap table management
  • stock plan administration
  • familiarity with 409A valuation processes
• Experience with equity management platforms such as Carta or Shareworks.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management or legal workflow tools.
• Strong process design skills, including the ability to map, simplify, and document workflows.
• Comfort working with data, building reports, and presenting metrics to stakeholders.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Sound judgment, discretion, and attention to detail when handling confidential information.
• Experience supporting a US public or private company's equity program from a global or nearshore location is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience evaluating or implementing AI-enabled legal tools.
• Experience supporting a merger integration or consolidating legal systems and templates.
• Exposure to corporate governance, board administration, or entity management.
• Familiarity with corporate or employment requirements as they relate to equity programs.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Pay Range: $95,000—$112,000 USD
• Total compensation package may include performance bonus, benefits, and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans.
• Actual compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.

Location

United States (Remote)