Principal, Legal Financial Operations

Overview

This role leads the financial operating model for a Legal organization, with responsibility for financial strategy, planning, forecasting, analytics, and governance. Serving as a trusted advisor to Legal leadership, the Director, Legal Financial Operations will strengthen financial transparency, improve forecasting accuracy, and support informed decision-making across a complex enterprise environment.

This is a highly visible individual contributor role with significant enterprise impact. The position partners with Legal Operations and enterprise functions, including Finance, Accounting, and Global Risk Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, accrual, and annual financial planning processes for the Legal organization.
• Develop and deliver financial reporting, dashboards, and analytics that provide meaningful insights into legal spend and operational performance.
• Partner with Legal leadership and enterprise stakeholders to provide financial analysis and recommendations supporting strategic decision-making.
• Monitor financial performance, identify trends, and support resource planning and allocation decisions.
• Establish and maintain financial governance processes to improve the accuracy, consistency, and transparency of Legal financial data.
• Leverage Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) and e-billing technologies to support reporting, analytics, and operational decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to simplify, standardize, and enhance financial and operational processes.
• Support strategic Legal Operations initiatives and special projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Legal Operations, or a related field.
• 8+ more years of experience in Legal Operations, financial planning and analysis, business operations, financial operations, accounting, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting Legal Operations, legal spend management, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and analytics strongly desired.
• Candidates with significant business operations or financial operations experience in a complex enterprise environment will also be considered.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and translate complex data into actionable business insights.
• Experience working collaboratively across multiple functions and levels of leadership.
• Experience utilizing Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) and e-billing technologies, including TeamConnect, Collaborati, CounselLink, Legal Tracker, or similar platforms.
• MBA, CPA, CMA, or other relevant professional certification is a plus.

Location and Work Requirements

• This position is open to remote and office-based candidates across the U.S., with a preference for candidates located near a company office.
• If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

Compensation & Benefits

• Anticipated annual salary: 130,100 - 216,900 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.
• Anticipated eligibility to participate in an annual bonus and long term incentive plan.
• Medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs beginning on day one of employment.
• 401(k).
• Company paid life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• A minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year.
• Paid holidays and leaves of absence.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.

Additional Policies

The employer has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.