Program Analyst, Legal Ops

Overview

An organization is seeking an experienced Program Analyst, Legal Operations (Commercial) to support the Commercial Legal team’s AI and scaling initiatives, including collaboration with the Commercial Legal Center of Excellence (CoE). This role is critical for aligning, managing, and tracking multiple high-priority initiatives to help the legal team achieve long-term corporate goals.

Responsibilities

• Drive project alignment and execution by planning, administering, and tracking upcoming projects and initiatives.
• Gather and organize information to inform leadership decisions on cross-functional projects.
• Coordinate complex post-M&A integration tasks and implement post-signature strategic partnerships and alliances.
• Improve cross-functional collaboration by serving as a dedicated point of contact with strategic alliances, partnerships, product legal, commercialization, and finance teams.
• Lead the end-to-end implementation of AI tools to automate routine tasks and enhance productivity.
• Manage multiple assignments simultaneously while maintaining high quality and meeting tight deadlines.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to improve processes and ways of working.
• Raise standards within the team and streamline processes and quality across different regions.

Requirements

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Three or more years of experience as a paralegal, program manager, contracts specialist, or contracts administrator.
• Experience leveraging AI or machine learning in a legal setting.
• Experience with pre-sales, sales operations, and/or deal desk; experience within a commercial team is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of tools used by in-house commercial legal teams for contracting processes, including contract generation and routing tools (e.g., SFDC, CPQ, CLM) and signature tools (e.g., DocuSign).
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams across diverse cultures.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Familiarity with relevant industry regulations and compliance requirements.
• Proficiency with proposal management software.

Compensation & Benefits

• Zone 2 Pay Range: $92,200—$126,700 USD
• Zone 3 Pay Range: $87,000—$119,700 USD

Actual compensation packages depend on factors such as job-related skills, experience, certifications, training, and work location. The total compensation package may also include eligibility for annual performance bonuses, equity, and benefits.

Location

Information about specific work location pay zones is available but not provided here.

Compliance

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