Senior Legal Program Manager

Overview

This role involves serving as a Senior Legal Program Manager, positioned at the intersection of legal execution, operational excellence, and process design. The position requires close partnership with attorneys across various legal areas, leadership of key programs, management of complex cross-functional initiatives, and identification of practical applications for AI and automation to reduce manual work and enhance the Legal team's overall impact. The role suits candidates energized by both day-to-day execution and long-term process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on program and project management support across a broad range of legal work, including corporate, regulatory, product, intellectual property, commercial, privacy, and employment matters.
• Support core corporate functions such as entity management, board and stockholder matters, corporate records, and compliance.
• Assist in driving larger transactions, strategic initiatives, and other key company milestones.
• Manage patent and trademark portfolios and run the patent incentive program.
• Support product and regulatory efforts including licensing, product compliance, exams, audits, due diligence, and activities related to the application for a bank charter.
• Identify opportunities to apply AI-driven solutions by evaluating existing manual processes.
• Design smarter workflows to reduce repetitive work, increase team impact, and maintain a competitive edge.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in legal project management, legal operations, or as a paralegal.
• Experience in both law firm and in-house environments, ideally within a technology company; experience in fintech, financial services, or other highly regulated industries is a plus.
• Proven experience supporting complex corporate and/or regulatory work.
• Demonstrated ability to design and improve scalable legal processes.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• Deep working knowledge of AI-powered legal tools and emerging legal technology.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and make decisions without complete clarity.
• Creative problem-solving skills with a passion for building improved workflows and challenging outdated processes.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary and equity (stock options).
• Benefits package included.
• Salary ranges are regularly updated based on reliable compensation survey data within the SaaS and fintech industries.
• New hire offers are determined by experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity.

Target New Hire Base Salary Ranges:

• US employees in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $158,200 - $197,800
• US employees outside of these metropolitan areas: $142,400 - $178,000
• Canadian employees (any location): CAD 149,500 - 186,900

Location

Open to candidates in the United States and Canada, with salary ranges varying by location.

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. Reasonable accommodations are provided throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs upon request.