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Salary: USD 110,000 - 150,000 / annual
Higgsfield AI is seeking a Legal Operations Manager to build and scale the systems, processes, and technology powering the legal function at a rapidly growing generative AI company. The company has achieved $1B in annual revenue run rate with 30M+ users worldwide and powers 390 Fortune 500 brands.
In this role, you will own and optimize the contract lifecycle management platform (Ironclad), streamline legal workflows, and introduce automation and AI-powered solutions to improve efficiency across the organization. You'll work closely with the Legal team and cross-functional stakeholders including Finance, IT, and business teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design and continuously improve the Legal team's operating model, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, improve efficiency, and automate manual processes
- Develop and maintain scalable legal processes supporting a rapidly growing global organization
- Own and manage the legal technology stack, including Ironclad contract lifecycle management workflows, matter management, and e-billing systems
- Optimize Ironclad workflows to streamline contract intake, approvals, execution, and overall contract management
- Develop and implement automation solutions, including AI-assisted first review of NDAs
- Oversee relationships with outside counsel and legal service providers, including budget management, billing, and performance tracking
- Establish metrics and reporting dashboards to provide visibility into the Legal team's priorities, workload, and performance
- Use operational data to identify opportunities for improvement and support informed decision-making
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to streamline legal workflows and improve operational efficiency
- Support implementation and adoption of new legal tools, systems, and processes across the organization
This is a fully remote role based in the United States with occasional business travel to the San Francisco office required for team meetings, planning sessions, and company events. Team members are expected to be available during agreed working hours and maintain sufficient overlap with relevant team time zones.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Deep expertise in legal technology, including contract lifecycle management platforms (Ironclad strongly preferred)
- Hands-on experience with Ironclad is required, including configuring, managing, and optimizing contract lifecycle management workflows
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing legal workflows, process improvements, and automation solutions
- Experience leveraging AI-powered tools and emerging technologies to improve legal processes
- Experience supporting global teams and navigating the operational needs of a rapidly scaling organization
- Strong analytical skills, including experience developing metrics, building reports, and using data to inform business decisions
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive, with the ability to take ownership and operate independently
- Experience working at a high-growth technology or AI company strongly preferred
- Highly collaborative, intellectually curious, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve quickly
