Chief of AI Operations & Growth

Cooley AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooley AI, the AI-focused arm of Cooley LLP, seeks a Head of Business Operations to design and run the operational backbone for a fast-growth tech-enabled legal practice. You will translate strategy into actionable plans, implement governance, and lead cross-functional efforts across budgeting, workflow automation, and tooling like Slack and Jira.

The role requires executive-level leadership, hands-on process design, and the ability to scale operations from zero to scale while partnering with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven ability to build operations from the ground up in tech-enabled environments.
• Experience designing scalable workflows and automation across functions.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the operations foundation from scratch with practical planning cycles and governance.
• Oversee day-to-day operations and coordinate with cross-functional teams on roles and escalation paths.
• Drive alignment across teams, manage priorities, dependencies and decision points.
• Identify gaps and risks, surface issues, and drive timely resolutions with leadership.
• Translate strategy into sequenced operating plans, resource needs and measurable outcomes.
• Establish governance, escalation, and budget processes with finance partners.
• Own operating budget, forecasting, and cost optimization for AI initiatives and tooling.
• Roll out AI-enabled workflows and work instructions with playbooks and adoption metrics.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Budgeting and financial planning

Process design and optimization

People management

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Slack

Jira

iManage

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cooley AI, the AI-focused arm of Cooley LLP, seeks a Head of Business Operations to design and run the operational backbone for a fast-growth tech-enabled legal practice. You will translate strategy into actionable plans, implement governance, and lead cross-functional efforts across budgeting, workflow automation, and tooling like Slack and Jira.

The role requires executive-level leadership, hands-on process design, and the ability to scale operations from zero to scale while partnering with