Global Legal Operations & Governance Lead

Versigent; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Life and accident insurance

Paid Time Off

Relocation assistance

Learning and development opportunities

Tuition Reimbursement

Adoption Assistance

Fertility Coverage

Job summary

Versigent is seeking a Manager, Legal Operations Programs & Governance to design, implement and continuously improve global legal operations. You will drive matter management, intake, triage, litigation and employment operations support, and information governance across regions, partnering with attorneys, HR, Finance, IT and business stakeholders to scale processes.

The role focuses on operational execution, governance frameworks, SOP development and change management, without owning technology

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5-8 years of experience in Legal Operations, legal project management, legal administration, compliance operations, litigation support, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience supporting global legal departments or complex corporate functions.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and process improvement initiatives.
• Project management certification or training preferred (PMP, CAPM, Lean, Agile, Six Sigma, or equivalent).
• Experience with legal technologies including ONIT, legal holds platforms, matter management solutions, compliance systems, document repositories, or similar tools.
• Experience supporting one or more legal practice areas including commercial contracting, CLM administration, privacy, compliance, litigation, labor and employment, corporate governance, IP, regulatory affairs, or M&A transactions.
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management processes and legal service delivery workflows in a multinational corporate environment.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional initiatives involving Legal, HR, Procurement, Finance, IT, Compliance, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of legal department processes including litigation, labor & employment, compliance, privacy, regulatory, commercial contracting, corporate governance, IP, and M&A support activities.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of legal operations initiatives supporting the department's operating model and strategic roadmap.
• Develop and maintain legal operations procedures, governance frameworks, and process documentation.
• Support development and execution of legal department operating rhythms, governance committees, project plans, and workstream reporting.
• Develop standardized operating procedures and governance controls supporting commercial, corporate, regulatory, privacy, IP, M&A, compliance, employment, and litigation functions.
• Coordinate process improvements across all legal practice groups and legal service delivery models.
• Support implementation and adoption of CLM-related workflows and business processes
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives across Legal, HR, Compliance, Finance, Procurement, Operations, and IT.

Skills

Legal Operations

Legal Project Mgmt

Cross-functional Coordination

Process Improvement

Change Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

ONIT

Legal holds platforms

Matter management solutions

Compliance systems

Document repositories

iCertis

Job description

Versigent is seeking a Manager, Legal Operations Programs & Governance to design, implement and continuously improve global legal operations. You will drive matter management, intake, triage, litigation and employment operations support, and information governance across regions, partnering with attorneys, HR, Finance, IT and business stakeholders to scale processes.

The role focuses on operational execution, governance frameworks, SOP development and change management, without owning technology