Interim Legal Operations Manager

Major, Lindsey & Africa; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent group seeks a Legal Operations Manager for a Healthcare Technology Company in NYC. The role requires 5+ years in legal operations and a track record of cross-functional execution in fast-moving environments.

Hybrid NYC location with 2-3 days in office preferred. Responsibilities include building legal-ops roadmaps, CLM optimization, dashboards, audits, and knowledge management. Candidates with AI deployment experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in legal operations or similar roles.
• Experience building systems and cross-functional execution in fast-moving organizations.
• Experience deploying AI tools to enhance the function.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication for internal debates and external relationships.
• Track record of moving quickly and delivering goals.

Responsibilities

• Build seamless Legal & Compliance operations, owning the roadmap, intake and routing system, operating cadence, and cross-functional follow-through across major initiatives.
• Lead the continued optimization of our CLM platform and related procurement workflows, including intake, templates, playbooks, approvals, repository standards, reporting, and integrations.
• Build dashboards for request volume, contract cycle time, outside-counsel spend, audit findings, policy implementation, training completion, and other indicators that improve decisions.
• Plan and coordinate recurring corporate, contract, employment, and other audit cycles.
• Build a durable knowledge base, FAQs, self-service guidance, regulatory updates, and responsible AI-enabled tools for repeatable work.
• Manage materials and trackers arising from financings, corporate governance, Board processes, entity records, and other Corporate Secretary responsibilities.
• Coordinate company policy updates and rollout of core trainings, and manage budgets, invoices, accruals, outside-counsel relationships, and vendor performance.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven operations

Communication skills

AI tools deployment

Fast-moving environment

Tools

CLM platform

Legal tech

Job description

Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent group has an immediate need for a Temporary to Permanent Legal Operations Manager at a Healthcare Technology Company.

Overview

Major, Lindsey & Africa is seeking a Legal Operations Manager with 5+ years of experience in a Paralegal/ Legal Operations Manager role.

Company

A Healthcare Technology Company.

Experience

At least 5+ years of experience in Legal Operations with a track record in building systems and driving cross-functional execution in a fast moving organization.

Location

NYC Hybrid Preferred (2-3+ Days per week in office)

Responsibilities Include

• Build seamless Legal & Compliance operations, owning the roadmap, intake and routing system, operating cadence, and cross-functional follow-through across major initiatives.
• Lead the continued optimization of our CLM platform and related procurement workflows, including intake, templates, playbooks, approvals, repository standards, reporting, and integrations.
• Build dashboards for request volume, contract cycle time, outside-counsel spend, audit findings, policy implementation, training completion, and other indicators that improve decisions.
• Plan and coordinate recurring corporate, contract, employment, and other audit cycles.
• Build a durable knowledge base, FAQs, self-service guidance, regulatory updates, and responsible AI-enabled tools for repeatable work.
• Manage materials and trackers arising from financings, corporate governance, Board processes, entity records, and other Corporate Secretary responsibilities.
• Coordinate company policy updates and rollout of core trainings, and manage budgets, invoices, accruals, outside-counsel relationships, and vendor performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience in legal operations, ideally with prior experience as a paralegal or in similar work. Track record of building systems and driving cross-functional execution in a fast-moving organization.
• Expertise in deploying AI tools and other technical solutions to enhance the function’s work.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management, matter intake, knowledge management, procurement, legal technology, and data-driven operations.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication that allows you to be an effective participant in both internal debates and external relationships.
• Track record of moving quickly, finding shortcuts, and going to unreasonable lengths to deliver on goals.
• High NPS with your former teammates.

Information regarding benefits can be found on MLA’s Website on the Consultant Resources Page: https://www.mlaglobal.com/en/consultant-resources

Major, Lindsey & Africa does not discriminate against applications on the basis of age, sex, race or any other protected characteristics pursuant to applicable state or federal laws.