Legal Operations Lead

Xometry; North Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 96,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Xometry is seeking an experienced Legal Operations Manager to lead legal operations, corporate governance, and global subsidiary management from its Maryland location. You will draft policies, implement AI-enabled tools, and manage filings and governance across states and subsidiaries.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7+ years in corporate environments and strong research, communication, and confidentiality skills. Excellent organization and collaboration with executives are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 5–7+ years of experience with at least 3 years in a corporate environment.
• 2–4 years in corporate compliance or as a paralegal.
• Experience leveraging AI-driven tools to streamline legal operations and compliance workflows.
• Excellent research, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and discretion.
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills and reliability.
• In-house experience is a plus; familiarity with governance and filings is helpful.
• Familiarity with online search tools, databases, portals; ability to work with executives and board members.
• Experience redlining documents in Word and Adobe; working knowledge of Word, Excel, Adobe, DocuSign.
• Certifications in compliance (CIPP, PMP, CLM, CLOM) or paralegal certificates are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leading legal operations initiatives including CLM, matter management, budgets, and legal tech.
• Identifying and implementing AI tools to streamline workflows and improve efficiency.
• Overseeing annual report filings and foreign qualifications for Xometry subsidiaries.
• Managing domestic subsidiary matters: formation, dissolution, governance documents, minute books.
• Drafting policies aligning with Code of Conduct and compliance requirements.
• Monitoring compliance activities and supporting investigations.
• Supporting Privacy, Export/Import, AI and other compliance teams.
• Managing department reporting, metrics, and workload dashboards.
• Performing legal research and maintaining corporate files; providing admin support.

Skills

Excellent research

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Multitasking

Organizational skills

In-house experience

Ability to work with executives and a‑

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Word

Excel

Adobe

DocuSign

Job description

Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) powers the industries of today and tomorrow by connecting the people with big ideas to the manufacturers who can bring them to life. Xometry’s digital marketplace gives manufacturers the critical resources they need to grow their business while also making it easy for buyers at Fortune 1000 companies to tap into global manufacturing capacity.

This role will provide a broad range of legal support focusing on legal operations, corporate governance, and global subsidiary management, as well as assist in establishing, maintaining, and updating the Xometry legal and regulatory compliance programs. You will work with cross-functional business units to assess their needs in alignment with Xometry's compliance requirements, in some cases owning the programs, drafting policies, educational training, and enforcement protocols to be used by the organization supporting a culture of compliance. Finally, this role will lead the legal operations function of our department.

How You’ll Contribute:

• Leading legal operations initiatives, including contract lifecycle management, matter management, outside counsel guidelines, budgeting/spend tracking, and legal technology tools (e.g., CLM, e-billing, workflow automation)
• Identifying, implementing, and optimizing AI-driven and other legal technology tools to streamline department workflows, automate routine tasks, and improve efficiency across the legal team
• Overseeing the preparation and filing of annual reports and foreign qualifications for Xometry and its subsidiaries in multiple US states
• Managing or assisting with domestic subsidiary matters, including formation, dissolution, conversion, drafting of governance documents, and maintenance of minute books
• Working with cross-functional business leaders to assess their needs in alignment with Xometry's compliance requirements
• Drafting policies for legal and regulatory compliance topics, aligning with Xometry's Code of Conduct and other policies; update and maintain policies to remain compliant in jurisdictions where Xometry does business
• Monitoring and auditing compliance-related activities to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations, and supporting compliance-related investigations
• Supporting Privacy, Export / Import, AI and all other compliance teams and functions
• Managing department reporting, metrics, and dashboards to track legal team performance and workload
• Performing legal research
• Electronically maintaining and organizing corporate files and documents
• Performing administrative duties in support of the legal team

What You’ll Bring to Xometry:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• At least 5-7+ years of experience with at least 3 years in a corporate environment
• 2-4 years experience in corporate compliance (privacy, export controls, risk, audit, etc) or as a paralegal
• Experience leveraging AI-driven tools to streamline legal operations, automate routine tasks, and enhance the efficiency of compliance workflows, with a demonstrated ability to utilize AI technology to support legal research
• Excellent research, communication (written and oral), and interpersonal skills
• Able to maintain confidentiality and discretion
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Dependable, reliable and a strong work ethic
• In-house, public company experience a plus
• Comfortable using online search tools, databases and portals
• Ability to work with employees at all levels of company organization structure including executives and board members
• Strong experience redlining changes to documents using Word and Adobe
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel, Adobe, DocuSign
• Bonus: Professional certifications in compliance including the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Project Management Professional (PMP); Certified Legal Manager (CLM); Certified Legal Operations Manager (CLOM), paralegal certificate

The estimated base salary range for new hires into this role is $96,000-107,000 annually depending on factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, and location. We also offer a competitive benefits package, including 401(k) match, medical, dental and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; generous paid time off including vacation, sick leave, floating and fixed holidays, maternity and bonding leave; EAP, other wellbeing resources; and much more.

Xometry is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

For US based roles: Xometry participates in E-Verify and after a job offer is accepted, will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.