Legal Operations Leader: Spend, Governance & AI

ADP; Roseland (NJ); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life Insurance

Retirement savings match

Wellness program

Disability insurance

Holidays & vacation

Volunteer time off

Job summary

ADP is seeking a Senior Manager, Legal Operations and Governance to modernize outside counsel, ALSPs, and legal spend management. You will drive governance, data insights, and process improvements across the global legal function.

You will partner with Legal, Finance, Technology, Security, and Procurement to deliver scalable, transparent budgeting and performance metrics, while guiding AI, security, and compliance best practices in vendor engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent.
• 8–10 years in Legal Operations or related roles.
• Experience with ALSPs, outside counsel, and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance of outside counsel relationships and ALSPs.
• Improve legal spend visibility, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Drive data-driven decisions through analytics and governance.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Technology, Security, and Procurement.

Skills

Legal operations

Outside counsel management

Vendor management

Data analytics

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

ADP is seeking a Senior Manager, Legal Operations and Governance to modernize outside counsel, ALSPs, and legal spend management. You will drive governance, data insights, and process improvements across the global legal function.

You will partner with Legal, Finance, Technology, Security, and Procurement to deliver scalable, transparent budgeting and performance metrics, while guiding AI, security, and compliance best practices in vendor engagements.