Legal Program Manager, Cloud

Google; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Holidays 13 days

Job summary

Google is hiring a Cloud Legal Program Manager in Atlanta, GA, with responsibilities spanning global legal operations for Cloud teams and cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Product and Engineering. The role emphasizes scalable workflows, automation, and governance across multiple locations, including Austin, Seattle, and Reston.

You will drive projects from design through deployment, focusing on process improvement and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience working as a contracts or program manager.
• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional projects with teams including Legal, Product and Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Manage legal operations for Cloud Legal teams globally, across Product, Technical Infrastructure, Public Sector, and Go-to-Market.
• Coordinate with Cloud and Legal stakeholders to ensure legal operations align with business objectives.
• Lead projects from design to implementation to improve global workflow consistency, including creating associated playbooks, training materials, and guidance for legal workflows.
• Maintain knowledge repositories and best practice frameworks for legal staff.
• Build automated, self-sustaining legal support models that reduce review times and support business scale.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Contracts management

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Legal Program Manager, Cloud

Google

Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; +5 more; +4 more

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience working as a contracts or program manager.
• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects with teams including Legal, Product and Engineering, etc.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience managing operational cadences and implementing technology based solutions in a corporate legal environment. Able to organize and prioritize constantly changing demands and multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience in contract management, including delivery compliance, at scale.
• Experience in a high-growth or complex technology environment.
• Experience using data to inform operational decisions. Able to determine and communicate risks, benefits, and gaps in analysis.
• Identify manual bottlenecks and design automated workflows.
• Ensures work products are completed thoroughly and precisely.

About the job

The Cloud Legal Program Management Office (PMO) is the operational engine that powers Google Cloud Legal and supports Cloud's growth at scale. We transform complexity into clarity by building the frameworks, rhythms, and systems that allow global legal teams to operate with agility and speed. As architects of these systems, we drive the operational infrastructure required to make sustainable growth possible. Design the operational heartbeat for global teams, ensuring hundreds of stakeholders stay aligned and empowered. Treat excellence as a product, creating workflows that leverage automation and data to build the future of legal operations. Bridge teams across the globe, fostering a collaborative culture where efficiency gains contribute directly to Google Cloud’s success.

As a Cloud Legal Program Manager, you support complex, multi-disciplinary projects that empower legal teams. You design and maintain the operational rhythms that keep global teams aligned. Key responsibilities include planning requirements with collaborators, ushering projects through their entire lifecycle, identifying process bottlenecks, and clearly communicating efficiency gains and risks to stakeholders.

You are equally comfortable explaining organizational metrics and scaling strategies to team members as you are discussing workflow automation needs with systems architects and tech enablement teams. You manage projects of various sizes and scopes, identifying opportunities for AI transformation, improving resource allocation, and driving sustainable growth.

This is an individual contributor role. In addition to initiating new projects and scaling opportunities, you will support established work streams such as regulatory compliance management, product launch legal operational support, and client knowledge distillation.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $136000 - $197000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Manage legal operations for Cloud Legal teams globally, across Product, Technical Infrastructure, Public Sector, and Go-to-Market.
• Coordinate with Cloud and Legal stakeholders to ensure legal operations align with business objectives.
• Lead projects from design to implementation to improve global workflow consistency, including creating associated playbooks, training materials, and guidance for legal workflows.
• Maintain knowledge repositories and best practice frameworks for legal staff.
• Build automated, self-sustaining legal support models that reduce review times and support business scale.

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