Manager, Legal Operations

Giant Eagle, Inc.; Cranberry Township (Butler County); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Bonus potential

Paid time off

Job summary

Giant Eagle, Inc. is seeking a Legal Operations professional to support the Legal department’s efficiency, financial management and strategic initiatives. The role acts as a bridge between Legal, Finance, Procurement and business units, ensuring operations align with company goals.

This position follows a hybrid model and requires on-site presence at Cranberry Township HQ three days per week. Ideal candidates have 5–10 years in Legal Administration or related fields, with experience in CLM/Legal

Qualifications

• 5–10 years in Legal Administration, Procurement, Compliance or related field.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience with CLM or other Legal technology is preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Conduct spend analysis on outside counsel to identify cost savings.
• Monitor outside counsel spend and manage billing with Finance.
• Prepare regular legal spend reports and provide data-driven insights.
• Support AI-powered CLM tools for contract intake, extraction, risk scoring and compliance.
• Implement and optimize legal tech tools for matter management, e-billing, CLM and workflow automation.
• Assist in adopting AI solutions to enhance drafting and repository management.
• Collaborate with IT and Procurement to ensure data governance and ERP/Finance integration.
• Develop templates, templates, and dashboards to standardize CLM processes.
• Use CLM data to benchmark terms and guide negotiations and improvements.

Skills

Legal administration

Procurement

Compliance

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CLM platform

E-billing system

Contract management tools

Job description

Job Summary

Plays a critical role in supporting the Legal department’s operational efficiency, financial management and strategic initiatives. This position serves as a bridge and liaison between Legal, Finance, Procurement and other business units in the Giant Eagle footprint, ensuring that Legal operations align with broader organizational goals.

Job Summary

Plays a critical role in supporting the Legal department’s operational efficiency, financial management and strategic initiatives. This position serves as a bridge and liaison between Legal, Finance, Procurement and other business units in the Giant Eagle footprint, ensuring that Legal operations align with broader organizational goals. THIS POSITION IS A HYRID WORK MODEL, REQUIRED TO WORK ON SITE 3 DAYS IN OFFICE AT OUR CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP HQ.

Job Description

Competencies Required:
Experience Required: 5 to 10 years in Legal Administration, Procurement, Compliance, Corporate Operations or related field
Education Desired: Bachelors Degree
Experience highly preferred: Previous implementation of CLM / or other Legal technology & demonstrated Technical Aptitude
Experience highly preferred: Project & Process Management skills
Experience highly preferred: Working autonomously, taking ownership over projects and being resourceful
Experience highly preferred: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders and deadlines

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct spend analysis on outside counsel cost to identify cost-savings opportunities;
• Monitor outside counsel spend and manage billing processes in coordination with Finance;
• Prepare regular reports on legal spend; and provide data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making
• Leverage and support the adoption of AI-powered CLM platforms to automate contract intake, clause extraction, risk scoring and compliance monitoring.
• Implement, maintain and optimize legal technology tools in matter management, e-billing, CLM to perform and improve workflow automation, AI-enabled analytics, status tracking objectives.
• Assist in the adoption and integration of AI solutions to enhance efficiency in drafting, summarization and repository management.
• Partner with IT and procurement to ensure CLM data governance, integration with ERP/Finance systems and compliance with security and privacy standards.
• Develop playbooks, templates and reporting dashboards within the CLM system to support consistency and maintain department policies, procedures and workflows
• Use AI and CLM-generated data to benchmark contract terms, identify negotiation trends and to drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance legal service delivery.
• Lead or support cross-functional projects involving Legal and business teams.
• Track milestones, manage resources and ensure timely delivery of Legal initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal and external legal counsel to draft and negotiate a wide range of contracts, including services, marketing, licensing, non-disclosure and other commercial agreements.
• Understand the Giant Eagle structure, its products, programs and services offerings to identify risks, develop salutation, mitigation and negotiation strategies.
• Perform risk analysis review for all contractual documents and recommend mitigation options to business stakeholders.
• Create and maintain relationships with vendors, customers and internal business units to fulfill the contract management function.
• Maintain deadlines on review deliverables and communicate on an on-going basis with business partners, vendors and internal clients about contractual issues.
• Ensure that contracts and proposals are properly entered into organizational and management databases and securely maintained.
• Prepare and provide various reports related to the contracting function, including performance reports of contracting tools and status of reviews.
• Monitor critical contract obligations to assess and consider for modification, close-out, extensions and/or renewals.
• Assist business teams with and draft change control notices, addendums and amendments to existing agreements, as needed.

About Us

At Giant Eagle, we believe in nourishing life’s moments, big and small, because they matter. We strive to lead the way in quality, service, and everyday value. Most importantly, the compassion, care, and respect our Team Members show to each other and in our communities is what truly sets us apart. Here, you’ll find a place to win, grow, and be better together. If you want to make a real impact, belong to a supportive community, and build a meaningful career, we invite you to grow your future with us — because you matter.

The hiring range for this position is $77200.00– $90100.00 per hour/year. This range represents the anticipated base pay for this role. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, education, and location. Eligible employees may be offered health, vision, and dental insurance, personal/sick paid time, 401(k) retirement savings plan, bonus potential, paid bereavement, vacation and paid holidays.