Remote Legal Ops & Spend Lead

Coinbase, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 149,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, vision, 401(k)

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is a remote-first company building the future of finance.

As the Legal Operations Manager, Vendor & Spend Management on the Legal Operations team, you'll own the vendor management and spend optimization program supporting Coinbase's Legal, Policy, and Compliance departments. You'll drive e-billing, vendor onboarding, and budget strategy, influence law firm selections, and partner with FP&A to ensure accurate forecasts and cost control at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of relevant in-house legal experience.
• Deep vendor and law firm spend management with e-billing and panel programs.
• Experience forecasting budgets with FP&A, and improving accrual processes.
• Ability to design scalable processes and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own expense management, law firm and vendor spend oversight, and annual budget planning for the Legal, Policy, and Compliance departments, delivering accurate forecasting and cost visibility to leadership.
• Drive the legal e-billing program end-to-end, including vendor and contractor onboarding, billing guideline enforcement, engagement letter review, and conflicts of interest processes.
• Build and maintain a top-tier law firm panel program and spend optimization strategy, including benchmarking billing rates, negotiating alternative fee arrangements, and evaluating firm performance against targets.
• Partner with legal leadership on budget strategy, advising on law firm selection, resource allocation, and cost-reduction opportunities backed by data.
• Lead FP&A collaboration on invoicing, accruals, and month-end processes, ensuring accuracy across legal vendor financial workflows.
• Administer and optimize the legal e-billing system, training stakeholders and improving workflows and data quality.
• Handle complex integrations between Brightflag and internal ERP/FP&A systems, with automated rule-based billing enforcement.

Skills

Vendor management

E-billing platforms

Budget forecasting

Spend analytics

Contract management

FP&A coordination

Process improvement

Dashboards reporting

Generative AI usage

In-house legal experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Brightflag

ERP systems

Financial systems integration

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is a remote-first company building the future of finance.

As the Legal Operations Manager, Vendor & Spend Management on the Legal Operations team, you'll own the vendor management and spend optimization program supporting Coinbase's Legal, Policy, and Compliance departments. You'll drive e-billing, vendor onboarding, and budget strategy, influence law firm selections, and partner with FP&A to ensure accurate forecasts and cost control at scale.