Senior Manager, Legal Ops & Governance — Data-Driven

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Roseland (NJ); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP is seeking a Senior Manager, Legal Operations and Governance to transform outside counsel management, ALSPs, and legal spend. This role sits at the crossroads of legal operations, data governance, and strategic planning, partnering with Legal, Finance, Technology, Security, and Procurement to build a scalable, data-driven legal organization.

You will drive governance frameworks, improve forecasting and reporting, oversee AI governance in legal services, and lead cross-functional initiatives

Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of law firm operations, outside counsel engagement models, billing practices, fee arrangements, and legal vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Support modernization of outside counsel and ALSP management across Legal.
• Strengthen governance and consistency across outside counsel and ALSPs for legal work.
• Help build the data foundation for better Build vs Buy decisions across law firms, ALSPs, internal teams, and technology.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

ADP is seeking a Senior Manager, Legal Operations and Governance to transform outside counsel management, ALSPs, and legal spend. This role sits at the crossroads of legal operations, data governance, and strategic planning, partnering with Legal, Finance, Technology, Security, and Procurement to build a scalable, data-driven legal organization.

You will drive governance frameworks, improve forecasting and reporting, oversee AI governance in legal services, and lead cross-functional initiatives