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As our Senior Legal Operations Manager, you will play a critical role in scaling and optimizing the Legal function as Strava continues to grow globally. You will own and evolve legal operations strategy, systems, processes, and vendor management, while serving as a trusted partner to Legal leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
Job Responsibility:
Own and continuously improve the legal operations roadmap, aligning operational priorities with Legal and company-wide goals
Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of legal workflows, including contract lifecycle management, matter intake, and compliance processes
Own and administer legal technology systems, including contract management, matter management, e-billing, discovery, AI, and related tools
Partner with Legal, Finance, IT, People, Procurement, and other teams to drive cross-functional initiatives, operational excellence, and autonomy / self-service
Manage outside counsel relationships, including onboarding, performance management, rate negotiations, and spend optimization
Own legal budgeting, forecasting, and spend tracking, providing clear and actionable insights to Legal leadership
Develop and maintain SOPs, SLAs, playbooks, templates, and enablement resources for Legal and business teams
Build reporting, dashboards, and KPIs that provide visibility into legal workload, risk, performance, and efficiency
Triage and provide frontline support for requests from the Company to the legal department
Requirements:
8+ years of experience in legal operations, legal project management, or related in-house legal roles
Hands-on experience owning legal technology platforms and driving adoption
Experience managing legal spend, vendors, and budgets with a strong focus on efficiency and value
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with senior stakeholders
Confidence using modern tools and systems (e.g., Generative AI, CLM tools, Asana, Slack, Notion) to amplify impact