Senior Manager, Legal Operations

Accountabilities: • Lead the legal operations function, including team performance, coaching, professional development, workflow management, and the continuous improvement of legal support processes.

• Direct corporate governance activities, including maintaining corporate records, governance documentation, Board and committee materials, resolutions, meeting logistics, and related documentation.

• Oversee corporate entity structures and subsidiary records across domestic and international jurisdictions, while maintaining capitalization records and coordinating equity administration activities.

• Support securities and public company compliance by assisting with Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K, disclosure controls and procedures, insider trading documentation, and coordination with Finance and external counsel.

• Support strategic corporate transactions, including acquisitions, financings, and partnerships, by coordinating due diligence, document management, transaction records, and closing documentation.

• Direct contract lifecycle management and legal documentation workflows, including template management, approvals, signatures, and processes designed to improve turnaround times and operational efficiency.

• Manage legal department records, document management systems, and legal technology implementations while identifying opportunities to improve workflows and long-term scalability.

• Partner with Finance, HR, and other functions on corporate policies, compliance initiatives, regulatory filings, deadlines, and governance requirements.

• Translate legal department needs into scalable operational strategies, driving cross-functional alignment and ensuring that processes, systems, and resources evolve with organizational growth.

Requirements:

• Bring 10+ years of legal operations or paralegal experience, including significant leadership responsibility and demonstrated success managing complex legal workflows.

• Have proven experience leading legal operations teams or departments, with a strong track record of building high-performing teams and improving operational effectiveness.

• Possess experience supporting corporate governance, entity management, Board and committee activities, and securities compliance, with public company or late-stage pre-IPO experience strongly preferred.

• Have prior experience within a law firm or in-house legal department and a strong understanding of corporate governance processes and entity administration.

• Demonstrate exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, professionalism, discretion, and the ability to manage sensitive legal and corporate information.

• Be comfortable with entity management platforms such as Carta, Shareworks, or similar systems, as well as document management systems, electronic signature platforms such as DocuSign, Microsoft Office, and legal workflow technologies.

• Be a strategic decision-maker who can convert legal requirements into practical operational solutions and drive long-term planning and execution.

• Demonstrate strong people leadership, including mentorship, performance management, professional development, and succession planning.

• Possess strong executive-level communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment across Legal, Finance, HR, and other senior stakeholders.

Benefits:

• Annual base salary range of $145,000–$227,000 USD , with final compensation determined by factors including location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

• 401(k) plan with a 6% company match .

• Company stock options.

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short- and long-term disability insurance for employees.

• Benefits eligibility beginning on the first day of employment.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and well-being support.

• Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, for exempt employees.

• For non-exempt employees, 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.

• Generous paid parental leave programs.

• Company-subsidized memberships to Wellhub and Peloton.

• Professional development and tuition reimbursement opportunities.

• Catered lunches four times per week, along with healthy snacks and refreshments at designated office locations.

• Relocation assistance for eligible roles and an annual discretionary bonus for eligible positions.

• Fully remote work within the United States, with the option to work in a hybrid arrangement for those within commuting distance of offices in Salem, OR, Pittsburgh, PA, or Fremont, CA.

• All roles are U.S.-based, and candidates must have current authorization to work in the United States.

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