Ripple
Senior Legal Operations Manager
San Francisco, CA, United States · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$176k-$210kDetected 5 days ago
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About the role
- It's big, it's bold, and we're already doing it.
- And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs.
- Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, you will be the first dedicated legal operations hire in the organization.
Responsibilities
- Review, modify and enforce billing guidelines, manage billing, and drive cost rigor across external legal spend.
- Audit existing technology tools, identify gaps, and develop a multi-year legal technology roadmap covering matter management, CLM, e-billing, and AI-assisted workflows.
- Lead efforts that push automation, AI, and data-driven insights into how we deliver our work throughout the organization.
- Build a legal operations dashboard tracking matter volume, cycle times, contract turnaround, and outside counsel spend.
- Design, implement and be responsible for our suite of legal systems from legal intake process, templates and playbook library, and knowledge management system ensuring they're optimized, well-integrated, and aligned with business needs.
- Manage external vendors and consultants to ensure effective partnerships and strong ROI.
- Proven track record building or significantly transforming a legal operations function and a builder's mentality - this role requires writing the playbook, not following one
- Highly effective interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across all levels inside and outside the organization and a focus on building trusted relationships
- We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
- At Ripple, we're building a world where value moves like information does today.
Compensation
- Help drive the Legal Department's annual planning cycle, including budget, and headcount.
- For positions that will be based in CA, the annual salary range for this position is below.
- CA Annual Base Salary Range
- $176,000 - $210,000 USD
Benefits
- You will bring strategic vision for developing a successful operations program as well as strong operational leadership and judgment.
Company info
- Do Your Best Work
- The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
- A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact. A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
- Thrive in an environment where no matter what race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.
- In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.
- Bi-weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team
- We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!
- Take Control of Your Finances
- Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
- Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
- Employee giving match
- Mobile phone stipend
- Take Care of Yourself
- R&R days so you can rest and recharge
- Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
- Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it
- Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
- Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events
- Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.
- Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- plicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, militar
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