Legal Operations Lead
Core
Owns and builds the legal operating system for a fast-growing AI infrastructure company, combining hands-on contracting with systems design to make legal scalable.
Role type
Legal Operations Lead (Commercial Contracts & Systems Design)
Builds
Scalable legal workflows, contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and automated intake/approval systems.
Domain
AI Infrastructure / Technology Commercialization
Required skills
Commercial agreement drafting and negotiation, legal workflow design, contract template creation, outside counsel management, legal technology platform usage, data licensing expertise, US commercial contracting conventions, process automation, strategic decision-making
Preferred skills
Law firm experience, background in IP-intensive transactions or marketplaces, experience scaling legal ops from early stage
Technologies
Legal technology platforms, workflow automation tools, AI tools
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end legal workflow (intake, prioritization, approvals, document management), draft and negotiate commercial agreements (MSAs, SOWs, data licenses, SLAs), establish decision rules for internal vs. external handling, manage outside counsel strategically
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC