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Legal Operations Manager
A legal operations manager runs the business side of a corporate legal department, focusing on legal project management, process improvement, and vendor management to make attorneys more efficient. They implement and administer contract lifecycle management software and oversee legal spend and e-billing management to control outside counsel costs. The role has grown alongside the legal ops discipline and is typically filled by professionals with backgrounds in operations, finance, or paralegal work rather than practicing law.
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Legal Operations Manager
Lego USA
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Legal Operations Manager
Replit
Foster City, CA · $145,000 – $190,000 · Remote
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Sr Manager, Legal Operations
Gilead Sciences
Full-time · United States - California - Foster City · $157,590 – $203,940
This senior legal operations role manages a pharmaceutical company's outside counsel relationships and legal billing infrastructure, overseeing law firm panels, rate negotiations, and spend analytics. It suits experienced legal operations professionals who can operate as a bridge between Legal, Finance, and Procurement teams in a complex global organization.
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Legal Program Manager, Compute & Infrastructure
Menlo Ventures Portfolio
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $285,000 – $340,000
This role manages the contracting operations backbone for Anthropic's compute and infrastructure buildout, overseeing a high volume of datacenter, hardware, and construction agreements. It suits someone with legal operations or procurement experience who can design scalable processes, administer contract lifecycle management systems, and partner across technical teams to move agreements from intake to signature efficiently.
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Director, Legal Operations
The New York Times Company
Full-time · New York, NY · $185,000 – $200,000
Lead legal operations and financial management for The New York Times' legal department, overseeing budget tracking, outside counsel administration, and technology strategy. This role suits experienced operations professionals who thrive at streamlining workflows, building financial frameworks, and managing small teams in a complex corporate environment.
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Crusoe
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $160,000 – $190,000
This role oversees workforce governance, employment compliance, and regulatory risk across a rapidly scaling AI infrastructure company. It suits experienced compliance practitioners who can design and operate governance frameworks independently while partnering with Legal and People teams to keep the organization audit-ready across hiring, classification, I-9, background screening, drug testing, pay equity, and data privacy.
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Compliance Manager
Anyscale
San Francisco, CA · $180,000 – $230,000
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Contracts Manager
STV Group
County Trunk Highways, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin
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Compliance Manager
Jabil
Hunt Valley, MD
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On Site CT - Contracts Manager
CityMD
Full-time · Wethersfield, CT · $70,000 – $90,000
This role manages the complete contract lifecycle for a healthcare organization, from drafting and negotiation through execution and renewal. It suits someone with procurement or legal operations experience who can balance compliance requirements with business needs while coordinating across multiple departments.
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Trade Compliance Manager
Crane Co.
This role manages trade and government contract compliance for a major defense contractor, ensuring adherence to export controls, import regulations, and federal contracting requirements. It suits experienced compliance professionals with deep expertise in ITAR, EAR, FAR, and DFARS who can serve as a strategic partner to leadership and operational teams.
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Manager, Pipeline Compliance
Colonial Pipeline
Alpharetta, GA
This role leads Colonial Pipeline's compliance program, overseeing regulatory monitoring and safety adherence across the organization while managing a team of compliance professionals. It suits experienced energy sector compliance leaders with deep knowledge of pipeline safety regulations who want to drive regulatory excellence at a major infrastructure company.
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Contracts Manager
AeroVironment
Full-time · $101,000 – $154,000
This role manages contracts for aerospace and defense programs, overseeing negotiations, compliance, and lifecycle administration from bid through closeout. It suits experienced professionals who can navigate complex government regulations and coordinate across multiple teams in a defense contracting environment.
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Senior Program Manager, Sanctions Compliance
Visa Inc.
Full-time · US - Foster City, CA · $149,800 – $240,100
This role supports Visa's sanctions compliance program by managing cross-functional projects, coordinating with business units and technology teams, and ensuring the organization meets regulatory screening and control requirements. It suits experienced compliance professionals who understand sanctions regulations and can drive program improvements across a global organization.
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Regional Contract Manager – Enabling Technologies
Medtronic
Full-time · $122,400 – $183,600
This role manages contract strategy and execution for a medical device company's surgical technologies division across assigned regions, partnering with sales teams to negotiate terms that drive revenue and market share growth. It suits someone with healthcare or contract management experience who can analyze pricing, manage complex negotiations, and work effectively across functional teams.
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