Legal Operations Manager
ABOUT THE ROLEWe have an exciting new opportunity for a candidate with a strong background in Legal Operations to join the Fever Legal GRC & Policy Team, here in Madrid. We’re looking for applicants who have experience working in inhouse legal teams, and who are interested in shaping the future of Legal Operations at Fever.
As a Legal Operations Manager, you will be a strategic leader responsible for driving operational efficiency, implementing scalable processes, and aligning the legal department’s operations with broader business objectives. This role oversees the range of functions performed by the Legal Operations team, and involves the day-to-day management of team members.
Your responsibilities will be to:
- Lead the Legal Operations function, driving initiatives to improve operational and cost efficiency.
- Oversee the legal tech, knowledge management, case support and documentation and administrative functions within the team.
- Lead initiatives related to contract lifecycle management, matter management, and compliance tracking.
- Create and monitor department budgets, track spending, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Manage a team of paralegals and legal operations staff, including assigning tasks, mentoring, and conducting performance reviews.
- Serve as a key liaison between the legal department and other business functions, ensuring alignment with company goals.
- Coordinate training and professional development for the Legal Operations team.
In order to be successful in this role, you will:
- Have 5+ years of experience in legal operations or a similar role.
- Demonstrate expertise in legal technology tools, process improvement, and operational management.
- Have strong leadership and mentoring skills, and excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including cultural awareness, and empathy (work with international teams and projects, is a plus).
- Be professionally fluent in English. Another language is a plus (in particular German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Arabic, or Korean).
- Have interests and skills beyond the "usual". We look for diversity in applications, for e.g. an interest in or experience with coding, development and API integrations.
You can expect to join a team of diverse, hardworking and kind professionals, where a cultural fit is someone looking to have an impact and work nimbly. We will strive to provide you the tools and information needed to be successful at your role and grow professionally.
We welcome applications with unusual backgrounds with the expectation that the applicant will have acquired hard or soft skills and maturity throughout their experiences.
BENEFITS
- Attractive compensation package
- Opportunity to have a real impact in a high-growth global category leader
- 40% discount on all Fever events and experiences
- Work in a location in the heart of Madrid
- Home office friendly
- Responsibility from day one and professional and personal growth
- Great work environment with a young, international team of talented people to work with!
- Health insurance
- Flexible remuneration with a 100% tax exemption through Cobee
- English & Spanish Lessons
- WellHub membership
- We have free snacks, drinks, and fruit at the office!
- Possibility to receive in advance part of your salary by Payflow
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