Legal Operations Manager

We're Celonis, the global leader in Process Mining technology and one of the world's fastest-growing SaaS firms. We believe there is a massive opportunity to unlock productivity by placing data and intelligence at the core of business processes - and for that, we need you to join us.

**The Role**:
We are hiring a Legal Operations Manager to continue the build-out of our legal operations ecosystem. Reporting to the Chief of Staff, Legal & Trust, you will be part of a small team with responsibility for designing and delivering processes, practices and tools aimed at improving departmental efficiency and effectiveness. In this role you will use your background and prior experience in delivering legal operations projects.

**The work you'll do;**
- Manage and support strategic and operational initiatives across the legal organisation
- Support the development, implementation and ongoing management of processes, practices and tools in support of the Legal function
- Actively identify where process improvement activities can be deployed for wider business benefits
- Collaborate across the Legal team, as well as with cross-functional teams within the Legal and Trust org including IT, Information Security and Sustainability.
- Support the Chief of Staff, Legal & Trust with reporting on metrics and case studies
- Support outside counsel and supplier management processes
- Execute operational tasks in support of the Legal function, including organisation and management of Legal department records
- Put processes and systems in place to track legal spend, accruals, and budgets in order to identify cost saving opportunities
- Assist with the analysis, tracking and reporting of team KPIs
- Support development of a technology and enablement roadmap that includes solutions such as e-Billing and matter management, contract management, IP management, electronic signature, legal hold, and more

**The qualifications you need**:

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Previous experience working within a lean Legal Operations function
- Close attention to detail, well-organised and adept at working in a fast-paced, high volume environment
- High energy, strong communication skills and a positive attitude are critical
- Confidence in working and troubleshooting with mínimal oversight
- High level of emotional intelligence, cultural awareness and uncompromising ethical standards
- Ability to effectively prioritise, escalate appropriately and multi-task
- Experience of working with Legal Operations tools - Prior exposure to DocuSign CLM and Brightflag an advantage
- Developed business acumen, with ability to understand the company’s mission and anticipate changing requirements in a rapidly scaling company
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; business fluency in English required.

**What Celonis can offer you**:

- The unique opportunity to work with industry-leading process mining technology
- Investment in your personal growth and skill development (clear career paths, internal mobility opportunities, L&D platform, mentorships, and more)
- Great compensation and benefits packages (equity (restricted stock units), life insurance, time off, generous leave for new parents from day one, and more). For intern and working student benefits, click here.
- Physical and mental well-being support (subsidized gym membership, access to counseling, virtual events on well-being topics, and more)
- A global and growing team of Celonauts from diverse backgrounds to learn from and work with
- An open-minded culture with innovative, autonomous teams
- A clear set of company values that guide everything we do: Live for Customer Value, The Best Team Wins, We Own It, and Earth Is Our Future

**About Us**

Since 2011, Celonis has helped thousands of the world's largest and most valued companies deliver immediate cash impact, radically improve customer experience and reduce carbon emissions. Its Process Intelligence platform uses industry-leading process mining technology and AI to present companies with a living digital twin of their end-to-end processes. For the first time, everyone in an organisation has a common language about how the business works, visibility into where value is hidden and the ability to capture it. Celonis is headquartered in Munich (Germany) and New York (USA) and has more than 20 offices worldwide.

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Join us as we make processes work for people, companies and the planet.

Celonis is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.