Legal Operations Manager

DataDog
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 96,000 - 128,000 annuallyFunction: Business OperationsExperience: 6+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Detail-oriented","Integrity","Judgment","Independent execution"]

Lead end-to-end improvements to how the legal team operates, scaling and modernizing legal processes through automation and AI-powered workflows. Partner with legal and cross-functional stakeholders to implement systems, integrate tools, troubleshoot issues, and build SOPs. Use dashboards and AI-generated insights to support forecasting and reporting. Own legal technology (e.g., Brightflag, Salesforce, and AI tools), champion new capabilities, and support outside counsel operations within a shared services model.

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DataDog
DataDog
2 days ago

Legal Operations Manager

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end improvements to how the legal team operates, scaling and modernizing legal processes through automation and AI-powered workflows. Partner with legal and cross-functional stakeholders to implement systems, integrate tools, troubleshoot issues, and build SOPs. Use dashboards and AI-generated insights to support forecasting and reporting. Own legal technology (e.g., Brightflag, Salesforce, and AI tools), champion new capabilities, and support outside counsel operations within a shared services model.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Business Operations
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own and continuously improve legal processes end-to-end by partnering with legal and non-legal process owners to drive optimization and automation
  • •Liaise with technical and cross-functional teams to implement solutions, integrate systems, and troubleshoot issues
  • •Create and manage SOPs and collaborate on cross-functional projects
  • •Analyze and use data, including AI-generated insights and dashboards, to drive initiatives, forecasting, planning, and reporting
  • •Manage legal technology (including acting as a superuser), champion new systems and AI capabilities, and support outside counsel operations

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 96,000 - 128,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDental401kPaid LeaveGym MembershipRsusEquity

Key Requirements

  • •6+ years of legal operations or program/project management experience, ideally in a SaaS or technology company
  • •Experience with program management tools and techniques (task breakdown, roadmapping, assigning owners with timelines, reporting)
  • •Hands-on evaluation or deployment of AI and automation tools in a legal or business operations context
  • •Ability to act as a change agent and operate in ambiguity with imperfect knowledge
  • •Strong communication and integrity, including sound judgment for responsible use of AI with sensitive legal and business data
Experience:6+ yearsSaaSTechnology companyLegal operationsAIAutomation
Skills:CommunicationDetail-orientedIntegrityJudgmentIndependent execution
Languages:English
Tech Stack:BrightflagSalesforceChatGPTClaudePerplexityDashboards

Company Brief

DataDog
Provides a cloud-native monitoring and observability platform that unifies metrics, traces, logs, and security signals to help engineering, operations, and security teams monitor and troubleshoot modern applications and infrastructure.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2010
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