Legal Operations

About the role

Column is a bank and a software company built from the ground up, offering technology-forward banking solutions that cut out the hundreds of vendors, middleware providers, and abstraction layers. This means a safer, more transparent, and less costly banking supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Build the Legal Operating Model
• Audit existing tools, identify gaps, and develop a legal technology roadmap
• Own Legal Technology & AI
• Partner with the Bank’s Business Operations team
• Contract Lifecycle & Knowledge Management
• Outside Counsel & Financial Operations

Requirements

• 7+ years in legal operations at a high-growth technology company or financial institution
• A builder’s mentality. AI-native, first principles approach to building tools and systems
• Creativity. Strong data and analytics skills — you can build the dashboards and metrics that leadership actually uses, and you make decisions from data
• Hands-on experience with CLM systems, knowledge management, outside counsel management
• Hyper-organized project manager: comfortable juggling multiple concurrent workstreams, surfacing tradeoffs early, driving accountability, and knowing when to escalate
• Scrubby, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude with zero ego about getting hands dirty — and a positive, get-it-done disposition that inspires the people around you

Qualifications

• Builder’s mentality
• AI-native, first principles approach to building tools and systems
• Creativity
• Hands-on experience with CLM systems, knowledge management, outside counsel management
• Strong data and analytics skills
• Hyper-organized project manager
• Scrubby, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude

Skills

• Legal Operations
• Contract Lifecycle Management
• Outside Counsel Management
• Data Analytics
• Project Management

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
• Up to $2,000 (post-tax) monthly rent subsidy
• Flexible time-off policy
• 100% paid parental leave
• Up to $4,500 in annual reimbursements for backup childcare
• Catered lunches and dinners
• Commute benefits
• Regular team building events

Pay

The annual US base salary range for this role is $180,000 - $235,000 + equity. We look forward to hearing from you.

Schedule

This role reports directly to the Bank’s General Counsel and is in-person at our Presidio-based office in San Francisco (3–4 days/week).