Manager, Legal Operations

Revolution Medicines is a late-stage clinical oncology company developing novel targeted therapies for patients with RAS-addicted cancers. The company’s R&D pipeline comprises RAS(ON) inhibitors designed to suppress diverse oncogenic variants of RAS proteins.

About the role

Revolution Medicines is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Legal Operations Manager to support the Legal team. This individual contributor role is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Legal Department and driving operational excellence through process improvement, reporting, training, and departmental support initiatives. The Legal Operations Manager plays a central role in developing and maintaining operational programs that enable the Legal Department to function effectively and deliver high-quality legal services to the organization. This role reports to the Senior Director, Legal Operations.

Responsibilities

• Department Operations
  • Manage daily operational activities of the Legal Department.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain departmental processes, procedures, and workflows.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiencies.
  • Coordinate departmental planning and strategic initiatives.
  • Maintain departmental calendars, recurring governance activities, and operational documentation.
  • Coordinate Legal Department meetings, offsites, leadership meetings, and employee engagement activities.
  • Support workspace planning and departmental logistics.
  • Support implementation of operational best practices.
  • Develop metrics to evaluate process effectiveness.
• Onboarding and Training
  • Develop and manage onboarding programs for Legal Department personnel.
  • Coordinate departmental training initiatives.
  • Create and maintain training materials, job aids, and reference documentation.
  • Support adoption of legal processes and technology solutions.
  • Coordinate onboarding checklists.
  • Ensure new employees receive appropriate system access.
  • Coordinate orientation sessions.
  • Support offboarding and records retention activities.
  • Workspace and equipment readiness.
• Vendor and Financial Support
  • Assist with management of legal vendors and service providers.
  • Support invoice submission, review, and approvals.
  • Maintain purchase orders and vendor records.
  • Coordinate vendor onboarding and performance evaluations.
  • Maintain preferred vendor lists.
  • Support Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for legal services.
• Knowledge Management
  • Develop and maintain Legal Department knowledge repositories.
  • Promote consistent document management and version control practices.
  • Maintain department collaboration sites including Teams, Egnyte, SharePoint, or other repositories.
• Additional Responsibilities and Role Evolution

  As a growing organization, responsibilities may change, expand, or shift over time based on organizational priorities, business growth, process improvements, technology implementations, and evolving legal or regulatory requirements. The Legal Operations Manager will be expected to take on additional assignments, projects, and responsibilities as needed to support the Legal team and broader business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of legal operations, legal administration, legal project management, or corporate legal department experience.
• Experience supporting in-house legal departments.
• Experience with outside counsel management.
• Experience with legal technology platforms.
• Experience working cross-functionally in a fast-paced corporate environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills with sound data-driven decision-making ability.
• An innovative team-player with capacity to be effective in a dynamic and fast-paced company environment.
• Learning agility.

Preferred Skills

• Effective written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and reporting tools.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or life sciences experience.
• Experience supporting rapidly growing organizations.
• Experience implementing operational improvements.
• Familiarity with contract management, e-billing, matter management, and/or corporate governance platforms.
• Experience with legal department KPIs and metrics.
• Certified Legal Operations Professional (CLOC, ACC, or equivalent) is a plus.

Pay

Base pay salary range for this full-time position for candidates working onsite at our headquarters in Redwood City, CA: $129,000 - $160,000 USD. The range displayed is intended to be the base pay salary range for an individual working onsite in Redwood City and will be adjusted for the local market a candidate is based in. Individual base pay salary is determined by multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, market dynamics, and relevant education or training.