Manager, Legal Operations Technology, Analytics & Financial Operations

About the role

Versigent designs and delivers the systems that move power through modern technology. From vehicles to robotics to energy platforms, our electrical distribution systems enable the next generation of electrified, automated and connected products. As a standalone company, we combine deep engineering expertise with the speed and focus needed to solve increasingly complex challenges. Our teams move quickly, think with precision and deliver at scale — helping customers do more without adding cost, weight or complexity. What defines us is how we work: with the agility and momentum of a startup, backed by the experience and discipline of a proven global leader. That combination creates an environment where ideas move faster, ownership is real and impact is visible.

Responsibilities

• Legal Technology Business Ownership: Define legal business requirements for ONIT, iCertis, NAVEX, Diligent, Trustpoint and other legal technology platforms. Partner with IT to optimize business use of ONIT, iCertis, NAVEX, Diligent, IP management systems, records management platforms, AI-enabled legal technologies, and related legal operations tools. Define business requirements, reporting requirements, and user adoption strategies for legal technologies supporting all legal disciplines. Partner with IT regarding system enhancements, workflow improvements, integrations, user adoption, testing, and change management. Serve as legal operations lead for technology optimization initiatives. Support adoption of emerging legal technology and AI-enabled solutions.
• Commercial, CLM, IP & Corporate Systems Support: Serve as Legal Operations lead for business reporting, analytics, and operational support relating to iCertis and other contract lifecycle management platforms. Develop contract lifecycle, contract volume, cycle-time, obligation management, and clause analytics reporting. Support corporate governance technology, reporting, records management, entity management, and board-related operational processes. Develop reporting and dashboards supporting intellectual property portfolios, outside IP counsel spend, invention disclosures, and related operational metrics. Support M&A technology, diligence tracking, reporting, workflow, and integration-related operational initiatives.
• Data Governance & Analytics: Develop and maintain legal operations KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, and executive reporting. Establish data governance standards, data quality controls, and reporting requirements. Analyze legal department trends involving matters, litigation, employment claims, compliance activities, contracts, vendors, and spend. Produce executive-level reporting for Legal leadership, Finance, HR, Compliance, and management stakeholders. Develop metrics and dashboards across litigation, labor and employment, compliance, privacy, contracts, IP, M&A, corporate governance, regulatory matters, and legal spend. Build executive reporting linking legal demand, risk, spend, service delivery, workload, and business outcomes across legal practice areas. Establish KPI frameworks supporting both legal department leadership and business stakeholders.
• Outside Counsel & Vendor Operations: Administer global preferred counsel and legal vendor programs. Coordinate law firm onboarding, panel management, performance reviews, scorecards, and reporting. Support RFPs, vendor evaluations, benchmarking exercises, and convergence initiatives. Monitor adherence to engagement standards, reporting obligations, and operational requirements.
• Legal Financial Operations: Administer legal spend management programs and financial controls established by Legal leadership. Support budgeting, forecasting, accrual collection, invoice management, spend reporting, and financial analysis. Monitor outside counsel billing compliance and operational performance. Coordinate monthly and quarterly spend reviews with Legal and Finance stakeholders.
• Reporting & Business Intelligence: Develop executive reporting packages and operational dashboards. Monitor legal department performance metrics, trends, capacity, risks, and operational effectiveness. Generate actionable insights to improve resource allocation, vendor management, and operational efficiency.
• AI, Automation & Continuous Improvement: Evaluate opportunities to automate legal operations processes. Partner with IT and external vendors to implement new capabilities. Monitor legal technology market developments and recommend improvements. Support implementation of AI-enabled legal operations tools and reporting capabilities.
• Project Leadership: Independently lead technology, analytics, vendor management, and operational improvement initiatives. Facilitate alignment among Legal, IT, Finance, Procurement, Compliance, and external partners. Manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5-8 years of experience in Legal Operations, legal technology, eBilling, legal financial management, legal analytics, vendor management, or a related field.
• Experience working with enterprise legal management platforms such as ONIT, Legal Tracker, Brightflag, Mitratech, SimpleLegal, or similar solutions.
• Experience working with legal technology platforms such as iCertis, Diligent, NAVEX, and others.
• Demonstrated experience with legal spend management, outside counsel operations, reporting, dashboards, and data analytics.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel, Power BI, reporting platforms, and data analysis tools.
• Project management certification or training preferred (PMP, CAPM, Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent).
• Experience supporting legal technology, legal analytics, legal financial management, vendor management, contract lifecycle management, legal reporting, or enterprise legal management systems.
• Familiarity with legal operations supporting multiple legal disciplines, including commercial contracting, compliance, privacy, litigation, corporate governance, IP, regulatory matters, and M&A.
• Experience translating business requirements into technology, reporting, workflow, and analytics solutions.
• Experience leading enterprise or global operational improvement initiatives.
• Ability to work effectively with technical teams and translate legal business requirements into technology solutions.
• Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities.
• Excellent analytical, communication, stakeholder management and presentation skills.
• Professional proficiency in English.
• Local residents only (or those willing to relocate), with the ability to work onsite in Troy, MI.
• Must be legally able to work in the United States without requirement of any type of visa sponsorship or transfer now, or at any time in the future.

Benefits

• Private health care effective day 1 of employment
• Life and accident insurance
• Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacation, Designated time off, Parental leave)
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Learning and development opportunities
• Discount programs with various manufacturers and retailers
• Recognition for innovation and excellence
• Opportunities to give back to the community
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• Fertility Coverage