Senior Manager, Legal Operations

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership
• Align team priorities and operational roadmaps with the evolving strategic objectives of the LGAPP leadership team and Autodesk’s broader business strategy
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing Legal Operations team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Strategic Operations & Program Management
• Partner closely with the LGAPP leadership team to operationalize strategic priorities across the department
• Lead and drive execution of high-impact initiatives across LGAPP, including new technology and systems rollouts, workflow modernization efforts, and process improvement initiatives, while partnering cross-functionally to ensure projects are accurately scoped, effectively tracked, and successfully delivered on time
• Identify operational bottlenecks and proactively implement scalable process improvements and workflow optimizations
• Build operational frameworks, governance models, and best practices that enable the legal organization to operate more strategically and effectively
• Develop and monitor KPIs, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms that provide actionable insights into team performance, operational health, and areas for improvement
• Serve as a thought leader within LGAPP, driving innovation, continuous improvement, and operational maturity across the organization
• Legal Technology & AI Enablement
• Own the roadmap, governance, and ongoing optimization of LGAPP’s legal technology and tooling ecosystem
• Identify, evaluate, and deploy technologies that streamline legal workflows, automate processes, and improve operational efficiency and organizational productivity across LGAPP
• Explore and implement innovative AI and generative AI solutions that enhance contracting operations, knowledge management, and broader business enablement capabilities
• Partner closely with IT, Procurement, Finance, Security, and Business Systems teams to ensure seamless integration, connectivity, and ongoing support of legal technologies within the broader company systems landscape
• Drive adoption, training, and change management efforts related to new systems, tools, and operational processes
• Outside Counsel, Vendor & Financial Operations
• Oversee the full lifecycle of outside counsel and vendor management, including onboarding, billing, evaluation, optimization, and performance management
• Collaborate closely with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, spend tracking, reporting, and identifying actionable insights from legal spend data
• Maintain and optimize e-billing platforms, billing guidelines, and outside counsel compliance processes (e.g., consistent discounting and/or alternative fee arrangements, staffing metrics, etc.)
• Develop frameworks and guidance to support strategic firm and vendor selection, utilization, and cost management
• Develop and implement resources to empower LGAPP team members to optimize firm and vendor selection, including department guidelines for selection and utilization of firms and vendors
• Knowledge Management & Enablement
• Lead knowledge management initiatives that improve information sharing, operational consistency, and institutional knowledge retention across LGAPP
• Develop and maintain processes for documentation management and retention, including knowledge management playbooks, operational guidelines, best practices, and training materials
• Support training and enablement efforts for both LGAPP team members and cross-functional stakeholders to improve engagement with legal processes and tools

  Qualifications

  • 5–7+ years of experience in legal operations, business operations, or operational leadership roles, preferably within a corporate legal department or high-growth technology company environment
  • Strong experience leading operational initiatives, process improvement efforts, and cross-functional programs
  • Prior experience managing and developing high-performing teams
  • Experience implementing or managing legal technology platforms, workflow systems, CLM tools, and/or AI-enabled solutions
  • Strong project and program management capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong partnerships and work effectively across all levels in a global organization
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with a data-informed approach to decision making
  • Ability to translate operational challenges into scalable systems, processes, and technology-driven solutions