Legal Operations Lead
About the Role
Build and own the legal operating system at an early-stage AI infrastructure company. This hands-on role combines commercial contracting with workflow design, helping the business manage growing agreement volume while balancing legal risk, speed, and business needs.
What You'll Do
Own legal workflows from intake and prioritization through approvals, escalation, document management, and outside-counsel coordination.
Draft, review, and negotiate commercial technology agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, data licenses, SLAs, NDAs, and vendor contracts.
Create and maintain contract templates and negotiation playbooks for recurring issues such as data rights and usage restrictions.
Identify ways to streamline or automate high-volume legal work with software and AI while preserving appropriate human judgment.
Set clear guidelines for internal handling, standardization, automation, and escalation to leadership or outside counsel.
Manage outside counsel by scoping work, controlling spend, and reserving external support for specialist or high-value matters.
What We're Looking For
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