Head of Legal Operations San Francisco, CA

Head of Legal Operations job  Francisco, CA.

Ironclad is the #1 contract lifecycle management platform for innovative companies. Every company, in every country, in every industry runs on contracts, but managing these contracts slows companies down and costs them millions of dollars. L’Oréal, Staples, Mastercard, and other leading innovators use Ironclad to collaborate and negotiate on contracts, accelerate contracting while maintaining compliance, and turn contracts into critical carriers of operational business intelligence.

It’s the only platform flexible enough to handle every type of contract workflow, whether a sales agreement, an HR agreement or a complex NDA.

Ironclad is writing the narrative that shows how beautiful and functional contracting will change business. We’re a leader in the Forrester Wave for Contract Lifecycle Management . We have been recognized as a Fortune Great Place to Work for four consecutive years. Our innovation and work culture have been recognized by Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2023 , Forbes’ 50 Most Promising AI Companies , Wing Venture Capital's Enterprise Tech 30 , and Gartner's Magic Quadrant.

We work in a highly collaborative environment, and strive to foster a positive, inclusive culture. We’re backed by leading investors like Accel, Y Combinator, Sequoia, and BOND. For more information, visit or follow us on Linked In and Twitter .

Ironclad is looking for a Head of Legal Operations to oversee the technology at the cornerstone of Ironclad’s success:
Ironclad. The person in this role will be responsible for managing Ironclad@Ironclad and ensuring that we are not just leveraging our own technology, but that we are helping build the best technology for legal teams everywhere. They will manage our Ironclad instance by building and managing workflows that ensure that Ironclad scales with the company and improves our ability to seamlessly negotiate, execute, track and report on contracts.

In partnership with the General Counsel, this person will also manage our Legal team’s involvement in product development and marketing, drive our contract metrics and analytics strategy, and manage the Legal Team’s budget. The Head of Legal Operations will also handle and oversee the bread-and-butter legal administrative work, including contracts management and administration, records retention, litigation and investigation support, data privacy programs, outside counsel onboarding, template drafting and development of Legal Team policies and procedures.

This person will also serve as a thought leader among industry legal operations professionals and speak and post about best practices for implementing and leveraging Ironclad.

• Own and manage the Ironclad@Ironclad program, including refining our processes for scale like automation in order form creation, self service, playbooks, conditional clauses, and management of template and workflow development and improvement
• Partner with Deal Desk and Procurement to ensure seamless contracting process and to help build robust integrations with sales and purchasing technology
• Manage Legal Team data analytics program and create regular reporting for business review cycles, including with respect to business value derived from Ironclad
• Manage Legal Team budget
• Host webinars and events and write thought pieces on legal operations, Ironclad workflows, and contract process improvements.
• Project manage Legal Team initiatives.
• Assist with the implementation and operation of Legal Department tools, including status reports, task tracking and project management tasks.
• Assist with the implementation and tracking of new operational processes and services to align with procedures around data privacy, data deletion, and data governance.
• Manage outside counsel onboarding and offboarding
• Provide administrative support to the Legal team, including archiving, metadata validation, workflow troubleshooting and document management.

• 8+ years of experience working in a legal operations function, leveraging Ironclad.
• Experience in, and a passion for, developing and implementing successful and scalable Ironclad workflows and managing…