Lead Legal Operations Manager

Plaid

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$190,080–$237,600 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $214k
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This role pays more than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $143,932–$211,887 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $214k versus about $178k for comparable roles.

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About Plaid

Plaid is a financial technology company that builds a data network powering digital finance applications, enabling consumers to securely connect their financial accounts to apps and services. Industry: Financial Technology & Data Infrastructure

Plaid currently has 78 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $190,800–$262,800 across 78 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Legal Operations Manager

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The Lead Legal Operations Manager position at Plaid’s New York City office is a senior-level role within the Legal team, responsible for scaling and running systems, processes, tools, and budgeting for the legal and compliance department. This individual will set the technology strategy and roadmap, manage budgets and outside counsel spend using platforms like Brightflag, oversee data and reporting to ensure visibility into performance metrics, and mentor a Commercial Legal-focused Legal Operations team member. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience in legal operations at high-growth companies, with hands-on expertise in CLM platforms such as Ironclad and AI tools like Claude for Legal and Harvey. They should excel in program management, cross-functional leadership, and people development while maintaining a strong focus on data-driven decision-making to optimize operational efficiency and drive productivity gains across the legal team.

Skills

Ironclad Brightflag Discern Logikcull Reveal Claude for Legal Harvey GC.AI Salesforce AI CI/CD Budgeting Vendor Management Program Management Data Reporting Contract Lifecycle Management E-billing Process Design

What you'll do

  • Set the legal and compliance team’s technology strategy and roadmap.
  • Own the budget and manage outside counsel spend for the legal team.
  • Build dashboards to track performance metrics and drive continuous improvement.
  • Coach and develop a Legal Operations team member focused on commercial contracting.
  • Manage relationships with legal vendors, including evaluation and renewal processes.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of legal operations experience at a high-growth company.
  • Proven track record of managing legal budgets and outside counsel spend.
  • Expertise in administering CLM platforms like Ironclad and AI tools such as Claude for Legal, Harvey.
  • Experience in vendor management and onboarding of legal technology solutions.
  • Strong program management skills with cross-functional leadership experience.
  • Clear communication abilities to guide teams through change and build partnerships.
  • Ability to transform operational problems into scalable solutions using data-driven approaches.

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