Legal Operations Manager
The Legal Operations Manager at Coupa Software plays a pivotal role in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Legal department within a leading total spend management company. This fully remote position requires a strategic thinker with strong communication and project management skills to support the global legal function.
In this role, the manager will execute operational initiatives aligned with the Legal Operations strategy and broader Legal department priorities. Responsibilities include identifying, designing, and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency, consistency, scalability, and service delivery across the Legal function. The manager will coordinate cross-functional workflows involving Legal, Finance, Procurement, IT, Security, and business stakeholders, and develop and maintain legal operations playbooks, process documentation, intake procedures, trackers, and reporting frameworks.
The ideal candidate will have over five years of experience in legal operations, legal project management, legal billing, legal technology, corporate legal administration, or a related role. Experience managing legal spend, outside counsel guidelines, invoice review, accruals, budgeting, and vendor onboarding is essential. Proficiency with legal operations platforms, matter management systems, e-billing tools, entity management systems, and reporting tools is required. Strong analytical skills, excellent project management abilities, and the capacity to foster cross-functional collaboration are crucial.
While specific compensation details are not provided, Coupa Software offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Employees enjoy a collaborative culture driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence. The company is at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.
Joining Coupa Software provides an opportunity to make a global impact, as the company's AI-driven platform serves a vast network of buyers and suppliers. The Legal Operations Manager will be instrumental in scaling the Legal team's operating model, improving processes, managing legal spend, implementing technology, and supporting systems and controls that enable the Legal function to operate efficiently across a global business.