Job Description

Role Overview

Our customer, a global leader in minimally invasive robotic-assisted technology , is seeking a Director/Senior Manager-Legal Operations to support its growing legal department. The role focuses on outside counsel governance, vendor management, and spend optimization, ensuring effective oversight of legal service providers and internal process efficiencies.

Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite)

Start Date: November 2025

Mode: Full- Time/ Permanent

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement outside counsel engagement strategy in partnership with legal leadership and internal stakeholders.
• Optimize law firm roster to ensure the right expertise and jurisdictional coverage.
• Lead global negotiations on law firm agreements, rates, and alternative fee arrangements.
• Create competitive rate intelligence and benchmarking to aid in negotiations and ad hoc rate approvals.
• Launch cost-saving initiatives, including preferred firm programs, competitive RFPs, and AFA frameworks.
• Develop and maintain KPIs, dashboards, and reporting tools to track performance and spend.
• Drive annual budgeting and monthly forecasting exercises in collaboration with Finance and legal teams.
• Partner with tax, AP, and procurement teams to establish proper billing and payment procedures.
• Oversee training programs for new hires and external-facing training with outside counsel.
• Optimize system functionality within our eBilling tool and via integrations.
• Partner with the Sr. Director of Legal Operations on strategic projects and executive initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years in legal operations, knowledge management, project management, or a related field.
• Undergraduate degree (B.A./B.S.) required.
• In-depth understanding of law firm pricing, billing practices, and matter lifecycles.
• Experience designing, negotiating, and evaluating fee agreements and alternative fee arrangements.
• Strong proficiency in legal technology, including AI, eBilling, matter management, and workflow automation tools.

To apply:

If you are qualified, interested, and available, please send 1) your WORD version resume and 2) an email stating why you are a good fit for this position to aakanksha.guleria@elevate.law

ElevateFlex provides an unparalleled platform for you to work with innovative companies and law firms worldwide on various exciting and challenging roles. We pride ourselves on respecting your individuality and choice of career, allowing you to bring your very best to each role, to continue to develop your experience, expertise, and professional network, and be supported with a package of benefits tailored to your needs.

As a member of our talent community, you will benefit from Elevate's curated training suite to enhance and develop your skills. You will have access to hands-on support, networking opportunities, and accessing the most up-to-date resources. By joining our global community of Talent, you will get the opportunity to work with our best top law firms and law department customers.

Equitability and inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex's success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry's most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.

As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.

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