Legal Operations Manager

You will oversee the full contract management lifecycle, maintain templates, and manage renewals. You will improve legal operations processes and systems, vet and implement legal technologies, and manage relationships with vendors and outside counsel. You will support stock and token administration, coordinate international contract implementation, and manage financial relationships with external law firms. You will prepare standard NDAs and contracts, operate independently while escalating legal issues to attorneys as needed, and build monitoring, testing, and training systems to ensure timely reporting and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee contract management lifecycle
• Maintain contract templates and handle renewals
• Improve legal operations processes and systems
• Vet and implement legal technologies
• Manage vendor and consultant relationships
• Support stock and token administration in Carta and token database
• Implement contracts with legal service providers internationally
• Collaborate cross-functionally with finance and user-facing teams
• Manage financial relationships with external law firms
• Prepare standard NDAs and contracts
• Operate independently and escalate to attorneys when necessary
• Build monitoring, testing, and training systems

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (Paralegal certificate or Rechtsanwalt- und Notariatsgehilfe)
• 5-10+ years of experience in consulting, project management, financial compliance, paralegal, or related roles, preferably in financial institutions, e-money/payments, law firms, or FinTech
• Highly organized with proven ability to define and execute processes end to end
• Excellent written communication and ability to present complex issues clearly
• Program management experience and comfort using technology to scale processes
• Facility with GSuite and Microsoft Office and familiarity with SaaS tools
• Familiarity with SQL, Looker, Figma, Slack, and Airtable is a plus
• High integrity, collaborative attitude, and comfort with fast-paced change

Benefits

• Open and collaborative office space in downtown San Francisco
• Unlimited PTO
• Monthly phone reimbursement or a company device
• Daily DoorDash credit for in-office meals
• Top-tier medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Open and collaborative office space in Munich Maxvorstadt
• 30 vacation days in Munich in addition to public holidays
• Deutschland Ticket costs covered
• Free lunch and dinner when in the Munich office