Chief of Staff, Legal & Compliance Operations (Remote)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary

This role serves as an operational leader and strategic partner to the Chief Legal Officer, responsible for scaling Legal and Compliance operations while acting as Chief of Staff to ensure execution of priorities, alignment across functions, and effective leadership cadence.

Key Responsibilities

Legal & Compliance Operations

• Lead Legal and Compliance operational strategy, planning, and execution
• Own department budgeting, vendor management, outside counsel engagement strategy, and spend optimization
• Drive process improvement across outside counsel spend, contract lifecycle, matter and document management, and compliance workflows
• Partner with Compliance leadership to align operating models, reporting, and risk management
• Implement and optimize legal technology and data analytics
• Establish and track KPIs and update dashboards for Legal and Compliance performance

Chief of Staff to the CLO

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the CLO on priorities, sequencing, and execution
• Translate CLO vision into actionable operating plans and track progress
• Own leadership cadence: ELT prep, Legal and Compliance leadership meetings, offsites, and communications
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives involving Legal, Compliance, GA, Finance, HR, IT, and Commercial
• Act as delegate for the CLO in meetings and initiatives when appropriate
• Drive special projects, partnership and M&A integration work, and enterprise initiatives as assigned

Leadership & Influence

• Enable Legal and Compliance leaders to operate at a higher strategic level
• Improve decision quality and speed through structure, data, and clarity
• Serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders across the enterprise
• Build scalable systems that reduce friction and increase organizational trust in Compliance and Legal

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 8–12+ year's experience in legal operations, compliance operations, consulting, or strategy/ops roles required
• Experience working directly with senior executives (CLO, GC, CCO, or equivalent) required
• Legal or Compliance experience in a regulated industry is preferred
• Strong business acumen and comfort operating in regulated environments
• Proven ability to manage ambiguity and drive execution across multiple priorities
• Exceptional communication, judgment, and executive presence

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