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Block · 3 hours ago

Legal Operations Lead

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$218K/yr - $327K/yr

8+ years exp

Block is a company focused on economic empowerment, seeking a Legal Operations Lead to enhance their Counsel organization's operations. The role involves leading legal tech strategy, managing legal systems, and optimizing processes through automation and AI.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead the charge on defining and driving our legal tech strategy, including setting the vision, building the roadmap, and delivering tools that make our team faster, smarter, and more connected

Oversee our suite of legal systems (like CLM, eBilling, knowledge management and workflow platforms), ensuring they're optimized, well-integrated, and aligned with how the business actually works

Manage our core digital platforms, keeping them efficient, intuitive, and budget-conscious

Partner across Legal, Policy, IT, Finance, Business Operations and beyond to evaluate and roll out technology and solutions that streamlines work and improves the experience for everyone who touches it

Design elegant solutions and connecting the dots between business needs and technology

Build and maintain relationships with vendors, ensuring we get measurable value from our tech investments

Lead multi-quarter, cross-functional projects that push automation, AI, and data-driven insights deeper into how we deliver our work throughout the organization

Help create operational excellence wherever opportunities exist

Qualification

Legal operationsTech strategyAutomation initiativesBudget managementStakeholder managementDocuSign CLMAdaptive communicationBuilding trustCollaborative mindset

Required

8+ years of experience in legal operations, tech strategy, or a related operations-focused role

Experience leading automation or AI initiatives that drive measurable improvements

Capacity for managing budgets, timelines, and stakeholders, with a sharp eye for detail and follow-through

Adaptive communication methods, translating technical detail into clear business value

A collaborative and curious mindset, unafraid to experiment or rethink how things are done

Experience building trust quickly and working well with everyone from senior leadership to individual contributors

Preferred

Familiarity with platforms like DocuSign CLM or workflow automation tools (bonus points for hands-on implementation experience)

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

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Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment.

Founded in 1990

Oakland, California, US

10001+ employees

https://block.xyz/

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