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Strava · 12 hours ago

Senior Legal Operations Manager

Strava is the app for active people, motivating individuals to live their best active lives. As a Senior Legal Operations Manager, you will be responsible for scaling and optimizing the Legal function, managing legal operations strategy, systems, processes, and vendor management while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Own and continuously improve the legal operations roadmap, aligning operational priorities with Legal and company-wide goals
Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of legal workflows, including contract lifecycle management, matter intake, and compliance processes
Own and administer legal technology systems, including contract management, matter management, e-billing, discovery, AI, and related tools
Partner with Legal, Finance, IT, People, Procurement, and other teams to drive cross-functional initiatives, operational excellence, and autonomy / self-service
Manage outside counsel relationships, including onboarding, performance management, rate negotiations, and spend optimization
Own legal budgeting, forecasting, and spend tracking, providing clear and actionable insights to Legal leadership
Develop and maintain SOPs, SLAs, playbooks, templates, and enablement resources for Legal and business teams
Build reporting, dashboards, and KPIs that provide visibility into legal workload, risk, performance, and efficiency
Triage and provide frontline support for requests from the Company to the legal department

Qualification

Legal operationsLegal project managementLegal technology platformsVendor managementBudget managementCollaborationCommunication skillsDetail-orientedOrganizational skills

Required

8+ years of experience in legal operations, legal project management, or related in-house legal roles
Hands-on experience owning legal technology platforms and driving adoption
Experience managing legal spend, vendors, and budgets with a strong focus on efficiency and value
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with senior stakeholders
Confidence using modern tools and systems (e.g., Generative AI, CLM tools, Asana, Slack, Notion) to amplify impact

Preferred

Deep experience supporting in-house legal teams
An understanding of how legal services are delivered at scale
A collaborative, no-task-is-beneath-me approach to your work
Supreme organization, exceptional accountability, and a detail-oriented mindset
A passion for bringing structure and order to dynamic situations

Company

Strava is a social fitness app that tracks running, cycling, and workouts, connecting athletes.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$151.85M
Key Investors
Sequoia CapitalJackson Square VenturesMadrone Capital Partners
2025-05-22Series Unknown
2025-05-22Debt Financing
2020-11-17Series F· $110M

Leadership Team

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Michael Martin
CEO & Board Member
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Rob Terrell
Chief Technology Officer
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