VP, Office of the General Counsel

Job Description

• This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a VP, Office of the General Counsel in United States. This senior leadership role offers the opportunity to drive operational excellence within a dynamic and fast-paced legal organization. Acting as a strategic partner to the General Counsel, you will play a central role in coordinating legal operations, aligning cross-functional priorities, and ensuring efficient execution across multiple legal disciplines. The position combines operational leadership, strategic planning, legal technology oversight, and process optimization to support a scalable and high-performing legal function. You will collaborate closely with legal leadership, finance, HR, and executive stakeholders to improve workflows, reporting, vendor management, and resource planning. This role is ideal for a highly organized and forward-thinking professional who thrives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments and enjoys building systems that enhance efficiency and transparency. The position also offers the opportunity to drive innovation through AI adoption, workflow automation, and operational transformation initiatives.
• Accountabilities: Coordinate activities across legal functions including corporate matters, governance, compliance, litigation, and transactional operations to ensure alignment and timely execution. Partner closely with the General Counsel and legal leadership team to drive strategic priorities and operational effectiveness. Establish execution standards, timelines, reporting structures, and escalation processes across legal teams. Lead legal operational planning initiatives, including budgeting, resource allocation, forecasting, and prioritization in collaboration with finance and HR stakeholders. Oversee legal spend management, outside counsel relationships, vendor performance, and cost tracking processes. Develop and manage reporting frameworks, dashboards, KPIs, and executive updates to support visibility and decision-making. Drive the strategy and implementation of legal technology tools, workflow systems, and process optimization initiatives. Identify operational inefficiencies and implement scalable improvements that enhance collaboration, service delivery, and organizational effectiveness. Support organizational design efforts including capacity planning, role clarity, and team development initiatives. Lead or oversee initiatives related to AI adoption, automation tools, and operational innovation within the legal function. Manage internal legal communications to ensure transparency around priorities, progress, and departmental initiatives. Requirements: 5–10+ years of experience in Legal Operations, Chief of Staff, operational leadership, or related roles within legal or professional services environments. Proven experience working closely with General Counsel, executive leadership teams, or senior legal stakeholders. Strong expertise in legal operations, including budgeting, vendor management, outside counsel oversight, and service delivery models. Experience implementing operational improvements, workflow optimization initiatives, and legal technology solutions. Familiarity with legal technology platforms such as eBilling systems, workflow tools, reporting platforms, or automation technologies. Demonstrated ability to build reporting frameworks, dashboards, KPIs, and executive-level communications. Strong organizational, analytical, and project management skills within complex, transaction-driven, multi-stakeholder environments. Understanding of governance, compliance, and risk management considerations within corporate legal functions. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration abilities. Strategic mindset combined with operational execution capabilities and attention to detail. Ability to work remotely within the East Coast region of the United States, with preference for candidates based in the NY Metro area. Benefits: Competitive executive-level compensation package. Flexible remote work environment for East Coast-based candidates. Opportunity to work closely with executive leadership and influence strategic legal operations. Exposure to complex, high-impact legal and operational initiatives. Collaborative and innovation-focused work culture. Professional growth opportunities within a dynamic and evolving organization. Opportunity to lead AI and automation transformation initiatives within the legal function. Cross-functional exposure across finance, HR, governance, compliance, and executive operations.
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