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Legal Operations Partner
Gusto · San Francisco, United States
About The Role
Join Gusto's Legal & Compliance team as a Legal Operations Partner. In this hands-on role, you will drive the operational strategy, optimize systems and workflows, manage budgets, and oversee outside counsel relationships. You will also represent Gusto within the Legal Operations community and stay current on emerging technologies and best practices. This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact in a high-growth technology company.
- Conduire la stratégie opérationnelle de l'équipe juridique et de conformité, comprendre les défis opérationnels, identifier les opportunités d'amélioration des systèmes et des flux de travail.
- Maintenir et optimiser une technologie de pointe axée sur l'IA. Collaborer avec les équipes interfonctionnelles pour identifier les technologies, négocier avec les fournisseurs et superviser la mise en œuvre.
- Gérer les relations avec les avocats externes, y compris les nouvelles missions, les directives de facturation, la facturation et la facturation électronique. Élaborer une stratégie de gestion des avocats externes axée sur la discipline des coûts.
- Proven ability to build and maintain metrics and reporting frameworks, including operational KPIs
- Experience engaging and managing outside counsel, legal spend, budgeting, and program management
- 5+ years of legal operations experience at a high-growth technology company
- A builder's mindset — demonstrated success building and improving processes, not just running them, with measurable results
- Hands on expertise with legal tooling-selection, implementation, and day-to-day operation (CLM, e-billing, matter management, procurement systems)
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted legal tools and a fluency (or path to fluency) in agentic / automated legal workflows (e.g. Claude CoWork)
- Experience implementing AI and technology within legal operations
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders across Legal, Finance, IT, Security, and Procurement
- Legal Operations community involvement (CLOC, Legal Suite)
- Creative problem-solving skills and the confidence to take smart risks
- Experience at a SaaS or otherwise high-velocity technology company
- Energy, curiosity, and a drive to be part of something groundbreaking
- A team-first approach, with no job too big or too small
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