Legal Operations Manager

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THE ROLE: 

We are seeking a highly motivated Legal Operations Manager (“LOM”) with excellent problem-solving and project management abilities to join our growing team.  The LOM will establish a world-class Legal Operations function to help drive key Law Department projects and initiatives, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our Law Department, and manage our legal billing function. 

THE PERSON: 

They possess excellent listening, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, and are motivated to learn the functions of legal operations and tailor processes and tools accordingly. With outstanding project implementation and management abilities, they thrive as a team player, passionate about building relationships and collaborating with legal teammates and key stakeholders. They maintain a continuous focus on improving Law Department processes and practices. Furthermore, they are adept at thriving in dynamic, fast-paced environments and successfully managing multiple deadlines. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Project Management

• Assess overall maturity of current legal operations function, develop and drive implementation of recommendations.
• Define and drive strategic and operational initiatives with on-time and on-budget results.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and create efficiencies.

Data Analytics and Reporting

• Develop and maintain information dashboards for the General Counsel and leadership team.

Department Applications

• Assess maturity and effectiveness of current software systems and develop corrective action plan, including maximizing benefit from the existing suite of applications and driving further efficiencies by identifying and onboarding new tools.
• Manage the Systems Administrative Specialist responsible for the suite of legal software applications.
• Develop and implement Law Department AI roadmap.
• Oversee the Law Department’s intranet site to communicate timely and relevant information to and interface with company stakeholders.

Law Department Spend

• Support Law Department leadership in the management of the budget, including tracking spend, assisting with budget matters and optimizing spend workflows within the Law Department
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Finance, IT and HR

Training

• In coordination with Law Department leadership and stakeholders, help in       the creation and management of training materials and courses administered   by the Law Department

 PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Experience managing legal operations or large-scale program management, ideally with experience in the design and implementation of a Legal Operations function.  
• Excellent project management experience, including experience designing and driving projects involving collaboration with multiple stakeholders and impacting multiple departments. 
• Strong experience owning and managing a legal billing function and budget, including experience with related applications such as Legal Tracker 
• Demonstrated ability to advance and complete projects on-time. 
• Strong experience in developing, implementing, and using legal department technology solutions, including experience with applications such as PowerBI, Onit (or equivalent CLMs), AdobeSign (or equivalent), Workfront and Luminance (or comparable AI tool)  

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

BA or BS preferred.

LOCATION: 

Santa Clara, CA

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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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