Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing design, development, and fabrication services. They are seeking a Senior Manager, Legal Operations to lead the strategy and governance of legal operations, focusing on contract lifecycle management and legal technology to drive operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve GlobalFoundries' legal operations technology roadmap, including contract lifecycle management platforms, workflow automation tools, and emerging AI capabilities
- Lead the administration, optimization, and governance of CLM solutions, including templates, workflows, integrations, reporting, and user experience
- Identify, evaluate, and implement AI-enabled solutions that improve contracting efficiency, accelerate legal service delivery, and enhance business support
- Partner closely with Legal, IT, Procurement, Sales, Finance, and other stakeholders to streamline contracting and legal workflows across the enterprise
- Drive adoption of self-service contracting capabilities, automation tools, playbooks, and standardized processes that improve scalability and consistency
- Establish governance frameworks for legal technology and AI solutions, ensuring appropriate controls related to privacy, security, compliance, and risk management
- Oversee operational processes supporting commercial agreements, NDAs, procurement contracts, technology agreements, and other legal transactions
- Develop and monitor key operational metrics, dashboards, and reporting to measure effectiveness, adoption, cycle times, workload trends, and business impact
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing cycle times, improving stakeholder experience, mitigating risk, and increasing operational efficiency
- Create and maintain process documentation, standard operating procedures, training materials, and governance frameworks
- Manage relationships with external legal technology vendors and service providers, including roadmap planning, upgrades, performance reviews, and contract management
- Lead cross-functional projects and change management initiatives that support the modernization and digital transformation of Legal operations
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Legal leadership on technology investments, process optimization opportunities, and operational strategy
- Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements, and programs
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in business, Legal Studies, Information Systems, Operations, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in Legal Operations, Contract Management, Legal Technology, Procurement Operations, or related discipline
- Experience implementing, administering, or optimizing Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platforms
- Demonstrated success leading technology-enabled process transformation initiatives
- Strong program and project management capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Experience working across Legal, IT, and business organizations to deliver enterprise solutions
- Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
- Experience with Icertis or other leading CLM platforms
- Experience implementing AI, automation, or digital transformation initiatives
- Semiconductor, manufacturing, or global technology industry experience
- Experience with CRM, ERP, and enterprise system integrations
- Experience developing operational dashboards and business metrics
- Lean Six Sigma, process improvement, or operational excellence certification
- Advanced degree (MBA, JD, or equivalent) preferred
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