Palo Alto Networks
Senior Legal Operations Manager
$121K–$196K
Santa Clara, United States of America +1 · No · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, United States of America
Plano, United States of America - Experience
- 7+ years.
- Visa sponsorship
- Will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
About the job
Own legal technology products and programs, leading AI and enterprise legal tech deployment, process improvement, change management, analytics, and related legal operations.
What you'll do
- Evaluate, implement, maintain, and plan the roadmap for AI and enterprise legal technology; create business requirements, SOPs, process maps, and architecture materials.
- Coordinate with IT, InfoSec, Procurement, Finance, and Legal; lead change management, communications, training, and tool adoption.
- Develop operational KPIs and dashboards, track ROI, and support legal budgets and technology and educational subscription management.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of global Legal Operations experience within a large, fast-paced technology enterprise, leading AI implementation, CLM redesign, Company Front Door, chatbot, and Privacy systems.
- Demonstrated technical project management experience leading complex cross-functional programs from strategy through execution using Agile methodologies.
- Hands-on experience building dashboards, managing data hygiene, and using data visualization tools.
- Strong budget, timeline, and subscription lifecycle management skills; excellent communication and ability to influence without direct authority.
Nice to have
- Advanced project management certification (PMP, Agile, etc.).
- Familiarity with Ironclad, SimpleLegal, Legora, Gemini, and Salesforce; legal technology project experience at a global in-house Fortune500 company is also cited.
Pay
$121,000.00 - $195,800.00/yr (USD; base salary)
Tools
AI, CLM, Ironclad, SimpleLegal, Legora, Gemini, Salesforce, Tableau
AI focus
Lead evaluation, implementation, maintenance, and business-as-usual management of AI legal technology, including AI implementation, chatbot optimization, and AI-enabled workflows.
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