Legal Operations Manager

Location: Remote. Candidates living in, or able to relocate to, the Detroit metro area are preferred.

Company

hirify.global is developing safe, reliable, customizable vehicles in the USA as part of its reindustrialization mission.

What you will do

• Design and improve the Legal Department's operating model from intake and triage through execution, retention, and reporting.
• Build scalable workflows for high-volume legal requests, beginning with marketing and advertising reviews.
• Implement and optimize contract management, knowledge management, and e-billing processes.
• Lead vendor selection, implementation, and adoption of legal technology, including intake workflows and contract lifecycle management systems.
• Develop contract approval matrices, regulatory playbooks, self-service resources, metrics, and leadership dashboards.
• Lead cross-functional projects with Finance, IT, Marketing, legal leadership, and other business partners.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with significant legal operations exposure in legal operations, process improvement, program management, or business operations supporting a legal, regulatory, compliance, or policy function.
• Experience in a legal, regulatory, compliance, or policy environment is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience implementing legal or business technology platforms, such as intake and workflow tools, CLM, DMS, or e-billing systems.
• Ability to learn and administer new technology tools.
• Working financial knowledge of budgeting, accruals, and cost control.
• Confidence working with executives, outside counsel, technology vendors, and cross-functional partners.

Nice to have

• Experience managing a budget or a team.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work environment.
• Culture centered on safety, customer focus, teamwork, continuous improvement, resourcefulness, and respectful collaboration.
• Commitment to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.
• Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process.