People Program Manager for Market Expansion

Location: New York City; on-site

Company

Legora develops an AI-native workspace that helps legal professionals analyze documents and manage end-to-end legal workflows.

What you will do

• Own the People workstream for multiple market expansions from initial scoping through launch and operational handover.
• Build roadmaps covering milestones, dependencies, decision points, accountable owners, risks, and blockers.
• Coordinate People Operations, People Tech, Reward, Talent Acquisition, Legal, Finance, and external partners.
• Define People-readiness criteria for employment setup, payroll, benefits, policies, systems, employee data, onboarding, and internal communications.
• Establish governance rhythms, prepare senior-stakeholder decision materials, and drive complex work to resolution.
• Create and improve a scalable market-expansion playbook with plans, checklists, templates, decision logs, and handover requirements.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in program management, PMO, transformation, international expansion, People projects, or another complex cross-functional environment.
• Track record of leading projects with multiple workstreams, stakeholders, dependencies, and deadlines.
• Ability to turn ambiguity into structured, executable plans and adapt when priorities or assumptions change.
• Experience coordinating senior stakeholders and driving progress without formal authority.
• Strong communication, documentation, risk-management, and accountability skills.
• High ownership, sound judgment, and attention to delivery quality in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with international employment, entity setup, payroll implementation, global People Operations, or market expansion.
• Experience using AI tools or building agentic workflows to improve program delivery.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person environment in the Union Square office with company-provided lunch.
• Collaboration with teams and clients across Europe, APAC, and North America.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, including Aetna and Kaiser Permanente options.
• HSA or Healthcare FSA, parental leave, dependent care FSA, and One Medical membership.
• 401(k) with company match, unlimited PTO, commuter benefits, life insurance, disability coverage, and additional voluntary benefits.