Legal Operations Manager – AI and Innovation
The Ocean Cleanup
Legal Operations Manager – AI and Innovation
The Ocean Cleanup, a global nonprofit, seeks a Legal Operations Manager to build and scale the legal department's operational infrastructure, including systems, processes, AI/automation, and technology. Based in Rotterdam with hybrid work, this contract role requires 7-10 years of experience and a proven track record in legal operations, technology implementation, and change management.
Legal Operations Manager – AI and Innovation
The Ocean Cleanup, a global nonprofit, seeks a Legal Operations Manager to build and scale the legal department's operational infrastructure, including systems, processes, AI/automation, and technology. Based in Rotterdam with hybrid work, this contract role requires 7-10 years of experience and a proven track record in legal operations, technology implementation, and change management.
Salary
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Soft Skills
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
Key Responsibilities
- Own and build the Legal Operations function.
- Design and implement legal intake, matter management, and reporting systems.
- Identify, evaluate, pilot, and embed technology, AI, and automation tools across legal workflows.
- Build and maintain legal reporting, metrics, and KPI dashboards.
- Own and continuously improve contract infrastructure, templates, playbooks, approval workflows, and contract management processes.
- Develop and maintain process documentation.
- Drive standardization, simplification, and automation across recurring legal processes.
- Coordinate cross-functional workflows connecting legal, compliance, governance, deployment, and operational teams.
- Manage relationships with external legal counsel.
- Support departmental planning, management reporting, OKR tracking, and governance processes.
- Supervise the Legal Working Student.
- Act as the department's lead for legal innovation.
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts supporting river programme deployments and broader operational activities.
- Provide substantive legal support on day-to-day operational legal matters.
- Support legal work relating to river programme expansion and implementation.
- Conduct legal research, regulatory analysis, and jurisdictional mapping across multiple countries.
- Assist the Legal Team with contract, governance, compliance, and operational legal projects as required.