Chief of Staff (Legal)

The role

You will act as strategic partner and extension of the General Counsel for the Legal department. You will shape department strategy, drive key initiatives, and own the legal operating model, budgets and AI adoption.

What you will do

• Shape the department's strategy and annual priorities with the GC.
• Drive execution of the GC's most important strategic initiatives across Legal, Compliance and the business.
• Partner with VP and SVP leaders across the company on initiatives beyond the Legal function.
• Lead Legal's involvement in major corporate transactions such as acquisitions, fundraising and partnerships.
• Represent the GC in selected leadership discussions and anticipate emerging challenges.
• Own leadership meetings, offsites and planning cycles.
• Own leadership communications, executive updates and Board materials for the department.
• Lead strategic transformation across Legal to improve effectiveness and cross-functional collaboration.
• Own the legal budget, outside counsel spend and departmental performance reporting.
• Set direction for Legal's use of AI, automation, contract management and intake tools, and build the legal operations team.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience.
• Several years as a Chief of Staff, strategy lead or senior operator working with senior executives.
• Ownership of complex strategic initiatives and their execution.
• Experience leading or playing a significant role in major corporate transactions.
• Record of leading cross-functional transformation, including AI and automation adoption with measurable improvements.
• Experience in large-scale or rapidly scaling organizations.
• Working knowledge of legal operations, including CLM, intake and legal technology.
• Experience owning departmental budgets, resource planning or outside counsel spend.
• Experience leading teams and developing people.
• Executive judgment to influence VP and SVP leaders without direct authority.
• Strong strategic and commercial judgment.

Nice to have

• Healthcare or regulated industry experience.
• Experience with Ironclad.
• Background spanning consulting, strategy or operations as well as legal.
• Experience working directly with a General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer or executive leadership team.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.
• Flexible Spending/Health Savings Accounts.
• Flexible PTO.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Life Insurance and pet insurance, and more (for salaried positions).

About the company

OpenLoop was co-founded by CEO Dr. Jon Lensing and COO Christian Williams to bring care anywhere. It provides telehealth support solutions for companies offering virtual care to patients in all 50 states.