Legal Operations Manager, Vendor & Spend Management

The role

You will own the vendor management and spend optimization program for the Legal, Policy, and Compliance departments. You will manage law firm spend, drive the e-billing program, and partner with leadership on budget strategy.

What you will do

• Own expense management, law firm and vendor spend oversight, and annual budget planning
• Build automated accrual models and leverage predictive spend analytics
• Drive the legal e-billing program end-to-end
• Build and maintain a law firm panel program and spend optimization strategy
• Partner with legal department leadership on budget strategy and law firm selection
• Lead the relationship with FP&A on invoicing, accruals, and month-end financial processes
• Administer and optimize the legal e-billing system
• Manage complex integrations between Brightflag and internal ERP/FP&A systems
• Build reports and dashboards that translate spend data into actionable insights

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 6+ years of relevant experience at a comparable in-house legal practice
• Deep vendor and law firm spend management experience
• Hands-on experience with e-billing platforms, law firm panel programs, and negotiating alternative fee arrangements
• Experience independently managing legal budgets, accruals, and forecasting processes in partnership with FP&A
• Ability to design, implement, and improve operational processes at scale
• Experience building reports and dashboards
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly

Nice to have

• experience at a high-growth technology company

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401(k)
• equity
• bonus eligibility

Before you apply

• Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period

About the company

Coinbase is a remote-first company with a mission to increase economic freedom. The environment is intense and focuses on building the future of finance.