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Legal Operations Director

Legal Operations Director

The Trade DeskSan Jose, CA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. How? With a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers - and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency. We are proud of the culture we have built. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.

So, if you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, then we want to talk!

What we do :

We are looking for a strategic and execution-focused legal operations leader to help drive the legal department's technology roadmap. This role will work closely with legal, IT, and cross-functional teams to evaluate tools, lead system implementations, and continuously improve the user experience for both legal and business stakeholders. This is a highly impactful role with the opportunity to shape how technology enables and scales the legal function in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Your work will directly support the legal team's ability to operate more effectively, deliver services faster, and align more closely with broader business needs.

What you'll do :

  • Help to create and lead the legal department's technology strategy, including implementation, optimization, and oversight of core legal systems (e.g., CLM, eBilling, and Workflow platforms).
  • Own and manage legal digital platforms, including SharePoint, Confluence, and internal workflow tools, ensuring alignment with department needs and ease of use.
  • Partner with cross functional teams to evaluate, and implement legal technology solutions that improve efficiency, and enhance user experience.
  • Drive adoption of legal tools through effective change management, communication, stakeholder training, and documentation.
  • Partner with Legal, IT, Procurement, Finance, and cross-functional stakeholders to integrate legal tools with enterprise systems.
  • Manage legal tech vendor relationships.
  • Lead complex, cross-functional projects aimed at transforming how legal services are delivered.

Who you are :

  • 12+ years of experience in legal operations or legal technology, ideally in a high-growth or enterprise environment.
  • Strong technical acumen with hands-on experience implementing and managing legal systems and integrating them with broader enterprise platforms.
  • Track record of driving automation initiatives and building measurable improvements in legal workflows.
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to execute across multiple priorities and lead through ambiguity.
  • Excellent project management and communication skills with the ability to engage across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Collaborative, detail-oriented, and results-driven with a passion for legal innovation.
  • Familiarity with legal tech platforms such as DocuSign CLM, Legal Tracker, Workflow Automation tools is a plus.
  • Ability to interact and build trust across all levels of the company.
  • The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

    Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

    The Trade Desk will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652

    CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC residents only : In accordance with CO, CA, IL, NY, WA, and Washington DC law, the range provided is The Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location. All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as sales-based incentives and commissions. Plus, expected benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents, retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, well-being benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, parental leave, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter, and around 13 paid holidays per year. Employees can also purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

    The Trade Desk also offers a competitive benefits package. Click here to learn more.

    Note : Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave

    At the Trade Desk, Base Salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is

    $137,300 — $251,800 USD

    As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to making our job application process accessible to everyone and toproviding reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you have a disability or medical condition and requirean accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process,please contact us at accommodations@thetradedesk.com

    You can also contact us using the same email address if you have a disability and need assistance to access our Company website.

    When contacting us, please provide your contact information and specify the nature of your accessibility issue.

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