Legal Operations Manager (USA)

Trexquant is a growing systematic fund manager with a core team of highly accomplished technologists. We apply a wide variety of statistical and machine learning techniques to build investment portfolios and trade our client assets in global equity and futures markets. We are hiring a Contract Manager based in Stamford, CT to manage data and technology procurement contracts. This position will sit in the Company’s Legal and Compliance team.

We are seeking a Legal Operations Manager to join our growing legal and compliance functions. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building scalable, tech-enabled legal processes and managing the operational backbone of a high-performing legal team.

You will implement and maintain contract management systems, automate workflows, ensure compliance and recordkeeping, support regulatory filings, and manage the intake and tracking of legal requests. You will also handle less complex contract negotiations using established form agreements and playbooks.

Responsibilities :

• Administer and optimize Trexquant’s contract lifecycle using contract management tools (e.g., Ironclad, Conga).
• Manage legal document execution and storage processes.
• Track contract renewals and compliance obligations.
• Build and maintain Jira or other solution-based workflows for legal request intake, approvals, and reporting.
• Proactively identify opportunities to automate and streamline legal and compliance processes.
• Develop workflow descriptions and provide training to improve operational efficiency across the firm.
• Review, negotiate, and redline agreements such as NDAs, vendor contracts, and amendments using form templates and playbooks.
• Coordinate with internal business teams and external counterparties to finalize contracts.
• Maintain organized filing systems for regulatory and corporate compliance materials.
• Support reporting, audit, and policy implementation efforts.

Requirements :

Trexquant is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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