# Legal Operations Lead - Company: [Clera]() - Location: San Francisco - Team: Engineering - Employment type: Full Time - Salary: $160K – $200K - Posted: September 9, 2026 ## Job description ### About the Role This is a foundational role building and owning the legal operating system at a fast-growing AI infrastructure company. You will combine hands-on contracting work with systems thinking, making legal scalable as commercial agreement volume and complexity grows. The role sits at the intersection of legal, operations, and technology. ### What You'll Do * Own the end-to-end legal workflow, including intake, prioritization, approvals, escalation paths, document management, and outside-counsel coordination. * Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements with buyers, data vendors, and partners, including MSAs, SOWs, data licenses, SLAs, NDAs, and vendor contracts. * Build and refine contract templates and negotiation playbooks to handle recurring issues like data rights and usage restrictions consistently and efficiently. * Identify and implement opportunities to automate or streamline high-volume legal workflows using software and AI, while preserving human judgment for complex matters. * Establish clear decision rules for what stays internal, what can be standardized or automated, and what escalates to founders or outside counsel. * Manage outside counsel relationships strategically to control spend, scope work efficiently, and reserve external lawyers for high-value or specialist matters. ### What We're Looking For * Law degree required (LLB or equivalent; EU bachelor of law is acceptable). * 5+ years of experience in legal operations, contracts management, commercial operations, or transactional legal work at a fast-growing technology company. * Demonstrated ability to draft, review, and negotiate commercial technology agreements, with sound judgment on routine versus specialist issues. * Hands-on experience with US commercial contracting conventions. * Experience building or scaling legal operations, contract management, or deal desk functions from an early stage. * Proficiency designing and implementing legal workflows, intake systems, document management processes, and approval frameworks. * Comfort identifying and using legal technology platforms, workflow automation tools, and AI to scale legal work. * Experience managing outside counsel, including scoping work, controlling spend, and determining appropriate escalation. * Background in data licensing, IP-intensive transactions, marketplaces, or businesses where contractual rights tie closely to product functionality is a strong plus. * Strong commercial judgment balancing legal risk against speed, customer needs, and business priorities. ### Compensation & Benefits Base salary range is **$160,000 to $200,000 USD annually**, plus equity and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k, commuter benefits, and unlimited paid time off. Visa sponsorship and relocation support are available for strong candidates. ### Location On-site in the **San Francisco Bay Area** or **Singapore**. ## Apply [Apply on Clera]() Canonical job page: