Director of Legal Operations

Vistra•Irving, TX

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Legal Operations is responsible for driving execution of strategic initiatives and delivering innovative technology and process solutions that enhance the effectiveness of Vistra’s Legal Department. This role focuses on turning vision into reality by building systems, processes, and tools that improve efficiency, streamline operations, and enable attorneys to provide business-aligned outcomes.

Requirements

5-8 years of legal operations, project management and legal support functions.
Knowledge of electricity and power markets
Professional certifications, with focus on process improvement and organizational development
Experience working with law firms, legal departments, or lawyers.

Responsibilities

Translate strategic priorities from Legal Department leadership into actionable programs and measurable outcomes.
Lead process improvement initiatives to simplify workflows, eliminate inefficiencies, and improve service delivery.
Serve as project lead for complex, cross-functional initiatives, ensuring successful execution and adoption.
Own the roadmap, implementation, and optimization of legal technology platforms, including matter management, eBilling , collaboration tools, and workflow automation.
Partner with IT, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure systems are fully integrated with enterprise platforms.
Drive user adoption through structured change management, training, and communication.
Explore and pilot emerging technologies (automation, AI-enabled tools, workflow solutions) to enhance the department’s capabilities.
Develop reporting and analytics to provide insight into department operations and decision-making.
Support financial planning activities such as budgeting inputs, accrual coordination, and spend reporting in partnership with Finance, without serving as the primary budget owner.
Provide attorneys and leaders with data, tools, and frameworks to support more effective resource and project management.
Partner with the Vice President & Associate General Counsel to ensure execution of department priorities.
Collaborate with the Legal Leadership Team to deliver solutions that enable attorneys to operate more efficiently.
Support department-wide initiatives including onboarding, training, and engagement programs that strengthen collaboration and alignment.