Manager, Legal Operations

Liquidia•,

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Legal Operations is responsible for enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency, and scalability of Liquidia's Legal and Compliance function. Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, this individual serves as the operational leader for the department, driving process optimization, legal technology solutions, contract administration, outside counsel management, budget oversight, compliance program support and insurance administration support. This role partners closely with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Human Resources, Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, and other business functions to ensure the Legal department delivers timely, high-quality client service while maintaining a strong culture of compliance and risk management. The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen, project management expertise, and a continuous improvement mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced biopharmaceutical environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
7+ years of experience in legal operations, corporate legal support, compliance operations, contract management, paralegal functions, or related business operations roles.
Demonstrated experience implementing operational improvements, legal technologies, and scalable business processes.
Experience managing budgets, vendor relationships, and outside counsel expenditures.
Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a cross-functional, dynamic and highly collaborative environment.
Proficiency with legal technology platforms, Microsoft 365 applications, and reporting tools.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting an in-house legal department within the life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or healthcare industry.
Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM), matter management, billing by outside counsel, and compliance systems.
Certification in legal operations, project management, compliance, or process improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

Manage departmental priorities, initiatives, and operational objectives aligned with Liquidia's corporate strategy and growth plans.
Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and reporting metrics to measure legal department performance and service delivery.
Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and improve stakeholder experience.
Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, templates, playbooks, and workflow documentation to support consistency and scalability.
Manage departmental projects and cross-functional initiatives, ensuring timely execution and stakeholder alignment.
Lead the implementation, optimization, and administration of legal and compliance technology solutions, including contract lifecycle management (CLM), document management matter management, and compliance systems.
Establish centralized repositories and knowledge management resources that improve access to legal information and institutional knowledge.
Evaluate emerging legal technology and AI-enabled solutions to improve operational efficiency and business value.
Drive adoption of legal technology tools through training, communications, other change management, and ongoing support.
Serve as the primary relationship manager for billing departments of outside counsel and legal service providers.
Oversee billing guidelines, spend management, and vendor performance metrics.
Monitor legal expenditures and ensure outside counsel activities align with budget expectations and business needs.
Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency while maintaining high-quality legal support.
Partner with Finance to develop, manage, and track the Legal and Compliance departmental budget.
Monitor spend against budget forecasts and provide leadership with meaningful reports, analyses, and recommendations.
Manage invoice review and approval processes and support annual budgeting and financial planning activities.
Support contract lifecycle management processes, including intake, tracking, execution, storage, obligations management, and reporting.
Develop tools and processes that improve visibility into contract status, key obligations, renewal timelines, and risk areas.
Partner with internal stakeholders to optimize contracting workflows and improve turnaround times.
Maintain records related to corporate insurance policies and assist with annual renewal processes.
Coordinate collection of information and documentation necessary for insurance renewals and claims management.
Establish procedures for identifying, documenting, and escalating potential claims or risk events.
Track claims and risk mitigation activities through resolution.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned to support the evolving needs of the Legal and Compliance function and their internal clients.