Legal Operations Manager

About the Role

Hinge Health is seeking a Legal Operations Manager to join the legal team. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated legal ops professional to join the market leader of Digital Health MSK services at a critical phase of the company's growth. The position offers the opportunity to work with a best-in-class Legal Ops function and a dedicated, talented and welcoming group of legal and compliance professionals.

As part of the Legal Ops team, the Legal Operations Manager will manage Legal and Compliance team operations by creating, managing, and improving processes for the efficient delivery of legal services by the Legal and Compliance team to stakeholders throughout the company. Duties will include managing strategic and high visibility projects, improving the use of legal technologies, improving workflows, developing process documentation and training. This position will also work cross-functionally across business teams and collaborate with a diverse group of stakeholders to maximize the efficiency of the Legal team, create and execute plans to improve Legal Ops functionality and impact, and scale processes to support our Legal team and enterprise goals.

What You'll Accomplish

• Work cross-functionally in project managing key company-wide initiatives driven by our team, building and tracking project features, milestones, and dependencies

• Create processes and templates to organize projects, legal advice and document business processes

• Provide ongoing assistance to various legal functions, including product, commercial, employment and compliance, including managing administration of the company’s patent program

• Build, manage and improve legal self-service and knowledge management resources

• Establish and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the legal team’s performance and efficiency; create and maintain dashboards and reports to provide leadership with insights into legal spend and operational trends

• Lead the selection, implementation, and management of legal technology solutions, including AI, e-billing, and ticketing systems

• Oversee the entire outside counsel and legal vendor management lifecycle, including onboarding, billing, and performance tracking; manage and administer the legal team's billing platform

• Develop and manage the legal department's annual budget and forecasting processes in collaboration with Finance

Hinge Health Hybrid Model

We believe that remote work and in-person work have their own advantages and disadvantages, and we want to be able to leverage the best of both worlds. Employees in hybrid roles are required to be in the office 3 days per week, for the full 8 hours of a typical business day. The San Francisco office has a dog-friendly workplace program.

Basic Qualifications

• B.A. or B.S. degree and legal operations management experience

• 2-3+ years experience in the areas of legal operations or project management, in-house or at a law firm preferred

• Able to develop project plans and timelines, align key stakeholders and drive project completion

• Experience breaking down processes and identifying key pain points to support business improvements

• Able to prioritize effectively and handle multiple projects simultaneously

• Detail-oriented, well-organized, and able to prioritize multiple high-importance activities, driving results

• Exercise sound judgment, learn quickly and work well under time pressures

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with a healthcare technology company

• Able to provide executive-level project management

• Proactive, resourceful and able to function independently with minimal supervision

• Excellent oral and written communication, research, interpersonal and organizational skills

• Able to cover a wide range and level of tasks - from thinking strategically to troubleshooting detail where needed

• Desire and aptitude for learning new concepts on the job and taking on new responsibilities

• Previous experience managing IP programs

• Strong understanding of legal department metrics, budgeting, and financial analysis

• Legal operations certification (e.g., CLOC, ACC Legal Ops) or Project Management Certification

• Experience with legal technology:

  • Legal e-billing software (e.g., Brightflag, Legal Tracker, Team Connect, Passport, SimpleLegal, Onnit)

  • Contract lifecycle management or CLM (e.g., home-grown systems, Ironclad, Salesforce)

  • Workflow automation (e.g., Tonkean, Streamline, Checkbox)

  • Legal AI tools (e.g., GC AI, Ivo, Luminance)

  • Knowledge management software

Compensation

This position will have an annual salary, plus equity and benefits. Please note the annual salary range is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. The annual salary range for this position is $118,400 - $177,600.

• Inclusive healthcare and benefits: On top of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, we offer employees and their family members help with gender-affirming care, tools for family and fertility planning, and travel reimbursements if healthcare isn’t available where you live.
• Planning for the future: Start saving for the future with our traditional or Roth 401k retirement plan options which include a 2% company match.
• Modern life stipends: Manage your own learning and development