Legal Operations Lead

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Legal Operations Lead building AI-enabled workflows and knowledge systems for Headway’s mental healthcare platform. Managing legal operations and cross-functional initiatives during rapid growth.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and build AI-assisted legal operations workflows for routing, triage, and answered-question automation outside direct legal advice
  • Build an AI-queryable legal knowledge management system producing trustworthy first-draft answers for attorney review and approval
  • Project manage the legal component of major company initiatives across Headway
  • Oversee daily legal department operations and stakeholder satisfaction
  • Identify operational improvements and implement changes using cross-functional stakeholder input
  • Own and evolve the legal team’s AI roadmap
  • Evaluate, pilot, and implement new legal technology tools
  • Maintain a vetted library of prompts, skills, and workflows for recurring legal tasks
  • Track department adoption and efficiency gains

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of experience in Operations or Project Management within a fast-paced startup environment
  • Hands-on experience using AI at work
  • Clear understanding of where AI helps and falls short
  • Ability to apply AI in Legal and Healthcare contexts is an advantage
  • Experience building Operations workflows
  • Experience evaluating and implementing AI tooling
  • Ability to balance multiple priorities with attention to detail and careful planning
  • Ability to execute and build consensus as project manager on major cross-functional initiatives
  • Strong communication skills and EQ to navigate competing priorities and build effective partnerships
  • Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
  • Must disclose whether visa sponsorship is currently or potentially required

Benefits:

  • Equity compensation
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • HSA / FSA
  • 401K
  • Work-from-Home Stipend
  • Therapy Reimbursement
  • 16-week parental leave for eligible employees
  • Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement and membership
  • 13 paid holidays each year
  • Holiday Break during the week between December 25th and December 31st
  • Flexible PTO
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Training and professional development
  • Robust health and wellness benefits
  • Retirement savings
  • Meaningful ownership opportunities through equity