Legal Operations Director

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Build Manufacturing is a growing family of industrial and engineering businesses combining enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America’s next generation industrial company. At Re:

Build we deploy deep expertise in engineering, operations management, and technology to supercharge the performance of our member companies. We leverage deep professional expertise and a candid, principled operating culture to drive differentiated outcomes. Ours is a fast‑paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged to pursue their fullest potential.

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Build was founded to pioneer a profitable model for the revitalization of US manufacturing. We’ve assembled a powerful set of complimentary capabilities and lines of business that enable us to pursue a wide range of end markets. Our acquired businesses are grounded in build‑to‑print and by‑the‑hour engineering and design services, and we’re leveraging their combined expertise to migrate to increasingly sophisticated program development and production, as well as the generation of our own products.

Our unique set of capabilities lend themselves to highly complex systems and products, and we offer customers a range of services including product and systems design, automation, fabrication, assembly, and large volume contract manufacturing. Our customers span a wide array of industries including aerospace, defense, mobility, healthcare, pharma, biotech, clean tech, chemicals, energy, lifestyle, food production, and industrial equipment.

We are seeking a proactive and analytical Legal Operations leader who thrives on creating structure, driving efficiency, and enabling scalable growth within a dynamic legal function. The ideal candidate combines strong operational expertise with a strategic mindset—able to translate data into actionable insights, streamline complex workflows, and champion the adoption of modern legal technologies. You bring a balance of precision and practicality, a deep understanding of legal department processes, and the ability to partner cross-functionally to deliver measurable improvements in cost, quality, and performance.

Above all, you are passionate about building a best-in-class legal operations function that empowers the business to move faster, smarter, and with confidence.

• Improve and streamline legal operations by identifying inefficiencies, implementing guidelines, and establishing scalable workflows for contract management, outside counsel management, litigation support, knowledge management, entity management, IP protection, and the provision of legal support;
• Own the administration of all legal technology platforms, including e‑billing system, contract lifecycle management system, legal intake system and other tools;
• Partner with the VP Legal to execute short/long‑term operations plans;
• Develop cost‑saving strategies, optimize outside counsel engagement, and implement guidelines to reduce legal spend while maintaining high‑quality support;
• Analyze key legal department metrics and KPIs through reports and dashboards and implementing changes to drive improvement and enhance operational performance;
• Improve departmental efficiency by implementing continuous improvement initiatives that translate insights into process refinements, technology improvements, and team training programs;
• Oversee day‑to‑day operations of the legal department, act as system‑wide liaison, and monitor service levels and system performance to ensure user satisfaction and compliance.

• Bachelor’s Degree;
• Minimum 5‑7 years’ previous experience in an in‑house legal operations role;
• Demonstrated experience using AI‑powered tools and platforms to enhance productivity, automate workflows, and tackle sophisticated problems;
• Experience with Ironclad and Brightflag preferred.

Salary range: $140K‑160K plus bonus and Long‑Term Incentive Plan.

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