Legal Operations Manager

At Camunda, we have a simple goal: automate any processes, anywhere. All the way from Zalando’s online shop to NASA’s space missions, processes are everywhere, and at Camunda we have made it our mission to enable organizations to design, automate and improve these processes — no matter where they are and what they entail.

Camunda is an open-source software company innovating process automation with a developer-friendly approach that is standards-based, highly scalable, and collaborative for business and IT. A community of tens of thousands of users across companies such as Vodafone, ING, Allianz, Lufthansa, and Atlassian design, automate and improve mission-critical business processes end-to-end with Camunda. Camunda has been repeatedly recognized by Deloitte as a high-growth company and has a presence in Germany, the United States, UK, Singapore, and Australia.

Team / Department description:

We are currently looking for the first member of our Legal Operations function. This role will be working closely with the Director of Legal & Compliance to support the legal department to become scalable and more efficient. You will be able to use your excellent organizational and problem-solving skills to help meet Camunda´s ambitious goals to become the Leader in Process Automation by 2024. This is a remote role with a preference for someone who is based in Germany. If you live in Berlin, even better, you will experience the advantages of flexible working in our office or work remotely.

What you’ll do:

• Design and implement practical processes for the Legal Team and identify, evaluate and implement process team efficiency improvements
• Manage and maintain the Legal Team's technology and systems, workflows, data, and processes
• Develop and maintain tools and processes to maintain, manage, and troubleshoot relationships with outside counsel
• Coordinate, write and facilitate entries for the Legal Department´s Wiki
• Represent the Legal in cross-functional collaboration projects with partner teams (such as sales) to optimize legal support within the company
• Provide data that informs team decision-making through research, gathering of background material, and the identification, tracking, and reporting on key team metrics
• Support the Director of Legal & Compliance in placing purchase orders for outside Counsels and Services (Vendor management)
• Keep track of invoices and support the Director of Legal & Compliance with budget planning

What you’ll bring along:

• 5+ years of relevant experience, ideally in legal operations at a high-growth software technology company or at a law firm
• Demonstrated experience building legal or operational programs, projects, and/or processes
• Understanding of a broad set of core legal functions and services provided by in house legal team
• Natural curiosity, technologically savvy, and willingness to learn and operate tools, applications, and systems that benefit the team’s workflows
• Ability to initiate and manage complex projects across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Resilience, resourcefulness, and the ability to make recommendations and decisions with imperfect facts
• Ability to create compelling and engaging business communications that clearly communicate complex topics
• Understanding of iterative process implementations and an ability to influence other teams to adopt new systems that create cross-functional efficiencies
• Demonstrated financial understanding

What we have to offer:

· A high growth software company with a 4.7 Glassdoor rating and a >90% CEO approval.

• A team of wonderful and highly qualified colleagues working in a friendly and agile environment
• Freedom of choice for your technical equipment, e.g. Mac or Linux or Windows
• Flexible working conditions and the ability to work from home
• Competitive Salary & Full Benefits, including incl. 30 days of paid vacation
• Free Sports Club passes
• Free German and English classes