Legal Operations Manager

Description WHO WE ARE Come join the company reinventing data security, empowering businesses to realize the full potential of their data. As the leading data security platform purpose-built for the cloud era, Cyera's mission is to reinvent how businesses secure data, enable agile collaboration, and boldly pursue new business opportunities. Trusted by security teams at leading global businesses, our team is proving that data security is the next big thing in cyber. Backed by the world's leading investors and working with a large and growing list of Fortune 1000 companies, we are looking for world-class talent to join us as we usher in the new era of data security. THE OPPORTUNITY As Legal Operations Manager at Cyera, you'll own and scale the systems, processes, and tools that power our commercial and supplier contracting engine. Sitting within our growing Legal team and reporting directly to the Director of Legal, you'll play a critical role in building a best-in-class legal operations function that enables speed, consistency, and smart risk management as Cyera continues to scale. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives at the intersection of legal, technology, and business operations. You'll partner closely with Legal, Sales, Procurement, Finance, Security, and other cross-functional teams to optimize workflows, implement automation, and ensure our contracting infrastructure keeps pace with the business. At Cyera, we're lean and fast-moving-so your impact will be immediate, visible, and meaningful. We're looking for a strategic operator with a builder mindset, strong judgment, and a passion for legal technology. If you love turning complexity into scalable systems, enjoy working at speed, and bring a solution-oriented approach, you'll fit right in. RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own and scale Cyera's legal operations function, with a primary focus on commercial and vendor contracting workflows.
• Act as the system owner for Ironclad, including implementation, configuration, optimization, integrations, reporting, and ongoing administration.
• Design, build, and continuously improve end-to-end contract lifecycle management (CLM) processes, from intake and triage through execution, storage, and renewal.
• Develop and maintain legal templates, clause libraries, playbooks, approval matrices, and fallback positions to support efficient contracting at scale.
• Partner with Legal, Sales, Procurement, Finance, Security, and other stakeholders to streamline contracting workflows and reduce friction while maintaining risk standards.
• Drive adoption and optimization of legal AI tools, including contract review, redlining, intake automation, knowledge management, and analytics.
• Evaluate, implement, and manage legal technology vendors, with a strong focus on automation, data quality, and measurable impact.
• Build dashboards, reporting, and metrics to track contract volume, cycle times, bottlenecks, risk trends, and legal team performance.
• Support privacy, data protection, and regulatory workflows by operationalizing requirements related to GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, UK/EU data protection, and emerging AI regulations.
• Stay current on legal operations best practices, CLM trends, and AI-driven legal tooling, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Support ad-hoc legal projects and operational initiatives aligned with Cyera's growth and evolving business needs.

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ironclad CLM and Salesforce experience is mandatory - including hands-on administration, workflow design, and optimization in a live environment.
• Demonstrable experience implementing and using legal AI tools (e.g., AI contract review, intake automation, clause extraction, analytics, or knowledge management).
• 5+ years of experience in legal operations, commercial legal operations, or a closely related role, ideally within a fast-paced technology company.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting processes, including MSAs, SaaS agreements, vendor agreements, and related workflows.
• Experience partnering with in-house legal teams and cross-functional stakeholders to scale processes without sacrificing quality or risk control.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience building reports, metrics, and dashboards to drive decision-making.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate legal and operational complexity into clear, actionable guidance.
• A proactive, collaborative, and solution-oriented approach, with comfort operating in ambiguity and at speed.

COMPENSATION INFORMATION:

Compensation

Range: $150,000-$175,000. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable. This compensation range represents Cyera's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of posting, and Cyera may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. The final salary for this position will be determined in Cyera's sole discretion, consistent with applicable law, and based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the employee's work experience, skills, and qualifications for the role, as well as the needs of Cyera's business and other operational considerations. Final compensation will vary based on seniority and relevance of experience, location, and position requirements. This role may be eligible for potential merit increases based on factors such as individual or company performance, time in role, and other discretionary factors. BENEFITS - Why Cyera?

• Ability to work remotely, with office setup reimbursement
• Competitive salary
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid holidays and sick time
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Life, short and long-term disability insurance

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