About the company
Kraken, the trusted and secure digital asset exchange, is on a mission to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Our 2,350+ Krakenites are a world-class team ranging from the crypto-curious to industry experts, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology. As a fully remote company, we already have Krakenites in 70+ countries (speaking 50+ languages). We're one of the most diverse organizations on the planet and this remains key to our values. We continue to lead the industry with new product advancements like Kraken NFT, on- and off-chain staking and instant bitcoin transfers via the Lightning Network.
Job Summary
The opportunity
šServe as the DRI for Legal Operations, Legal Technology, and Legal AI strategy, execution, and governance, ensuring scalable, compliant, and high-impact delivery šOwn and evolve Legalās operating model, identifying inefficiencies and driving scale across workflows, processes, resourcing, service delivery, and automation šPartner with the CLO and Finance on Legal budgeting, forecasting, accruals, and long-range cost modeling to ensure spend predictability and alignment with business growth šLead legal resourcing, capacity planning, and vendor management, including headcount modeling, role design, make/buy/automate decisions, legal billing, and outside counsel oversight šManage and govern Legalās full technology stack (CLM, matter management, intake, spend, knowledge management, and AI tools), preventing tool sprawl through standardization and compliance šDesign, implement, and scale Legal intake, triage, demand-management, and AI-enabled workflows, moving from experimentation to secure, enterprise-grade deployment šEstablish metrics, dashboards, and operational controls to provide visibility into legal demand, workload, spend, efficiency, risk, outcomes, and audit readiness šAct as a force multiplier for Legal by enabling attorneys to focus on high-value judgment, strategy, and advisory work through process, technology, and AI enablement
Skills you should HODL
š10+ years of experience across Legal Operations, legal technology, process design, and finance-adjacent operational leadership in scaled, regulated, or technology-driven organizations šProven track record owning and scaling legal operations, legal tech, and financial management in complex, multi-stakeholder environments šDemonstrated leadership driving automation and AI initiatives end-to-end, from strategy and governance through secure enterprise deployment, adoption, and ROI measurement šDeep understanding of core legal workflows (contracts, regulatory, investigations, litigation, intake, outside counsel) with the ability to redesign inefficient end-to-end processes šHands-on experience owning and optimizing legal technology platforms, including CLM, matter management, intake, spend management, knowledge management, and AI-enabled tools
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