Senior Director, Strategy & Operations - Legal & Corporate Affairs

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An overview of this role

Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer and Head of Corporate Affairs, The Senior Director, Strategy & Operations - Legal & Corporate Affairs will be responsible for supporting GitLab’s Legal & Corporate Affairs team with a focus on defining and driving initiatives that improve the team’s efficiency and effectiveness. 

What you’ll do  

• Analyze processes and procedures to increase efficiency across each segment within Legal & Corporate Affairs
• Create, implement, and maintain improved processes and automation with an emphasis on optimization and mitigation of risk
• Lead cross-functional projects that further the strategy of the Legal & Corporate Affairs team, which require significant stakeholder engagement and collaboration
• Manage and implement annual and quarterly budget for headcount, training, and technology stack with clear vision for future growth in line with company goals
• Support the creation and launch of company-wide training and education
• Develop, implement, and continually iterate on legal processes to be embedded within company workflows

What you’ll bring 

• Minimum of 10 years experience in in-house legal department operations, or functional equivalent
• Proven success with annual and quarterly strategic planning and financial management of a high growth team
• Expertise in planning, organizing and moderating various types of meetings and collaborative assignments, including but not limited to in-person events/off-sites, preparing presentations, agendas, and templates for attendees which drive positive outcomes
• Strong ability to assist in the drafting and overall management of internal and external facing documentation, which can range from the preparation of Board of Director materials to onboarding for incoming team members
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to interface effectively with business functions across the organization
• Adept at coordinating action items across multiple teams including Finance, Product & Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and E-Group
• Demonstrated success hiring, training, managing, developing, and retaining a high functioning team of legal operations professionals
• Extensive experience in collaborating cross-functionally across the company …