[Hiring] Deputy Director & Counsel, Legal Operations @GlobalFoundries

Role Description

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Senior Manager, Legal Operations that will lead the strategy, governance, and continuous improvement of GlobalFoundries' legal operations capabilities, with a primary focus on contract lifecycle management (CLM), legal technology, workflow automation, and AI-enabled solutions. This role will drive operational excellence across contracting processes while enabling greater efficiency, compliance, scalability, and business partnership throughout the enterprise.

Essential Responsibilities

• Own and evolve GlobalFoundries' legal operations technology roadmap, including contract lifecycle management platforms, workflow automation tools, and emerging AI capabilities.
• Lead the administration, optimization, and governance of CLM solutions, including templates, workflows, integrations, reporting, and user experience.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement AI-enabled solutions that improve contracting efficiency, accelerate legal service delivery, and enhance business support.
• Partner closely with Legal, IT, Procurement, Sales, Finance, and other stakeholders to streamline contracting and legal workflows across the enterprise.
• Drive adoption of self-service contracting capabilities, automation tools, playbooks, and standardized processes that improve scalability and consistency.
• Establish governance frameworks for legal technology and AI solutions, ensuring appropriate controls related to privacy, security, compliance, and risk management.
• Oversee operational processes supporting commercial agreements, NDAs, procurement contracts, technology agreements, and other legal transactions.
• Develop and monitor key operational metrics, dashboards, and reporting to measure effectiveness, adoption, cycle times, workload trends, and business impact.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing cycle times, improving stakeholder experience, mitigating risk, and increasing operational efficiency.
• Create and maintain process documentation, standard operating procedures, training materials, and governance frameworks.
• Manage relationships with external legal technology vendors and service providers, including roadmap planning, upgrades, performance reviews, and contract management.
• Lead cross-functional projects and change management initiatives that support the modernization and digital transformation of Legal operations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Legal leadership on technology investments, process optimization opportunities, and operational strategy.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Legal Studies, Information Systems, Operations, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Legal Operations, Contract Management, Legal Technology, Procurement Operations, or related discipline.
• Experience implementing, administering, or optimizing Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platforms.
• Demonstrated success leading technology-enabled process transformation initiatives.
• Strong program and project management capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience working across Legal, IT, and business organizations to deliver enterprise solutions.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Icertis or other leading CLM platforms.
• Experience implementing AI, automation, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Semiconductor, manufacturing, or global technology industry experience.
• Experience with CRM, ERP, and enterprise system integrations.
• Experience developing operational dashboards and business metrics.
• Lean Six Sigma, process improvement, or operational excellence certification.
• Advanced degree (MBA, JD, or equivalent) preferred.

Expected Salary Range

$161,000.00 - $269,000.00. The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience, and location.