[Hiring] Legal Operations & Contracts Manager @TransformCo

Role Description

The RE Legal Operations & Contracts Manager is responsible for the systems, workflows, contract administration, and documentation infrastructure supporting the Real Estate Legal Department across a portfolio of more than 100 properties. This role serves as the operational and process-management counterpart to the RE Contracts & Transaction Manager, with primary responsibility for:

• Contract and estoppel administration
• Legal workflow automation
• AI-enabled process design
• Document management
• Cross-functional legal support

The position operates with a high degree of autonomy and partners closely with various stakeholders to improve legal processes, maintain accurate documentation, and enable attorneys to focus on substantive legal analysis and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Legal Studies, Real Estate, or a related field preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience
• 10+ years of experience supporting commercial real estate legal, contract administration, or related functions, preferably within an in-house, multi-property environment
• Extensive knowledge of commercial real estate contracts and documentation, including leases, amendments, estoppels, SNDAs, consents, and related agreements
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, or administering legal workflow and process automation solutions, including dashboards, macros, workflow platforms, or similar tools
• Strong contract administration, document management, and quality-control capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to manage high-volume, detail-oriented processes while maintaining accuracy and appropriate documentation controls
• Strong organizational and project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in a lean, fast-paced, and resource-constrained environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with attorneys, Real Estate professionals, and cross-functional business partners
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify process inefficiencies and develop practical solutions
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential, sensitive, and legally significant information appropriately

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Over 10 years of related experience
• 18 years of age or older

Benefits

• Collaborates with Property Management, Asset Management, and other cross-functional teams to ensure legal processes effectively support ongoing property and portfolio operations
• Maintains appropriate controls and documentation standards to support the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of legal records and department processes
• Reviews executed agreements, including leases, amendments, nondisclosure agreements, consents, and other contractual documents, for material deviations from standard terms and determines appropriate escalation
• Oversees the quality and accuracy of automated agreement processing, resolving exceptions flagged in the entry, abstraction, and distribution of executed agreements to appropriate internal business teams and stakeholders
• Serves as the process owner for the Real Estate Legal Department's internal dashboard and knowledge base, ensuring information related to leases, reciprocal easement agreements (REAs), defaults, litigation matters, and other legal activity remains accurate, current, and accessible