[Hiring] Senior Manager/Director, Legal Operations @Nex

Role Description

We're hiring our first Sr Manager/Director, Legal Operations to serve as the front door of Legal at Nex Playground and to design and build the operational infrastructure the company will need over the next 18 months and beyond. The role may be leveled at Sr Manager or Director based on the candidate’s experience and demonstrated scope.

Reporting directly to the General Counsel, you will be the first dedicated legal operations hire in the company. You will work in partnership with the GC and business leaders to define our target operating model, and build the systems, processes, and technology that let Legal, and the business it supports, move fast.

This is a builder's role with real breadth. You'll:

• Lead the rollout of our first contract lifecycle management (CLM) system.
• Stand up corporate governance rhythms.
• Own legal aspects of our international entities.
• Build the playbooks and templates.
• Spend real time triaging requests, coordinating signatures, and being the person the rest of the company calls first.

The work is heavily corporate and commercial, including:

• Retail and distribution agreements.
• Vendor and supply chain contracts.
• Brand licensing deals.
• NDAs.
• Corporate housekeeping for a fast-growing, increasingly international hardware + software company.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience in legal operations, corporate/contracts paralegal work, or a similar operational role.
• A genuine builder's mentality.
• Hands-on experience administering a CLM or similar workflow system.
• Experience supporting corporate governance at a private company.
• Comfort working across a genuinely broad scope.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent judgment, discretion, and comfort handling sensitive information.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills.
• Curiosity about applying AI tools to legal operations work.

Requirements

• Experience in consumer hardware, consumer electronics, gaming, or toy/kids' products.
• Familiarity with retail and distribution contracting, brand/IP licensing agreements, or international expansion.
• Experience supporting a fundraise, board of directors, or investor reporting cadence at a venture-backed company.
• Notary Public commission (or willingness to obtain one).
• Exposure to privacy or children's data compliance frameworks.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
• Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
• Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field.