Legal Operations Manager at Wish
Wish is a mobile e-commerce platform that flips traditional shopping on its head. We connect hundreds of millions of people with the widest selection of delightful, surprising, and—most importantly—affordable products delivered directly to their doors. Each day on Wish, millions of customers in more than 160 countries around the world discover new products. For our over 1 million merchant partners, anyone with a good idea and a mobile phone can instantly tap into a global market.
We're fueled by creating unique products and experiences that give people access to a new type of commerce, where all are welcome. If you’ve been searching for a supportive environment to chase your curiosity and use data to investigate the questions that matter most to you, this is the place.
Job DescriptionWish is looking for an experienced Legal Operations Specialist or Legal Operations Manager to join our growing Legal team. You will manage and direct various parts of Wish Legal’s operations, data-management, vendor relationships, eDiscovery, budgeting, billing, and other functions, and also help develop and implement new tools and processes.
The ideal candidate is: tech savvy with a natural curiosity for learning new and improving on existing systems; comfortable helping with everything from corporate matters to litigation with a “no task too big or small” attitude; a team player with a good sense of humor.
What you'll do
* Manage Wish’s Legal operations, including assisting with law-firm relationships, insurance providers, internal stakeholders, and external vendors
* Develop, implement, and manage various “knowledge management” tools, including eDiscovery, data-collection, eBilling, and contract-management systems
* Assist with compiling, managing, and tracking the Legal team’s budget and billing (including, as necessary, interfacing with outside law firms, vendors, and other service providers)
* Gather information for litigation matters and other data-collection initiatives and coordinate with external eDiscovery providers
* Support a wide range of cross-functional privacy and data protection initiatives, including design and implementation of tools, processes, and programs related to data mapping, data subject request fulfillment, and privacy-by-design.
* Design, build, and manage Legal processes to facilitate and scale support of the company’s Legal team and other operational teams, including Finance, HR, Engineering, and Product
*Provide project management for various Wish Legal projects and initiatives
* Schedule and coordinate internal Legal team meetings and events and the Company’s Board of Directors and Committee meetings
Qualifications* 5+ years of combined paralegal, operations, or project management experience, preferably with at least 2 years within a technology company
* Experience with technological systems and tools and comfort with data-collection and data-management processes is a plus
* Flexible, independent, and forward thinking with a willingness to learn and engage in all aspects of the Legal team and business
* Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities, juggling many matters at once, and pitching in on areas outside your expertise
* Project-management capabilities, including the ability to plan, initiate, monitor and implement a strategy and execute projects that achieve strategic goals
* Have a great sense of humor and don’t take yourself too seriously
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