VP of Legal Operations

Vice President Legal Operations

Full-time On-site Midtown Manhattan NYC

About the Role

Were looking for a Vice President of Legal Operations to build and lead the operational backbone of a fast-growing risk and fraud-detection platform.

As the company scales its partnerships across insurers contractors and legal teams this role will design the systems processes and frameworks that power litigation support compliance and claims operations at scale.

Youll work directly with senior leadership and external counsel to operationalize complex legal workflows ensure regulatory alignment and create scalable systems for managing risk compliance and data integrity.

Key Responsibilities

Legal Strategy & Operations

• Partner with leadership to design and execute the legal operations roadmap.

• Build scalable tracking systems for claims depositions motions and litigation outcomes.

• Create standardized playbooks templates and workflows for fraud reporting subpoenas and motion practice.

• Oversee implementation of contract lifecycle management across insurer subcontractor and data-provider agreements.

Claims & Litigation Support

• Operationalize fraud-detection and risk-scoring outputs into actionable legal strategies.

• Develop standardized workflows for discovery subpoena responses and motion drafting.

• Maintain compliance with New York civil procedures and insurance regulations.

Compliance & Risk

• Ensure adherence to federal and state data-privacy frameworks (HIPAA NY DFS GDPR where applicable).

• Manage compliance for workers compensation general liability and subcontractor insurance requirements.

• Anticipate and mitigate regulatory or litigation risks tied to data ingestion and OSINT research.

Leadership & Team Development

• Build and scale an internal legal operations team emphasizing automation and efficiency.

• Manage outside counsel relationships and legal budgets.

• Establish KPIs to measure performance compliance and value delivery to stakeholders.

Who You Are

• 8 years of experience in legal operations compliance or litigation management within insurance defense or technology sectors.

• Proven record of building and scaling legal or compliance functions in growth-stage organizations.

• Deep understanding of data privacy insurance law and claims-management workflows.

• Strong operational mindset with the ability to translate legal complexity into structured repeatable systems.

• Excellent leadership communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Work Environment

• Location: Midtown Manhattan NYC

• Schedule: On-site 5 days per week

• Culture: Fast-paced mission-driven team at the intersection of data defense and insurance innovation

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $140K $170K

• Equity: Competitive package

• Benefits: Comprehensive healthcare coverage and opportunities to shape a modern data-driven legal infrastructure

Ready to take the next step

Apply now or email Jenn at to learn more.