Manager, Legal Operations

About Nearmap

Property intelligence is reshaping how the world understands the built environment, and Nearmap is driving that. We put powerful aerial imagery, AI-driven analytics, and geospatial tools into the hands of the people who plan, build, insure, and govern the places we all live and work. Our technology turns property uncertainty into decisive action, and our culture brings out the best in the people who build it.

We move fast, we care about craft, and we're proud of what we're building. If you're energized by turning hard problems into real-world impact, we'd love to meet you.

About the Role

**Role Location:While we are open to fully remote candidates within the continental United States, we have a strong preference for candidates based in Mountain and Pacific timezones.

Our Manager, Legal Operations & Compliance will be the backbone behind howNearmap'slegal function runs, day in and day out.You'lllead the legal operations team and own our legal tech stack, including Jira, Conga/CPQ/CLM, Checkbox,Agiloft,DocuSignand Salesforce, making sure intake, contracting and compliance work moves fast and scales as we grow.You'llbe the primary approver on quotes requiring legal review, and the first port of call when it comes to contract-generation tooling.Beyond that,you'lltake ownership of entity management,contractingmanagement,and our insurance program, and help drive the Company's broader compliance agenda. Working closely with Sales, Revenue Operations, Customer Success,and Finance across every region weoperatein,you'llbe continually levelling up ourLegals Ops and Compliancefunctionsto ensureLegal keeps pace withourfast-movingbusiness.

• Lead and develop the legal operations teambystrategicallyallocatingwork, cross-training acrossteams/verticals, and managing leave/coverage plans to avoid single points of failure.
• Oversee the RFQ/RFP process, working closely with the Contracts and Proposal Managerand cross-functionallyto build a scalable processensuringtimelyand efficient submission of proposals and completed questionnaires
• Own and triage the Legal Jira intake queue, ensuring requests are correctly routed, assigned, and progressed per the intake workflow.Explore ways tooptimize.
• Serve as primary approver on Salesforce quotes requiring legal review, applying the quote approvalprocessand escalating to delegates as needed.
• Support Sales and account teams on legal matters, including training on contract risk, handling customer-facing legal enquiries, and managing recurring requests (NDAs, sole source letters, imagery permissions, COIs).
• Review and negotiate NDAs and similar agreements, balancing risk identification with Nearmap's business needs, andcollaborateon global legal projects led by regional Counsel.
• Own the legal technology strategy and stack, including Conga/CPQ, Checkbox,Agiloft,DocuSign, and the Salesforce Legal Queue, driving adoption, configuration, and vendor management.
• Maintain the contract management system, global contracts register, template/clause library, and document retention practices.
• Define andmaintainlegaloperationsKPIs and dashboards (ticket volume, turnaround time, contract cycle time, outside counsel spend), using data to guide resourcing and process improvements.
• ManageNearmap'squoting and contracting process, including Schedule 1 terms and Order Level Materials.
• Support entity governance across alljurisdictions, including registrations, annual renewals, registered agents, filings, and license renewals.
• Own the annual insurance renewal process with Nearmap's broker and manage certificate of insurance requests from customers and vendors.
• Support the Company's data privacy program andmaintainthe Legal Ops-owned policy library, ensuring version control, brand compliance, and regular review.
• Own compliance operations, regulatory statement delivery, and stand up an outside counsel management program covering engagement guidelines, spend, and business reviews.

What You'll Bring

• Paralegal studiesordiploma in lawand4+ years' experience in a legaloperationsrole, ideallyby way of implementingalegaloperations functionat a major law firm or in-house.
• Substantive experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and correspondence, with broad commercial and corporate law knowledge, particularly IP, licensing, SaaS, revenue recognition, and privacy in a technology context.
• Proven ability to manage complex problems and business needs in a fast-paced environment, balancing risk against quality with minimal supervision.
• Peoplemanagement experience, including performance management, workload allocation, and building team capability and capacity.
• Experience administering contract lifecycle management and legal workflow platforms (e.g., Conga/CPQ, Checkbox,Agiloft,DocuSign), witha strongsystems and process orientation.
• Data-driven approach, using analytics and reporting to unlock team capacity and inform decision-making.
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills.High attention to detail andproficiencyinMSOffice.
• Nice-to-haves
• Experience with entity management, corporate governance, and administering compliance programs preferred.
• Exposure toRFPmanagementandgovernment contracting (federal and local), including GSA Schedule contracts, preferred.
• Experience with CRM systems such as Salesforce preferred.

About You

• You'rea clear communicator. You connect and communicate effectively with people at every level, translating complex legal and commercial concepts into language anyone can act on.
• You'recommercially minded.You don't just flagrisk,you help find the path through it, giving advice that's grounded in what actually moves the business forward.
• You'rea natural collaborator.You build strong partnerships across functions, and people seek you out because you make cross-team work feel easy.
• You'readaptable.A fast-moving product roadmapdoesn'tfaze you. You flex your approach as the business evolves and find the right fit forwhat'sneeded next.
• You'rea people developer. You know how to build team capability and coverage, growing the people around you while keeping the operation resilient no matter what comes your way.
• You'retech-curious.APIs, integrations, and the tools behind aerial imagery genuinely interest you, andyou'realways looking to understand how the technology connects to the business.

Why you'll love working at Nearmap:

We move fast and work smart; often wearing multiple hats. We’re proud of our inclusive, supportive culture, and maintain a safe environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging and can be themselves.

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