VP - Legal Operations Manager

The Legal Operations Manager role is a unique opportunity to add value to the North America Legal Department. This role will work to understand how the Legal department operates today and identify and implement solutions that reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies. The Legal Operations Manager will have the chance to work within the Legal domain, across departments, and with outside parties.

"This role requires someone that can use data to create creative solutions to improve the Legal team's way of working. This work will ensure Rabobank remains a rock-solid bank." Deputy General Counsel.

As Legal Operations Manager, you will be successful by identifying and leading strategic opportunities to drive cost savings and operational efficiencies.

The Legal Operations Manager serves as a strategic partner to the Regional General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel and the broader Legal Department, driving operational excellence through innovation, process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. This role is responsible for designing and implementing scalable solutions that enhance the efficiency, transparency, and effectiveness of legal services across the organization. By leveraging legal technology, data analytics, vendor management, and project leadership, the Legal Operations Manager ensures the department operates with agility and alignment to business goals. The position plays a critical role in budgeting, resource planning, and continuous improvement initiatives, enabling the Legal Department to deliver high-value legal support while maintaining compliance, cost control, and strategic impact.

• Leverage data analytics and performance metrics to inform decision-making, identify trends, and support continuous improvement across legal operations.

• Provide leadership and oversight on high-impact strategic initiatives, both within North America and in collaboration with the international legal team, ensuring alignment with departmental and enterprise-wide goals.

• Design and implement scalable process improvements and workflow enhancements that increase departmental effectiveness and resource utilization.

• Manage outside counsel relationships, including firm selection, pricing negotiations, billing oversight, DEI compliance, and performance evaluations, ensuring alignment with Rabobank’s standards and strategic objectives.

• Drive legal operations strategy through project management, process innovation, and cross-functional collaboration with legal, finance, and business stakeholders.

• Oversee the implementation, integration, and optimization of legal technology platforms (e.g., Legal Tracker, PERSUIT, eDiscovery, contract management systems), ensuring tools are aligned with business needs and user adoption is supported.

• Lead the development and delivery of technical training and onboarding programs for new legal department employees.

• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting tools to track key performance indicators, benchmark performance, and support data-driven decision-making.

• Maintain and annually review the Approved Counsel List to ensure quality, compliance, and cost-effectiveness of external legal services.

• Oversee document and eDiscovery production in response to subpoenas, litigation, and internal investigations.

• Respond to legal audit requests and ensure timely, accurate, and compliant submissions.

• Serve as a mentor and project team lead, fostering professional development and knowledge sharing within the legal operations team.

• Maintain and manage the Legal Tracker platform, ensuring accurate matter management and timely invoice processing.

• Execute special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned by the Deputy General Counsel or Regional General Counsel.

To be considered for the Legal Operations Manager role, you must have:

• Bachelor's degree

• 7+ years of legal field, paralegal experience, or data analytics.

• Experience in legal operations with matter management and e-billing systems as well as enterprise Legal systems or experience with other complex data management applications or vendor applications.

• Ability to travel regionally up to 15%

• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.  Rabobank is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Rabobank welcomes employees and applicants from all backgrounds and is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that leverages the diverse strengths of our workforce. This enables us to exceed the expectations of our clients and customers while ensuring a healthy and safe environment for our staff.

We believe your well-being extends far beyond just a paycheck and should encompass your health, happiness, and satisfaction. To meet these needs, Rabobank offers a flexible hybrid working model and continually evaluates and enhances our benefit offerings to ensure they are comprehensive, competitive, and provide you with the options and flexibility you need.

Our employee benefits are focused on four main components:

• Physical Well-Being includes our commitment to your Health and Wellness. Medical, Dental and Vision plan coverages are effective on your date of hire. Rabo offers multiple plan options and a full network of providers to best meet your needs.

• Financial Well-Being provides for your Retirement + Savings + Security. We love seeing your retirement plan balance grow just as much as you do! That’s why you can start participating in the 401(k) plan on your date of hire. Plus we match 50% of the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k) plan for US Employees. Rabo also contributes an additional 3% of your eligible pay in Safe Harbor contribution and up to 3% in annual Discretionary Profit Sharing contributions.

• Emotional Well-Being ensures your Work + Life balance. We offer a generous paid time off program to full time employees: up to 20 days of vacation time, 5 days of additional time off plus 7 sick days and 11 US holidays annually (based on hire date during the calendar year). In addition, Growing a Better World Together requires wanting the best for our employees and their families and our communities. To do that, we offer both the time and financial support to give back to the community through our Dollars for Doers, Helping Hands and Gift Matching programs. (All paid time off is subject to company accrual and carryover policies.)

• Workforce Well-Being supports a hybrid working model that offers the flexibility to split your time between home and the office—typically 2–3 days remote and the remaining days onsite—promoting both productivity and personal well-being.

Rabobank Group is a global financial services leader providing wholesale and retail banking, leasing, and real estate services in more than 37 countries worldwide. Founded over a century ago, Rabobank today is one of the world’s largest banks with over $678 billion in assets.

In North America, Rabobank is a premier corporate and investment bank to the food, agribusiness, commodities and energy industries in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Rabo AgriFinance, a subsidiary of Rabobank, is a leading financial services provider for farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses in the United States and Canada. Together, we provide sector expertise, strategic counsel and tailored financial solutions to clients across the entire value chain. Visit www.RabobankNA.com

Target Hiring Range: $95,000.00 - $120,000.00

This position is subject to the terms of [RAF/Rabobank/RDS]’s compensation plans and policies. It is anticipated that the position will pay within the target hiring range. The range is reflective of the desired primary physical work location and may be adjusted outside of the projected range based on geographical differentiation if the actual work location of the hired candidate differs from the desired primary location, or for other lawful reasons. Further, all full-time regular positions include all other benefits provided to [RAF/Rabobank/RDS] employees, including healthcare benefits, 401k matching, vacation, sick leave, parental leave, possible discretionary bonuses and all other benefits that are all governed by and subject to ERISA plan documents and eligibility.

Rabo provides equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity gender expression, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, military service or veteran status, victims of domestic violence, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Rabo also prohibits harassment of any individuals on any of the bases listed above.

At Rabobank, we strive to grow a better world together. In order to achieve that, we have to have the right people in the right jobs. Are you ready to join our team?

This job posting has no fixed application deadline.  We will accept resumes until a qualified applicant pool is identified.

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