Summary of Role:

GlobalFoundries is seekingSenior Manager, Legal Operations that will lead thestrategy, governance, and continuous improvement of GlobalFoundries' legal operations capabilities, with a primary focus on contract lifecycle management (CLM), legal technology, workflow automation, and AI-enabled solutions. This role will drive operational excellence across contracting processes while enabling greater efficiency, compliance, scalability, and business partnership throughout the enterprise.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve GlobalFoundries' legal operations technology roadmap, including contract lifecycle management platforms, workflow automation tools, and emerging AI capabilities.

• Lead the administration, optimization, and governance of CLM solutions, including templates, workflows, integrations, reporting, and user experience.

• Identify, evaluate, and implement AI-enabled solutions that improve contracting efficiency, accelerate legal service delivery, and enhance business support.

• Partner closely with Legal, IT, Procurement, Sales, Finance, and other stakeholders to streamline contracting and legal workflows across the enterprise.

• Drive adoption of self-service contracting capabilities, automation tools, playbooks, and standardized processes that improve scalability and consistency.

• Establish governance frameworks for legal technology and AI solutions, ensuringappropriate controlsrelated to privacy, security, compliance, and risk management.

• Oversee operational processes supporting commercial agreements, NDAs, procurement contracts, technology agreements, and other legal transactions.

• Develop andmonitorkey operational metrics, dashboards, and reporting to measure effectiveness, adoption, cycle times, workload trends, and business impact.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing cycle times, improving stakeholder experience, mitigating risk, and increasing operational efficiency.

• Create andmaintainprocess documentation, standard operating procedures, training materials, and governance frameworks.

• Manage relationships with external legal technology vendors and service providers, including roadmap planning, upgrades, performance reviews, and contract management.

• Lead cross-functional projects and change management initiatives that support the modernization and digital transformation of Legal operations.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Legal leadership on technology investments, process optimization opportunities, and operational strategy.

Other Responsibilities: 

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements, and programs. 

Required Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree in business, Legal Studies, Information Systems, Operations, or relatedfield.

• 8+ years of experience in Legal Operations, Contract Management, Legal Technology, Procurement Operations, orrelateddiscipline.

• Experience implementing, administering, oroptimizingContract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platforms.

• Demonstrated success leading technology-enabled process transformation initiatives.

• Strong program and project management capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Experience working across Legal, IT, and business organizations to deliver enterprise solutions.

• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management,andleadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Experience with Icertis or other leading CLM platforms. 

• Experience implementing AI, automation, or digital transformation initiatives. 

• Semiconductor, manufacturing, or global technology industry experience. 

• Experience with CRM, ERP, and enterprise system integrations. 

• Experience developing operational dashboards and business metrics. 

• Lean Six Sigma, process improvement, or operational excellence certification. 

• Advanced degree (MBA, JD, or equivalent) preferred. 

Expected Salary Range

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.