Revolution Medicines

Manager, Legal Operations

Revolution Medicines$129K — $160K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 5+ years of legal operations, legal administration, or corporate legal department experience.
  • Experience supporting in-house legal departments.
  • Experience with outside counsel management and legal technology platforms.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and capacity for data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily operational activities of the Legal Department.
  • Develop and implement departmental processes and workflows.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies.
  • Coordinate departmental planning and strategic initiatives.
  • Develop metrics to evaluate process effectiveness.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • Collaborative work environment in a dynamic company.
  • Exposure to diverse legal functions as part of a growing organization.
  • Participation in employee engagement activities and departmental training initiatives.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity:

Revolution Medicines is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Legal Operations Manager to support the Legal team. This individual contributor role is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Legal Department and driving operational excellence through process improvement, reporting, training, and departmental support initiatives. The Legal Operations Manager plays a central role in developing and maintaining operational programs that enable the Legal Department to function effectively and deliver high-quality legal services to the organization.

This role reports to the Senior Director, Legal Operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Department Operations
  • Manage daily operational activities of the Legal Department.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain departmental processes, procedures, and workflows.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiencies.
  • Coordinate departmental planning and strategic initiatives.
  • Maintain departmental calendars, recurring governance activities, and operational documentation.
  • Coordinate Legal Department meetings, offsites, leadership meetings, and employee engagement activities.
  • Support workspace planning and departmental logistics.
  • Support implementation of operational best practices.
  • Develop metrics to evaluate process effectiveness.

Onboarding and Training
  • Develop and manage onboarding programs for Legal Department personnel.
  • Coordinate departmental training initiatives.
  • Create and maintain training materials, job aids, and reference documentation.
  • Support adoption of legal processes and technology solutions.
  • Coordinate onboarding checklists.
  • Ensure new employees receive appropriate system access.
  • Coordinate orientation sessions.
  • Support offboarding and records retention activities.
  • Workspace and equipment readiness.

Vendor and Financial Support
  • Assist with management of legal vendors and service providers.
  • Support invoice submission, review and approvals.
  • Maintain purchase orders and vendor records.
  • Coordinate vendor onboarding and performance evaluations.
  • Maintain preferred vendor lists.
  • Support Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for legal services.

Knowledge Management
  • Develop and maintain Legal Department knowledge repositories.
  • Promote consistent document management and version control practices.
  • Maintain department collaboration sites including Teams, Egnyte, SharePoint, or other repositories.

Additional Responsibilities and Role Evolution

As a growing organization, our legal, corporate governance, contracts, and intellectual property functions continue to evolve to meet changing business needs. The responsibilities outlined in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the individual in this role and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications.

The Legal Operations Manager will be expected to take on additional assignments, projects, and responsibilities as needed to support the Legal team and broader business objectives. Responsibilities may change, expand, or shift over time based on organizational priorities, business growth, process improvements, technology implementations, and evolving legal or regulatory requirements.

The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and a willingness to contribute beyond the core responsibilities of the position, partnering collaboratively across functions to support the continued success and growth of the company.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:
  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 5+ years of legal operations, legal administration, legal project management, or corporate legal department experience.
  • Experience supporting in-house legal departments.
  • Experience with outside counsel management.
  • Experience with legal technology platforms.
  • Experience working cross-functionally in a fast-paced corporate environment.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with sound data driven decision-making ability.
  • An innovative team-player with capacity to be effective in a dynamic and fast-paced company environment.
  • Learning agility.

Preferred Skills:
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills
  • Strong project management and organizational skills.
  • Excellent analytical and critical thinking abilities.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and reporting tools.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or life sciences experience.
  • Experience supporting rapidly growing organizations.
  • Experience implementing operational improvements.
  • Familiarity with contract management, e-billing, matter management and/or corporate governance platforms.
  • Experience with legal department KPIs and metrics.
  • Certified Legal Operations Professional (CLOC, ACC, or equivalent) is a plus.

#LI-TS1 #LI-Hybrid

The base pay salary range for this full-time position for candidates working onsite at our headquarters in Redwood City, CA is listed below. The range displayed on each job posting is intended to be the base pay salary range for an individual working onsite in Redwood City and will be adjusted for the local market a candidate is based in. Our base pay salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual base pay salary is determined by multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, market dynamics, and relevant education or training.

Please note that base pay salary range is one part of the overall total rewards program at RevMed, which includes competitive cash compensation, robust equity awards, strong benefits, and significant learning and development opportunities.

Base Pay Salary Range

$129,000-$160,000 USD

About Revolution Medicines

Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing targeted therapies to inhibit elusive frontier targets within notorious growth and survival pathways, with particular emphasis on RAS and mTOR signaling pathways. The company's proprietary platform enables the discovery and development of small molecules that bind covalently to proteins. Revolution Medicines was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Revolution Medicines
Size
201 employees
Market Cap
$2.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$108.1 million
Revenue
$42.9 million
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