Ultimate Software

Sr. Legal Operations Analyst, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Strategy & Optimization

Ultimate Software$90K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years experience with contract lifecycle management platforms
  • Experience designing processes with Legal and business partners
  • Strong analytical skills to identify trends and risks
  • Ability to influence stakeholders and drive process improvements
  • Experience with Ironclad is preferred

Responsibilities

  • Design and optimize end-to-end contract workflows
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to align contracting processes
  • Build reporting on cycle times and bottlenecks
  • Lead training and documentation for improved user experiences
  • Define a roadmap for contract lifecycle management improvements

Benefits

  • Performance-based bonus plan
  • Restricted stock unit awards
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Flexible work environment
  • Health and wellness programs
Full Job Description
About the Team
You will join UKG's Legal Operations team, which helps Legal work smarter, faster, and more strategically by improving processes, optimizing legal technology, enabling data-driven decisions, and creating scalable ways for Legal to support the business.

About the Role
As Senior Legal Operations Analyst, Contract Lifecycle Management Strategy and Optimization, you will help redesign how UKG contracts at scale. Sitting at the center of Legal, Revenue, Procurement, Finance, and information technology (IT), you will translate business and legal objectives into automated workflows that improve revenue velocity, vendor efficiency, risk management, and user experience.
  • Design and optimize end-to-end contract workflows, including intake, routing, approvals, self-service, and automation.
  • Partner with Sales, Operations, Procurement, Finance, Legal, and IT to align contracting with upstream and downstream business processes.
  • Build reporting that surfaces cycle time, risk trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities to improve forecasting, deal strategy, and vendor management.
  • Lead enablement, training, documentation, and change management so business users adopt intuitive contracting experiences.
  • Define and execute a forward-looking contract lifecycle management roadmap, including artificial intelligence-assisted review, obligation tracking, and advanced automation.

About You
Basic Qualifications:
  • 3+ years experience configuring, administering, or optimizing contract lifecycle management platforms.
  • Experience designing cross-functional processes with Legal, Revenue, Procurement, Finance, operations, or IT partners.
  • Strong analytical skills, including the ability to use contract data, reporting, and operational metrics to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
  • Ability to influence stakeholders, document processes, lead change management, and drive improvements without waiting for perfect direction.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with Ironclad.
  • Background in Legal Operations, Revenue Operations, consulting, business systems, or a similar operational role.
  • Experience building self-service contracting experiences, automated approval workflows, or executive-level contract reporting.
  • Interest in helping teams simplify, standardize, and scale how work gets done.

The pay range for this position is $90,900 to $130,700. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and work location. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible to participate in a performance-based bonus plan and to receive restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation. Learn more about UKG's benefits and rewards at https://www.ukg.com/about-us/careers/benefits

About Ultimate Software

Ultimate Software is a leading provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions. The company's UltiPro platform offers a comprehensive suite of HR, payroll, and talent management tools designed to help organizations manage their workforce more effectively. Ultimate Software was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Weston, Florida. The company has received numerous awards for its workplace culture and has been recognized as one of the best places to work in the United States. In 2019, Ultimate Software was acquired by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman in a deal valued at $11 billion.
Learn more about Ultimate Software
Size
5,600 employees
Industry
Founded
1990

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