Legal Operations Manager - Must sit 3 days a week in Wayne, PA

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This position must sit 3 days a week in our Wayne, PA corporate headquarters.

See Yourself as A Legal Operations Manager

The Legal Operations Manager will serve as the company’s first dedicated legal operations professional, supporting the SVP, Deputy General Counsel (Commercial Contracting and Legal Operations) and the EVP, Senior Corporate Counsel and Corporate Secretary to implement and execute the legal department’s strategic plan. Working collaboratively with legal team members and across other departments, this role will serve as the operational backbone of the legal team, managing outside counsel and vendor relationships, technology initiatives, departmental initiatives, and process improvements to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness. This role will support various projects targeted at enhancing the legal team’s contributions to the Company’s growth by combining legal and compliance expertise with operational efficiency while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism, compliance and risk management.

See Your Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage outside counsel and legal department vendor relationships, including onboarding, billing compliance, performance tracking, cost optimization, Request for Proposal (RFP) facilitation, and coordination with supplier relations team.

• Support legal department budgeting, forecasting and reporting activities, and act as legal department liaison to finance department.

• Support the development, maintenance and ongoing improvement of knowledge management systems to ensure effective document management, centralized resources and accessibility for the legal team, while promoting best practices for knowledge sharing.

• Oversee and support the legal department's monthly meetings, annual retreat, and ongoing engagement and training initiatives.

• Oversee and manage timelines, budgets, and deliverables for legal operations projects.

• Support change management and legal technology enablement, adoption and effective use, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and timelines

• Monitor and track implementation of strategic plan; coordinate with senior team leadership re: updating and modifying the plan as appropriate.

• Assist with certain significant legal department matters, such as regulatory exams, submission and meeting preparation, transactional due diligence, litigation support and the annual stockholders’ meeting.

• Enhance operational excellence by identifying and implementing opportunities for workflow automation and process and systems improvement.

• Perform other duties as assigned or apparent.

See the Job Specifications

Your Basic Education and Prior Work-Related Experience:

Degree Requirement: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Work Experience: 5 or more years of prior work experience

Additional Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in legal operations, practice group management, project management, vendor management, paralegal or compliance functions, or related roles, preferably in insurance or financial services.

• Demonstrated success leading projects and process improvements; Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent a plus.

• Strong understanding of legal department functions, operations and technology.

• Experience with e-billing, contract management systems, legal project management tools, and e-discovery platforms.

• Experience with managing vendor procurement processes and relationships and with legal spend management.

• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Your Preferred Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree

Your Preferred Years of Prior Work-Related Experience:  5-8 years

Other Qualifications, including any special skills, capabilities, and competencies:

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong interpersonal skills for managing internal and external stakeholders

• Proficiency in legal technology platforms and data analysis tools

• Understanding of budgets, cost management, and ROI analysis

• Collaborative approach with ability to work effectively across departments

• Strategic thinking with the ability to align operational initiatives with broader business objectives

• Excellent analytical and organizational skills

• Adaptability to changing legal department and business needs

• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment in handling sensitive information

See Why You Should Work With Us

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Radian will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.

See More About Radian

Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) is a trusted, global multi-line specialty insurer that helps businesses navigate risk with confidence. Built on financial strength and disciplined risk management, Radian brings clarity to complex risk decisions through its proprietary view of risk and a global perspective.

Visit radian.com to learn how our collaborative and customer-centric culture transforms risk into a world of opportunity. 

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Understanding the qualities and characteristics that define a Leader and an Employee is important to ​building our future-fit workforce. Radian's future is only as bright as its people. For that reason, our People Plan includes profiles to support the qualities and characteristics that each Leader as well as each Employee should embody upon hire or via development.

EEO Statement

Radian complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, age, race, color, religious creed, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

An applicant’s criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.  The material duties include those listed in the “Primary Duties and Responsibilities” section above, as well as the ability to adhere to Company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stressful situations, work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, and safeguard confidential information belonging to the Company and its customers.  Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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