Legal Technology & Operations Officer

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships.  We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

The OGC Technology & Operations Officer is a high-impact role at the intersection of legal operations, technology, project management, and innovation within a global Office of the General Counsel department. This individual will help shape and support the department’s technology ecosystem, including key platforms such as OGC ContractView and iManage, while partnering with internal stakeholders and external vendors to improve how legal work is managed, delivered, and scaled. The role is ideal for a legal operations professional who enjoys driving practical solutions, managing complex projects, supporting digital transformation, and contributing to emerging initiatives such as generative AI and legal workflow automation.

Serving as a central point of coordination for legal systems, operational processes, and department-wide initiatives, this role requires strong judgment, curiosity, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate across Legal, Technology, Procurement, Finance, Compliance, and vendor teams. The successful candidate will bring a continuous-improvement mindset and the ability to translate user needs, policy requirements, and technology capabilities into efficient, user-friendly solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advance legal technology and digital transformation by supporting core legal platforms, improving workflows, and partnering with Legal, Technology, Procurement, and vendor teams to enhance the user experience and system reliability.

• Oversee contract and document management systems by supporting enhancements, defect remediation, upgrades, testing, document retrieval, reporting, user training, and access oversight for platforms such as OGC ContractView and iManage.

• Support innovation and operational excellence by contributing to AI-enabled tools, knowledge management, workflow optimization, benchmarking, vendor engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Evaluate emerging legal technology solutions by engaging with vendors, monitoring market trends, and identifying practical opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the legal function.

• Manage legal operations projects and governance activities by coordinating cross-functional initiatives such as legal opinion tracking, business continuity planning, records retention, access certifications, reporting, and operational controls.

• Strengthen records, access, and reporting controls by supporting records retention, document deletion, employee access reviews, annual certifications, policy maintenance, and recurring management reporting.

• Support global legal opinion and business continuity processes by tracking updates, coordinating distribution, maintaining planning materials, and helping keep key legal information accurate and accessible.

• Provide practical legal and compliance support by assisting with document review, regulatory support, and legal documentation processes that require sound judgment, attention to detail, and legal project experience.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of experience supporting an in-house legal department, law firm, or comparable professional services environment.
• Experience identifying workflow inefficiencies and helping implement practical solutions.
• Project management experience, with the ability to manage multiple cross-functional legal operations, technology, governance, and innovation initiatives .

• Ability to manage system enhancements, defect remediation, upgrades, and user acceptance testing, including scheduled weekend testing windows.
• Experience administering or supporting document management or contract management systems (iManage, NetDocuments, or similar) preferred.
• Experience in financial services or another regulated industry preferred.
• Experience supporting or administering legal technology platforms, including contract management, document management, workflow, knowledge management, or AI-enabled tools preferred.

   

Salary Range

$80,000 - $120,000

BBH and its affiliates' compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck—providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being. 

 

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another. 

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation.  As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.