Legal Operations Manager, BuildOps
$160-190k
+ Annual bonus
3 days a week in office
Management software for commercial contractors
Be an early applicant
Management software for commercial contractors
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-190k
+ Annual bonus
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build the system that helps commercial contractors shape the future of the trades.
Role
Who you are
- 6-8+ years of experience in program management, business operations, or related roles in high-growth environments
- Skilled at structuring ambiguity: you can take a fuzzy problem, break it into parts, and design a path forward
- Strong operator and strategist: equally comfortable in the weeds of execution and in the room shaping long-term priorities
- Exceptional communicator who can tailor messages to executives, board members, cross-functional partners, and employees
- Energized by the opportunity to make functions stronger and leaders more effective—you see your success as amplifying theirs
What the job involves
- As our Legal Operations Manager you will join a well-funded, fast-growing technology startup with the unique opportunity to help build out a critical function for the company. The successful candidate will serve as the operational and strategic right hand to our General Counsel and Head of People
- This role is part program manager, part strategist, part chief of staff. It’s perfect for someone who creates clarity from ambiguity, loves building structure when it may seem a little chaotic, and gets energy from connecting dots across teams
- Dual scope and impact: You’ll work at the intersection of two functions that touch every part of the business, from product to employee lifecycle
- Right-hand strategic partnership: You’ll sit alongside the General Counsel and Head of People as a sounding board and execution partner, helping them operate at their highest level
- Biz Ops in a functional context: You’ll bring the rigor and discipline of business operations into Legal and People, ensuring both functions are strategic drivers of growth and not just support centers
- Build operating systems: Design and run strategy design, planning, and goal-setting across both teams to ensure they’re aligned and focused on company priorities
- Manage leadership forums: Orchestrate agendas, prep, and follow-up for key team meetings and leadership offsites, ensuring discussions drive clarity and action
- Serve as connective tissue: Identify dependencies across Legal, People, and the broader BuildOps team and serve as a trusted liaison to critical partners
- Support executive effectiveness: Help prioritize the leader’s bandwidth and amplify their impact, serving as their proxy, ghost writer, or body double
- Stand up SWAT teams: Build initiatives from the ground up when they don’t have a natural home or owner
Our take
BuildOps offers a tailored management software platform catering to the real estate sector, allowing its clientele to enhance cash flow and profit margins. Through its all-in-one invoicing and billing workflow, coupled with a robust financial reporting platform, BuildOps equips customers with the tools needed for streamlined operations.
The company's strategic focus on sub-contractors within the construction and real estate industry sets it apart in a market where many management platforms struggle to integrate diverse functionalities. Unlike its competitors, BuildOps has mastered the all-in-one approach, mitigating miscommunication and confusion often stemming from disparate silos of information.
In a landscape worth billions, BuildOps has swiftly carved out a niche, positioning itself for significant growth in the years to come. Recently; the company secured new funding and cemented its status as a unicorn. This is a sure sign of investors' confidence in the company's vision and its potential to revolutionize management software for the modern commercial contractor.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
50% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2025
$127m
SERIES C
May 2023
$50m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $225.8m
Company benefits
- Financial: Competitive base salary. Generous equity options. Performance bonuses for 95%+ employees. Bi- annual performance & compensation reviews. RRSP & 401k employee contribution plan.
- Health & Family: Health/dental/vision insurance as of Day 1. Paid parental leave. Life insurance + disability insurance. Employee Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Other Perks: Flexible PTO. Home-office allowance. Hybrid flexibility. Access to awesome office spaces (in L A , Toronto, and Raleigh). Team retreats & off- sites.
Company HQ
Santa Monica, CA
Leadership
Alok Chanani
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously a Board Member at Wharton Angel Network, CEO at USA Commercial and Summer Associate at the Bernstein Companies.
Steve Chew
(CSO)Currently Community Lead at StartX. Previously Co-Founder and CEO at Swerv and Vice President of Marketing at Fundly.
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