Director, Legal Operations

D-Wave (NYSE: QBTS), D-Wave is a leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services. We are the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, and the only company building both annealing and gate-model quantum computers. Our mission is to help customers realize the value of quantum, today. Our quantum computers — the world’s largest — feature QPUs with sub-second response times and can be deployed on-premises or accessed through our quantum cloud service, which offers 99.9% availability and uptime. More than 100 organizations trust D-Wave with their toughest computational challenges. With over 200 million problems submitted to our quantum systems to date, our customers apply our technology to address use cases spanning optimization, artificial intelligence, research and more. Learn more about realizing the value of quantum computing today and how we’re shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements of tomorrow: www.dwavequantum.com.

You can read more about our company and our innovations in the pages of The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Fast Company, MIT Technology Review, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, Wired and across many whitepapers. 

At D-Wave, we’re helping customers realize the value of quantum computing today and are shaping the quantum-driven industrial and societal advancements of tomorrow.

About the role

D-Wave is seeking a highly organized, strategic, and tech-savvy Director, Legal Operations, to optimize legal workflows, implement legal technology solutions, and drive efficiency across the Legal team. This role will lead the transformation of the Legal function into a scalable, high-performing, and data-driven function. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, you will be instrumental in defining and executing the company’s overall legal operations strategy, aligning legal processes and systems with overall business goals in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. 

What you'll do

• Define and execute the company’s legal operations strategy, partnering with executive leadership to align legal processes with long-term business growth and objectives 

• Drive transformation and scalability of the legal function through technology, automation, process optimization, and effective change management 

• Define and drive adoption of new processes and technology across the Legal team 

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and legal vendor management ensuring cost efficiency, ROI, and long-term financial planning for the Legal department 

• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams (Finance, IT, HR, etc.) and external partners to align processes and delivery of company-wide initiatives  

• Implement and manage core legal technology platforms (e.g., CLM, e-billing, document management, analytics), standardizing workflows and ensuring data integrity and operational consistency 

• Establish and maintain metrics and reporting frameworks (KPIs, dashboards) to track efficiency, service quality, resource utilization, risks, and business impact 

• Refine and maintain centralized legal resources, templates, playbooks, and knowledge bases, to ensure consistency and scalability across the Legal function 

• Ensure governance, risk and compliance frameworks are in place to support legal operations, compliance with regulatory obligations, internal initiatives and audits as required 

• Lead and develop the Legal Operations and administrative team, fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement 

• Stay current on legal operations trends and best practices, continuously identifying opportunity for innovation and process improvement 

About You

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g. Business, Information Technology, or Legal Studies) advanced degree (MBA, JD, or similar) a plus 

• 15+ years’ experience in legal operations or a related function within an in-house legal department, what a proven track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives 

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