Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Director of Legal Operations will serve as an executive administrative officer for the Georgia Tech Office of the General Counsel (OGC). The person in this role will initiate and execute OGC initiatives enabling and optimizing the OGC team's effectiveness with internal and external stakeholders. Plan and execute strategic initiatives in partnership with campus and OGC leaders and provide operational direction to the Legal Affairs and Ethics, Risk, and Compliance teams. Work closely with the General Counsel, workstream leads, the Director of Ethics and Compliance, the Chief Privacy Officer, OGC team members, campus leaders, and business partners to plan, direct, and manage department staff, monitor and mitigate enterprise risk, and work to support the Institute. This role will execute strategic initiatives, define and monitor key performance metrics, plan and monitor budget, and report on Office activities and results.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited undergraduate institution or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Other Required Qualifications
Exceptional financial acumen and problem-solving skills. Prior experience with a variety of technologies, including those related to budgets and finance, process improvement, and case management. Law firm, in-house, or government legal operations experience. Previous people or project team management experience, including developing and implementing work systems and processes related to enterprise-level business operations.
Required Experience
10 years of job-related experience in strategy, legal operations, or project management within a large organization.

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Member in good standing with the Georgia Bar or ability to be admitted to practice law in Georgia within six months of employment months of hire. Management experience within large public research universities or complex state government agencies.
Preferred Educational Qualifications
Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, JD).

Salary $155,169 to $211,030

ABILITIES
Ensure Accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments and deadlines.
Cultivate Innovation: Seek new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
Program Management: Build structured and trackable methodologies to ensure priorities and projects are delivered on time and on budget.
Negotiation: Use compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.
Communicate Effectively: Develop and deliver clear messages using tact and diplomacy. Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills.
Develop Talent: Developing people to meet their career and organizational goals.
Manage Conflict: Ability to handle conflict situations effectively and productively.
Legal Insight: Requires advanced law knowledge as applied in higher education and research environments.
Stewardship: Works quickly and effectively to ensure the state's resources are properly managed and utilized.
Data Analysis: Comfortable using data to drive business insights.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a position of trust background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening