About this role
About the Role Sartorius is seeking a Team Lead Legal Operations (x|w|m) at the Göttingen site with the option to work days remotely. In this role you will bring your subject-matter expertise to steer Legal Operations and to support and implement Legal Tech and Legal Operations applications. You will lead an international team of seven staff and help shape the future together. What You'll Do
- Further develop our Legal Tech and Legal Operations, establish standards, workflows & best practices to increase efficiency and service quality.
- Admin-User for the Matter- & Contract-Lifecycle-Management system (CLM).
- Globally drive the selection, development and harmonization of central systems (such as CLM or AI-powered contract review), ensuring a coherent interaction of processes and technologies.
- Lead, both technically and disciplinarily, an international, newly formed team of Contract Administrators (some remote) and establish uniform ways of working and responsibilities; continue to develop them.
- Analyze and optimize legal workflows, implement automation, and manage targeted optimization and implementation projects. What We're Looking For
- A completed Bachelor in Wirtschaftsrecht or a comparable field.
- Several years of professional experience in Legal Operations, Legal Tech or an operational legal environment.
- Proven leadership experience with intercultural competence.
- Qualification in Legal Tech or Legal Operations context (e.g., LL.M. Legal Tech, Zertifikatslehrgang Legal-Operations-Manager or similar).
- Strong IT affinity and interest and ideally knowledge/experience in supporting and implementing Legal Tech and Legal Operations.
- Structured, process-oriented, autonomous and responsible.
- Change-management mindset; ability to achieve acceptance in a heterogeneous, international environment.
- Fluent German & English (negotiation-ready) and willingness to travel up to 5%.
- Identifies with Sartorius values: sustainability, openness & joy. Compensation & Benefits
- Attractive remuneration with holiday and Christmas bonuses, and pension provisions.
- 40-hour work week with 30 vacation days; sabbaticals and flexible work options including home office and flextime.
- Large, modern campus with open-space offices, terraces, canteen with vegetarian/vegan options, Italian bistro with gelato, fitness studio and daycare.
- Mobility benefits: car leasing, bike leasing, large free parking, good bus connections.
- Internal networking: communities on topics like coaching, agile working and yoga; Business Women Network.