Chief of Staff, Director of Legal Operations
About Anaconda
Be at the center of AI
Anaconda is built to advance AI with open source at scale, giving builders and organizations the confidence to increase productivity, and save time, spend and risk associated with open source. 95% of the Fortune 500 including Panasonic, AmTrust, Booz Allen Hamilton and over 50 million users rely on the value The Anaconda AI Platform delivers through a centralized approach to sourcing, securing, building, and deploying AI. With 21 billion downloads and growing, Anaconda has established itself as the gold standard for Python, data science, and AI and the enterprise-ready solution of choice for AI innovation. Anaconda is backed by world-class investors including Insight Partners. Learn more at .
Summary
We're looking for a Chief of Staff, Director of Legal Operations to join the Office of the Chief Legal Officer (CLO) at Anaconda . The CLO leads a variety of functions that shape how the company operates and scales, including Legal, Corporate Development, and IT. Legal spans corporate, commercial contracts, product counseling, privacy, AI governance, compliance and policy. Corporate Development covers strategic transactions and partnerships, open-source ecosystem work, and other strategic internal initiatives central to the company’s priorities. IT leads the internal infrastructure that supports all of the above at scale, plus company-wide AI transformation.
This role sits at the center of the Office of the CLO, reporting directly to the CLO. You'll own the Legal Ops function directly — managing a small team, running the budget, and driving the people, processes and technology initiatives — while also serving as a force multiplier for the CLO across all functions. This role sits on the legal leadership team and will work directly with leaders across departments. This person will have the support of the CLO’s executive assistant in furtherance of Chief of Staff responsibilities. The goal isn't just to keep things moving. It's to shape how they move and to measure progress towards that strategy.
What You'll Do
You’ll start with a deep dive on how the department and cross-functional partners operate today, and from there will own the build over the long haul. The proof shows up on what the CLO gets on a regular basis: reportable metrics that matter, real-time dashboard visibility into where the team stands in key areas, and a trusted (and trusting) partner who is fluent across data, influence, communications, and relationships.
-
Strategic Partnership (Chief of Staff): Partner with the CLO and her leadership team to define and execute long-term strategy. Own operational planning cycles, including OKR processes, roadmap development, and cross-functional coordination to keep all internal and external functions aligned and moving.
-
Legal Operations Leadership: Lead and develop the Legal Ops function, including direct management of the team. Own the global Legal budget, forecasting, and accruals. Lead the strategy for Legal-specific vendors — outside counsel, legal tech, e-billing — with a focus on data-driven performance and spend optimization. Maintain and evolve the Legal tech stack (CLM, e-billing, litigation tools) and design streamlined intake and triage systems for cross-functional partners.
-
Reporting and Performance: Design and own the framework for tracking org performance. Build automated dashboards and real-time progress views, using AI to synthesize inputs across practice areas into actionable updates for the CLO and executive leadership.
-
Cross-Functional Integration: Act as the strategic liaison between the CLO org and Finance, GTM, Customer Success, Product, Engineering and Marketing. Ensure all CLO departments are integrated into business decisions upstream, not handed things after the fact. Focus on critical cross-functional initiatives, including post-acquisition integration efforts as they arise.
-
AI and Operational Tooling: Continuously identify