Hybrid Head of Legal Operations

at Hayfin Capital Management LLP

• Job title: Head of Legal Operations
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Head of Legal Operations at Hayfin responsible for designing legal operating model and improving processes. Leading the Legal Operations team while managing vendor relationships and legal spend.

Responsibilities

• Build and embed a practical legal operations framework that supports consistent, predictable delivery across the legal function.
• Oversee legal spend and vendor relationships, ensuring clear scoping, value for money and reliable cost management.
• Work with Finance, HR, Partner Solutions and investment teams to streamline end‑to‑end workflows and remove operational friction.
• Create and maintain standardised processes and documentation that support clarity, accountability and repeatable execution.
• Set the approach for legal data governance and shape a technology roadmap that meets the needs of legal and its partner functions.
• Lead and develop the Legal Operations team, acting as a collaborative and trusted partner across the firm.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading legal operations in a complex or regulated environment.
• Strong background in legal spend/vendor management and cross‑functional workflow design.
• Hands‑on experience with legal tech platforms and data/operations.
• Collaborative, low‑ego, persuasive leader able to drive change without relying on hierarchy.
• Commercial mindset, analytical approach and excellent communication skills.