Eaton’s Corporate Sector is currently seeking a Legal Operations Manager to join our team. This position is based at our Beachwood, OH location. Position Overview: Eaton is seeking a Legal Operations Manager to join an extraordinary company and global legal team. The mission of Legal Operations at Eaton is to support and drive operational excellence across Eaton’s legal team, enabling the legal team to operate as a business. As reflected in its mission, the Legal Operations team is generally responsible for supporting the legal team in certain core areas: financial reporting, spend tracking, and cost out; strategic planning and goal setting, knowledge management; data and analytics; systems and technology; project management and process improvement; law firm management; and professional support and development. The successful candidate will work closely with members of the legal team, including the Chief Legal Officer and the senior leadership team, and business stakeholders at all levels of the Company. The successful candidate must also be hands on and comfortable and skilled at managing teams; building strong cross-functional relationships; providing strategic direction; leveraging state-of-the art technology, tools, and systems; generating and delivering dynamic reports; implementing data-driven strategies to unearth trends; and project management, creating practices and processes to improve the day-to-day efficiency and productivity of the legal team. The preferred location is Beachwood, OH, however remote options will be considered. In this function you will: Help design and manage the strategy for Legal Operations, including annual goals, objectives, KPIs, and other metrics. Oversee day-to-day operational and financial reporting across the legal team. Compile and monitor data-driven KPIs to measure the success and efficiency of the legal team. Collaborate with the legal team’s practice groups and teams to identify and implement state-of-the-art digital solutions and strategies. Support the legal team’s practice groups and teams with analyzing and leveraging data and analytics. Drive the development of monthly and quarterly metrics and provide key legal, financial, and operational analysis. Generate clear, tailored, and data-driven reports and dashboards to provide insight for leadership and teams and to help drive improvements, assess resource allocation, and make quality decisions. Present data to corporate functions, including finance and accounting, explaining, categorizing, and identifying legal spend. Partner closely with the Law Firm Management Team to monitor, measure, and track outside counsel and other key legal vendor metrics. Develop and implement internal process guidelines, templates, and workflows. Help organize the legal team’s annual strategic planning and goal-setting processes. Oversee and develop knowledge and information management strategies that support the legal team’s objectives, including promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing. Help develop resources and automated tools for the business to self-serve legal issues. Maintain currency on emerging legal technologies, standards, and best practices and develop skills and other training for the legal team. Coordinate office operations, procedures, and resources to facilitate organizational effectiveness. Manage and develop a team of administrative professionals, focused on developing and training on key skillsets. Why work at Eaton? We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being. Listed below are programs that are offered globally, but program availabilities may vary by site. Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites) Healthcare/retirement savings programs Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico) When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger. Qualifications Required (Basic) Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution 4-5 years experience in a related position such as operations, finance, IT, or data analytics. 1-2 years experience managing people Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future Preferred qualifications: MBA preferred Position Criteria: A role model for integrity. Cultivates an inclusive culture and environment, and actively embodies Eaton’s leadership attributes (passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent, learner, ethical). Results-driven with the ability to take initiative, handle multiple tasks and shifting priorities. Continuous-improvement mindset. Strong project management and organization skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to forge strong relationships with co-workers of various backgrounds and expertise Comfortable presenting to senior leadership and in front of groups. Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment across different work streams Flexibility to adapt to changing needs and ability to learn quickly when facing new situations. Ability to balance short-term goals with long-term strategies. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to interpret trends or patterns in complicated data sets, synthesizing and communicating results. Proactive and positive approach to addressing issues and working with others as a team. Willingness to accept and provide candid feedback Strong cross/multi-cultural background and experience; sensitive to cultural differences Eaton also considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call 412-893-3600 or send an email to: AccommodationsForApplying@Eaton.com We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. #LI-AM6 Eaton considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call 412-893-3600 or send an email to: AccommodationsForApplying@Eaton.com What you will get from us Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees. We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger. We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company’s operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Job: Legal Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico Organization: Corporate Sector Job Level: Manager Schedule: Full-time Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: No Does this position offer relocation?: Relocation from within hiring country only Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time