Legal Operations Analyst

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and versatile Business Analyst to support strategic, financial, and operational initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of finance, technology, risk management, and process optimization, with a strong focus on enabling data‑driven decision‑making, automation, and governance.

The ideal candidate brings a strong accounting and analytical foundation and experience driving process improvement and technology enablement. This individual will partner closely with Legal, Finance, Risk, Procurement, and Technology teams to improve transparency, controls, efficiency, and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Financial & Analytical Enablement

• Analyze and interpret financial data related to legal spend, budgets, accruals, vendor performance, and cost drivers

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, ensuring alignment with accounting standards and internal controls

• Develop financial and operational models to support business cases, vendor decisions, and strategic initiatives

• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear insights for senior leadership

Process Improvement & Technology Enablement

• Identify opportunities to streamline and standardize processes through automation, system enhancements, and workflow redesign

• Lead requirements gathering, solution design, and implementation support for technology‑enabled process improvements

• Partner with business and technology teams to optimize matter management, eBilling, vendor management, and reporting platforms

• Drive continuous improvement using data, metrics, and root‑cause analysis

Vendor Risk Management, Compliance & Governance

• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Legal teams to ensure adherence to governance frameworks, audit requirements, and regulatory expectations

• Monitor and analyze vendor performance, risk indicators, and compliance metrics

• Assist in developing and maintaining controls, documentation, and reporting to support audits and regulatory reviews

Business Strategy & Stakeholder Partnership

• Partner with senior stakeholders to understand business priorities and translate them into actionable analytical and operational solutions

• Support strategic initiatives by providing data‑driven insights, scenario analysis, and implementation support

• Contribute to the development of operating models, governance frameworks, and decision‑support tools

• Act as a trusted advisor, balancing strategic thinking with executional rigor

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field

• 2-3 Years of experience in Operations, Finance, Risk, Procurement, or Vendor Management

• Strong accounting and financial analysis skills, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis

• Advanced analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to work with large, complex datasets

• Demonstrated experience with process improvement and technology enablement

• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical and financial concepts for non‑technical audiences

Salary Range:

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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