Operations Manager - Stockholm

Legora Legora · Vertical AI · Stockholm, Sweden · Corporate

Legora is seeking an Operations Manager to drive execution across critical initiatives including international expansion, post-merger integrations, organizational scaling, and operational improvements. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments and enjoys owning complex problems end to end, operating as a cross-functional project owner.

What you'd actually do

  1. Leading and driving complex, cross-functional initiatives across Operations, Growth, Finance, People, and Engineering
  2. Owning high-impact projects such as market initiatives, organisational changes, and major operational improvements.
  3. Translating company priorities into clear execution plans - defining scope, ownership, milestones, and success metrics
  4. Identifying operational bottlenecks early and resolving them hands-on, in close collaboration with relevant teams
  5. Help design, document, and improve processes and playbooks that enable scale over time

Skills

Required

  • Operations management
  • Business management
  • Consulting
  • Fast-growing startup environments
  • Cross-functional initiative leadership
  • Project ownership
  • Problem-solving
  • Process design and improvement
  • Communication skills
  • Execution discipline

Nice to have

  • International expansion
  • Post-merger integration
  • Organizational design
  • Additional languages

What the JD emphasized

  • drive execution across some of Legora’s most critical initiatives
  • owning complex problems end to end
  • cross-functional project owner
  • start with a general Operations mandate
  • become the owner of specific areas
  • work closely with teams across Operations, Growth, Finance, People, Legal, and Engineering
  • improve how we operate
  • help Legora scale effectively
  • cross-functional operator
  • end-to-end project owner
  • complex, cross-functional initiatives
  • high-impact projects
  • Translating company priorities into clear execution plans
  • Identifying operational bottlenecks early and resolving them hands-on
  • design, document, and improve processes and playbooks
  • structured problem-solving
  • execution discipline
  • clear, decision-oriented communication
  • shaping how Legora operates
  • execution-focused operator
  • strong ownership
  • sound judgment
  • working across teams
  • turning complex, ambiguous problems into clear action
  • Strong experience in operations, business management, consulting, or fast-growing startup environments
  • proven ability to lead and execute complex, cross-functional initiatives end to end
  • Hands-on experience working closely with senior leaders or founders
  • exposure to high-stakes decision-making
  • Comfort operating in dynamic environments where problems are not fully defined, and solutions need to be built rather than maintained
  • structured, low-ego working style
  • clear bias toward outcomes