Program Manager, Legal (hybrid, Seattle)

Nordstrom Nordstrom · Retail · Seattle, WA

Program Manager for Nordstrom's Legal department, focusing on building and improving Legal Operations. This role involves managing legal and risk technology platforms, supporting project intake, partnering with technology and finance teams for system implementations, owning intranet sites, driving program management via JIRA/Confluence, and developing SOPs and training materials. Requires experience in legal operations/program management, proficiency with specific tools (Origami, JIRA, M365), and experience with legal/risk tech including legal AI tech.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage the day-to-day administration and optimization of legal and risk technology platforms, including the Risk Management Information System (RMIS) to ensure tools are configured, documented, and adopted across the team
  2. Support intake, triage, and tracking of Legal Operations requests and projects, maintaining visibility into workstreams, owners, and timelines for leadership
  3. Partner with Technology teams including Engineering, as well as Finance and Insurance, and outside vendors to coordinate system implementations, integrations, and process improvement initiatives from scoping through deployment. This may include launching RFPs, managing pilots and other tech driven initiatives for the department.
  4. Own and maintain intranet sites such as Sharepoint, file share drives and other Nordstrom tools
  5. Drive program management, project management and knowledge base via JIRA and Confluence

Skills

Required

  • legal operations
  • program management
  • Origami (RMIS)
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • M365 suite
  • CLM platforms
  • matter management systems
  • e-billing software
  • legal AI tech
  • analytical skills
  • reporting
  • dashboards
  • communication skills
  • stakeholder management

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of experience in legal operations and/or program management
  • Proficiency with Origami (RMIS), JIRA, Confluence and M365 suite
  • Experience working with legal and risk technology tools such as CLM platforms, matter management systems, e-billing software, and/or legal AI tech