Legal Operations Lead (8-Month Maternity Cover)

About BlaBlaCar BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 27 million members a year to carpool or travel by bus in 21 countries. Our team of 800 employees counts over 50 nationalities and is spread across our 5 global offices, 30% working fully remotely. Your Mission We are looking for a highly organized Legal Operations Lead to join our Paris-based Legal team as a replacement from late May 2026 to January 2027. You will report to the Head of Legal and lead a team of 2, driving efficiency and scaling our legal infrastructure. Your role is to optimize the "how" of the Legal department. You will be a bridge between legal expertise and operational excellence, ensuring our team of ~10 people stays agile and tech-forward.   Key Responsibilities Team Leadership: Manage and mentor 2 team members, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and professional growth. Project Management: Drive large-scale projects forward, from process optimization to cross-functional stakeholder management. Tech Stack Ownership: Act as the administrator for our CLM tool (contract management lifecycle tool) M (Contract Lifecycle Management) tool (Juro), Equity Management Platform (Equify), and champion the integration of AI tools to automate routine legal tasks. Process Excellence: Refine contract drafting workflows and ensure seamless collaboration with multiple business units, automation of manual processes, and integration of company tools.  Stakeholder Liaison: Work closely with internal partners, including Finance, Tech and Business teams.    Your Qualifications Experience: At least 5 years in Legal Ops, Contract Management, or as a Senior Legal Assistant, ideally within a fast-paced start-up or scale-up environment. Leadership: Proven experience in people management. Tech Savvy: Expert-level knowledge of CLM tools and a strong interest/proficiency in AI tools for legal productivity. Project Management: Exceptional ability to manage complex projects and meet aggressive deadlines. Communication: Full working proficiency in English and French is mandatory. Mindset: You are detail-oriented, creative, and a natural problem solver. You thrive working on complex issues, and you are not afraid of big volumes of work.   What we have to offer Hybrid status for this role (2- 3 days per week at the office) 4 additional weeks on top of legal maternity/paternity leaves 50% healthcare coverage (Alan) Minimum 25 days holiday per year  Local meal plan policy (Swile card) 50% transportation paid (Forfait Mobilité Durable) Free unlimited carpooling & bus rides Regular team building events 1 day off per year to test our product   Interested in joining the ride? Here’s what your hiring journey will look like. a 45-min video-call with one of our Talent Acquisition Managers to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions a 60-min video-call with our Legal Operations Lead to understand your background and clarify the position and expectations a 45-min video-call with our Head of Legal who will be your direct manager for this position a 30-min min video-call with our General Counsel for values fit and closing off the process  Usually, our hiring process lasts on average 20-25 days and offers usually come within 48 hours.