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Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) is a leader in live entertainment, delivering unforgettable experiences while forging deep connections with diverse and passionate audiences. The Company’s portfolio includes a collection of world-renowned venues – New York’s Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, and Beacon Theatre; and The Chicago Theatre – that showcase a broad array of sporting events, concerts, family shows, and special events for millions of guests annually. In addition, the Company features the original production, the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, which has been a holiday tradition for 90 years. More information is available at www.msgentertainment.com.

Who are we hiring?

The VP, Legal Operations and Process Automation will lead department-wide and/or special operational initiatives including budget management, requirements gathering, solution design and/or procurement, implementation, testing, change management and ongoing support for the Madison Square Garden Legal department. This role is responsible for ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the legal department’s operations while collaborating with various departments to implement streamlined processes.

What will you do?

• Oversee and manage the implementation and execution of Legal Operations strategic initiatives and annual goals, including budgeting management, department-wide technology projects and initiatives.
• Partner with General Counsel and Technology to identify and implement legal department systems/tools to streamline new or existing practices, as well as managing budget, design, rollout, and driving innovation in execution and management.
• Lead and oversee multiple projects with competing priorities across a broad range of topics with minimal direction.
• Evaluate and implement legal technology solutions in collaboration with IT department to streamline workflows, enhance productivity, and improve communication.
• Independently resolving complex issues and challenges, looking beyond the obvious for creative and innovative solutions.
• Maintain documentation for core department processes (and, as applicable, assist with the development of the same), procedures, and workflows.

What do you need to succeed?

• Undergraduate degree required.
• Minimum 6 years of in-house legal department or law firm experience in strategic managing of operations and technology initiatives.
• Design and development experience with business intelligence tool skills such as Tableau or ServiceNow workflow automation tools to automate manual processes and workflow solutions; MS Office Suite experience.
• Demonstrate a strong blend of legal operations expertise, technical proficiency, and industry knowledge.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills that enable partnering with and influencing key stakeholders in a matrix environment at all levels in an organization.
• Core process controls and financial firm governance adherence experience.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset, with the ability to leverage data to drive decision-making and process improvements. Understands the needs of the operations team while solving issues for legal department.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead cross functional teams and manage multiple strategic operations programs and projects simultaneously.

Pay Range

$230,000—$275,000 USD

At MSG, we recognize the importance of upskilling employees’ talents and strengths so they can drive their careers forward. We are proud to offer a robust set of tools and resources to help employees understand their interests and purpose, harness their talents and obtain the skills they need to reach the next step in their careers. Growth and longevity for our employees are top priorities here.

We value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! MSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law mandates, MSG complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations and will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required.