Interim Legal Program Manager

Overview

Our client is seeking an interim Legal Program Manager with a Compliance background. This assignment is a 3+ month initial period with the potential to extend duration, and possibly transition into a permanent role. The role is anticipated to be full-time with a minimum of 32 to 40 hours per week.

Company

Technology Industry Company

Experience

5+ years

Location

REMOTE

Responsibilities

• Collaborative approach to engagement, high EQ, able to work well with broad set of stakeholders; i.e., across Legal, Security, IT, Product, Engineering, and Governance, Risk and Compliance(GRC)-focused teams, etc. to enable consistent, scalable compliance practices.
• Support maturation of the company’s overall legal, privacy, and regulatory compliance programs.
• Support and lead aspects of compliance initiatives (e.g., privacy laws, regulatory requirements, audit frameworks) from gap assessment through remediation and certification readiness.
• Support enhancement of the compliance program as a true operational function — improving processes, reducing risks, and driving continuous optimization.
• Coordinate all internal and external audit readiness activities, ensuring evidence, documentation, and controls are in place.
• Create, update, and communicate company compliance policies, standards, and procedures in partnership with Legal, Privacy, Security, and Product.
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to ensure “compliance by design” for new products, releases, and market launches.
• Build and maintain compliance workflows that streamline evidence collection, regulatory responses, and ongoing monitoring.
• Translate technical compliance and audit findings into clear, business‑friendly reports for executives and leadership.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis for compliance issues and support incident response involving privacy or regulatory obligations.
• Knowledge of GRC tools (e.g., OneTrust) to support workflows, data mapping, assessments, and compliance tracking as needed.
• Able to deliver compliance training programs and maintain internal compliance documentation, wikis, and knowledge bases.
• Awareness of risk management frameworks and approaches.
• Potentially support the tracking and reporting of compliance metrics (KPIs/KRIs) as the organization matures
• Potentially support Sales and Business Development by maintaining approved compliance/security responses for customer RFIs and RFPs.
• Complete other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience, preferably in legal program management
• Audit readiness and preparation experience
• Relevant certification, or proven equivalent experience in compliance function

Pay rate: $65

Information regarding benefits can be found on MLA’s Website on the Consultant Resources Page:

All interested and qualified candidates should apply directly with Major, Lindsey & Africa for review and consideration.

Major, Lindsey & Africa does not discriminate against applications on the basis of age, sex, race or any other protected characteristics pursuant to applicable state or federal laws.