Dan Baker
About
Dan Baker is from San Francisco Bay Area. Dan works in the following industries: "Telecommunications", "Internet", "Broadcast Media", "Financial Services", "Banking", "Entertainment", and "Retail". Dan is currently Director, Business Operations, Counsel Strategy & Operations at Twitter, located in San Francisco Bay Area. In Dan's previous role as a Director, Business Operations, Legal and Corporate Security at Twitter, Dan worked in San Francisco Bay Area until Jun 2021. Prior to joining Twitter, Dan was a Director, Business Operations, Legal at Twitter and held the position of Director, Business Operations, Legal at San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to that, Dan was a Director/Chief of Staff — Legal, Regulatory and Government Affairs at Ancestry, based in San Francisco Bay Area from Nov 2017 to Jun 2019. Dan started working as Head of Legal Operations — Legal, Compliance, and Public Policy Org at LinkedIn in San Francisco Bay Area in Feb 2016. From Dec 2013 to Feb 2016, Dan was Sr. Manager, Legal Operations at LinkedIn, based in San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to that, Dan was a Sr. Business Analyst — Legal, Consultant at PlayStation, based in San Francisco Bay Area from Mar 2013 to Dec 2013. Dan started working as Business Analyst — Legal, Compliance, Strategic Sourcing, and Vendor Risk Management at BlackRock in San Francisco Bay Area in Aug 2009.
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Hired to create the Legal Operations function for the Legal, Regulatory and Government Affairs team. Finance and Budget Management • Managed Legal, Regulatory & Government Affairs fiscal planning cycle, budgeting and accrual reporting • Using data analytics (i.e., trends, actuals, and strategic initiatives), consistently designed budgets in which the team was within 1% of plan target Knowledge Management • Ideated and developed multi-platform legal knowledge management program, including back-end library with versioning for both team and company facing sites Outside Counsel and Vendor Management • Created outside counsel billing guidelines; managed legal engagement process, including negotiation of alternative fee arrangements • Created and maintained legal tech and services ecosystem dashboard Communications • Coordinated Pro Bono leadership opportunities • Led legal team and legal leadership offsites • Organized and facilitated legal all-hands meetings (incl. speakers) Technology • Led design, development and implementation of contract lifecycle management solution, including automated contract intake, automated approvals, and automated document signature and storage. • Implemented electronic billing and matter management system and processes for legal and accounting teams; developed customized, automated accrual processes and reporting • Developed and implemented eLearning module for company-wide Code of Conduct training • Implemented self-service template agreements for company use (e.g., eNDAs, Releases, PSAs) Strategic Planning and Execution • Facilitated creation and tracking of strategic initiatives, OKRs and KPIs • Ideated and designed team’s client survey Administration / Management • Designed and implemented Legal & Government Affairs team career ladders • Designed and implemented crisis response portal leveraged by Ancestry’s executive team
As LinkedIn’s first business operations professional supporting Legal, Compliance and Public Policy, I was successful in building and then scaling the org for years to come. Core competencies included Strategic Planning, Financial Management, Vendor Management, Data Analytics, Technology Support, Knowledge Management, Professional Development and Team Building, Communications, Pro Bono Leadership, and Cross Functional Alignment with other company functions - HR, IT, Finance and Workplace Services. • Led General Counsel Transition project (LinkedIn hired new GC in 2014) • Successful implementation of e-billing and matter management for Legal & Public Policy team • Ideated, designed and implemented internal and external communications and knowledge share platforms for department (Wiki and Adobe CQ) • Drove Legal, Compliance & Public Policy's annual planning cycle and designed team budget; ideated and implemented budget plan from a single budget owner system to multiple budget owners by practice area • Using Oracle Business Intelligence, ideated and implemented an automated General Counsel Finance and Key Metrics Dashboard • Developed and implemented alternative and value-based pricing strategies for outside counsel across all practice areas, creating cost savings while improving partnerships with outside counsel • Ideated, designed and implemented contract management workflows for outside counsel and public policy engagements • Led working group effort to create career leveling guides • Led institutionalization of nationally recognized pro bono program (2014 ACC Corporate Pro Bono Award) • Led stand-out team events and co-founded #WOBLR. I’ll always miss WOBLR... • Created an annual client survey that was championed by LinkedIn’s CEO and leveraged by other orgs within LinkedIn as well as other companies
• Business Analyst lead for requirements gathering, system testing and UAT for phased build-out and implementation of Sony PlayStation's SaaS contract lifecycle management (CLM) solution, Novatus (including tracking and remediation of system issues and enhancements) • Training lead for development of interactive online (Adobe Captivate) and in-person end user education sessions for CLM solution • Worked closely with Novatus CEO and CTO to troubleshoot issues and customize Novatus features and functionalities to meet the needs of Legal, Finance and business teams • Launched and managed support desk solution for CLM solution, including tracking and escalation of production issues (incl. administration of user permission)
• Business Analyst for homegrown Procure-to-Pay (P2P) spend management software solution ($2.5bil annual spend, ~6300 user base); gathered requirements, worked closely with key stakeholders and end users; led UAT, system requirement and regression testing. • Achieved go-live with 7 modules for P2P solution (Requisitioning, Deal Pipelining, Vendor Risk Management, Contracts Management, Invoice Validation, Vendor Master and Vendor “360” Profiling) • Project Coordinator for design and implementation of Vendor Risk Management (VRM) contract compliance program (in coordination with the OCC - Office of the Comptroller of Currency) • Project Coordinator for implementation of e-Billing for Legal & Compliance ($110mil spend across both corporate and 3rd party fund paid expenses) • Project Coordinator for Vendor Contracts Management function, including drafting of consent and termination letters in connection with acquisition of Barclays Global Investors • System Administrator for homegrown Contracts Lifecycle Management solution, including report design and delivery • Team Lead for conducting end user demos and trainings; developed training materials, demos and presentations for Legal, Sourcing and Vendor Management (SVM), VRM, P2P solution and e-Billing • Launched and managed help desk support solution for P2P system, including tracking and escalation of production issues • Designed and administered SharePoint sites for SVM, Legal & Compliance, and Fund Accounting teams
Al Gore & Joel Hyatt’s media company: • Project Manager for design, configuration and implementation of SaaS contracts lifecycle (CLM) management solution (Selectica) • Designed and implemented reporting systems and business reports for CLM solution • Developed training materials, demos and presentations for Legal and Business Affairs team • Drafted option, termination notices, and confidentiality agreements • Administered and maintained all agreements and licenses for company-wide organization