Legal Technologist

The opportunity:

A prestigious international law firm is seeking an experienced legal technologist to take ownership of a portfolio of technology products supporting its core business operations.

Working with business and technical stakeholders, you will shape product plans, guide investment decisions and ensure that products evolve in line with user needs and organisational priorities. You will also support the development of product management capability across the wider team.

Key responsibilities:

• Setting product direction and maintaining prioritised roadmaps across a portfolio of technology solutions.
• Defining, prioritising and maintaining the backlog and delivery roadmap in line with product strategy and business outcomes.
• Evaluating competing demands and making informed decisions based on business value, user needs, delivery feasibility and risk.
• Working with stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve business processes and the effectiveness of existing systems.
• Leading product discovery, gathering insights to inform requirements, investment priorities and future development.
• Improving product adoption and ensuring that changes deliver tangible operational and commercial benefits.
• Managing relationships with external technology providers, overseeing performance and supporting effective supplier engagement.
• Balancing new development with ongoing service requirements, reliability and continuous improvement.
• Establishing meaningful measures of product performance and using insights to guide future priorities.
• Coaching and supporting other product professionals, encouraging effective planning, prioritisation and delivery practices.
• Collaborating with technical specialists and business leaders to ensure that product decisions are commercially sound and technically viable.

About you:

You will bring a strong background in legal technology, with experience taking ownership of complex products within a large or multi-stakeholder organisation.

You should be able to demonstrate:

• Experience managing priorities across multiple products or services.
• A track record of delivering measurable improvements in business performance, user experience or operational effectiveness.
• Confidence engaging senior stakeholders, challenging assumptions and building agreement around competing priorities.
• Strong product discovery, requirements definition, prioritisation and lifecycle management skills.
• The ability to work effectively with engineering, architecture, data, security and other technical specialists.
• Commercial awareness, including experience managing suppliers and evaluating technology investments.
• Experience mentoring, coaching or providing guidance to other product professionals.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship management skills.
• A practical, outcome-focused approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Desirable experience:

• Experience in professional services, consulting or another knowledge-intensive business environment.
• Exposure to digital transformation, business automation or the application of AI in business processes.
• Familiarity with enterprise technology platforms and systems supporting complex business operations.
• Experience helping organisations adopt new technology and embed changes into established ways of working.
• Knowledge of contemporary product management methodologies and agile delivery practices.