Associate Vice President, Legal Engineering Lead
Core
Lead engineering delivery and operational ownership for Legal and risk technology platforms, ensuring scalable, secure, and audit-ready solutions that improve operational efficiency and control effectiveness.
Role type
Senior IC engineering lead (Legal Tech)
Builds
Legal and risk governance workflows (matter management, e-billing, CLM, TPRM)
Domain
Financial services / Legal Technology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
SQL, Python/Java/C#/JavaScript, REST APIs, SDLC, vendor management, team leadership, data analysis, process mapping
Preferred skills
Automation/AI in legal ops, platform standards, Lucidchart
Technologies
Simple Legal, Passport, Apperio, GEMS, Icertis, Ironclad, Zip
Responsibilities
Lead engineering delivery and operational ownership for the Legal and technology portfolio; Serve as technical lead for platform strategy and support across Legal systems; Partner with Legal stakeholders to translate business needs into technical requirements; Own end-to-end delivery from discovery to production support; Establish integration patterns and data flows across core platforms; Drive engineering discipline including code quality and automated testing; Ensure embedded controls across workflows for audit and regulatory compliance; Lead a small team of technical resources; Manage vendors and partners for solution selection and implementation; Provide executive-ready reporting on platform health and delivery status
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership