Managing Director – Corporate Functions Technology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Define and implement technology strategies, product roadmaps, engineering delivery, and modernization within Corporate Functions capabilities.

• Lead an initial portfolio concentrating on Legal technology and enterprise collaboration.

• Facilitate Legal Operations, regulatory and compliance functions, contract lifecycle management, contract ingestion and intelligence, legal matter and spend management, discovery and legal hold, knowledge management, collaboration, content, search, and AI-enhanced productivity.

• Collaborate with senior leaders across Legal, Finance, Corporate Functions, Technology, Information Security, Enterprise Architecture, Privacy, Risk, and other enterprise departments.

• Create innovation-driven roadmaps that streamline the technology landscape, enhance user experience, and yield measurable business outcomes.

• Shift from project-based delivery to sustainable, product-oriented teams and iterative, outcome-focused workflows.

• Stay informed about external trends in enterprise technology, Legal technology, collaboration, AI, automation, and contract intelligence.

• Oversee technology strategy, investment priorities, execution, roadmap transparency, dependencies, technological risks, and business results.

• Develop reusable contract ingestion and intelligence capabilities.

• Modernize and simplify the Legal ecosystem, including platform rationalization, reduction of technical debt, improvements in integration, and legacy modernization.

• Organize the portfolio around sustainable product teams and enforce product management practices.

• Define target-state architecture and lead decisions on build-versus-buy, platform strategy, and rationalization.

• Provide senior leadership in full-stack engineering, solution architecture, technical design, enterprise SaaS, integrations, APIs, cloud services, data capabilities, and custom solutions.

• Propel DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, cloud-native architecture, and engineering automation.

• Formulate AI and automation strategies and transition high-value AI capabilities into secure, scalable production environments.

• Assess emerging technologies, products, partners, and operational models; sponsor prototypes, proofs of concept, and MVPs.

• Build, nurture, and retain product, engineering, architecture, and technology teams.

• Provide coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and career development opportunities.

• Manage portfolio financials, sourcing, vendor strategies, contract performance, and total cost of ownership.

• Ensure operational stability, resilience, security, privacy, records management, Legal privilege, and regulatory compliance.

• Maintain accountability for production health and operational performance.

• Identify and mitigate technology risks, aging platforms, technical debt, concentration risk, and critical dependencies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field is required.

• An advanced degree is preferred.

• Extensive technology leadership experience is essential.

• Proven experience in leading complex, enterprise-scale technology portfolios and transformational initiatives.

• Experience in transitioning organizations from traditional project delivery to product-based, iterative, outcome-oriented operating models.

• Demonstrated ability to collaboratively develop technology strategies and roadmaps with senior business executives, establishing measurable business outcomes.

• Experience in building, developing, and leading high-performing technology teams comprising employees, contractors, and strategic partners.

• Preferably, experience with Legal technology.

• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management, contract ingestion, document intelligence, or contract intelligence is preferred.

• Experience in enterprise collaboration, productivity, or knowledge platforms is advantageous.

• Background in Finance technology or other Corporate Functions platforms is beneficial.

• Experience in technology within regulated industries such as healthcare or financial services is preferred.

• Ability to convey complex technical topics to senior non-technical audiences and influence executive stakeholders effectively.

• Strong financial, portfolio, and vendor management skills, including investment prioritization, sourcing, contract negotiation, and build-versus-buy decisions.

• Strong executive presence, business acumen, relationship management, and influencing capabilities.

• Intellectual curiosity and commitment to continuous learning and awareness of external technology trends.

• Ability to navigate through ambiguity and take responsibility for an evolving Corporate Functions portfolio.

• Technical expertise in modern full-stack engineering, software engineering practices, integrations, APIs, enterprise data models, and cloud architectures.

• Substantial experience with AI/ML platforms, generative AI, intelligent automation, and emerging agentic technologies, including production implementation.

• Understanding of enterprise SaaS architecture, configuration, integration, lifecycle management, and platform rationalization.

• Experience in establishing DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and engineering quality practices.

• Ability to evaluate custom development, commercial platforms, SaaS solutions, and strategic technology partnerships.

• Experience in creating reusable technology assets and developing prototypes, proofs of concept, and MVPs.

• Understanding of non-functional architecture requirements, including security, privacy, availability, resiliency, scalability, performance, and maintainability.

• Capability to stay updated with emerging technologies and translate trends into actionable recommendations and business opportunities.

• Home internet access via cable broadband or fiber optic service with a minimum of 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload speed.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for an annual bonus.

• Participation in a long-term incentive plan.

• Medical benefits.

• Vision benefits.

• Dental benefits.

• Access to well-being and behavioral health programs.

• 401(k) plan.

• Company-paid life insurance.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• A minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year.

• Paid holidays.

• Leaves of absence.

• Remote work arrangement available.

• Requirement for home working includes cable broadband or fiber optic internet service.