Senior Director, Data & AI Strategy

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

📋 Description

• Take charge of the financial performance of the service line, managing a budget exceeding $3 million with the objective of achieving 30 to 40 percent annual growth.

• Supervise monthly and annual reporting, encompassing revenue forecasting, utilization management, and margin optimization.

• Monitor delivery performance throughout the month and reconcile projects at both month-end and year-end.

• Propel pricing and resourcing strategies that harmonize innovation investment with disciplined commercial governance.

• Administer speculative budgets for new offerings, ensuring that progress is tracked and outcomes are assessed against expectations.

• Design, develop, and oversee the portfolio of Data & Innovation Strategy offerings to adapt to evolving market demands.

• Lead the development of new offerings that may be speculative or emerging, managing investment, delivery pilots, and refinement cycles.

• Promote repeatable, scalable, and ultimately productized delivery models to enhance efficiency and profitability.

• Collaborate across Harbor’s service lines, including AI, Knowledge Transformation, and Technology-Enabled Solutions, to deliver integrated transformation initiatives.

• Manage high-impact client engagements, ensuring quality, consistency, and measurable value realization.

• Support client teams in the design and execution of transformation programs that integrate data, AI, knowledge, and innovation strategies.

• Partner with delivery leads to ensure projects align with the defined scope, budget, and desired business outcomes.

• Recruit, develop, and retain exceptional talent across strategy, data, and innovation fields.

⛳️ Requirements

• Established track record of owning and expanding a consulting P&L of at least $3 million annually, demonstrating success in driving 30 to 50 percent year-over-year growth through effective financial management, pricing, and utilization oversight.

• Experience in developing and scaling consulting offerings, including frameworks, delivery playbooks, and repeatable methodologies.

• In-depth knowledge of how law firms and corporate legal departments function, and how data, KM, and AI transformation drive performance and innovation.

• Proven success in leading multidisciplinary teams and managing programs that integrate strategy, data, and emerging technologies.

• Strong leadership and talent-development capabilities, able to build, coach, and motivate a diverse team.

• Executive presence and communication skills, capable of advising and influencing senior leadership across legal, business, and technology domains.

• Market-facing experience through conferences, panels, or publications on topics relevant to legal technology, data, or innovation.

• Familiarity with cloud, AI, and analytics ecosystems adequate to engage in discussions with technical counterparts while remaining focused on business objectives.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements