Job Title: AI Technical Program Manager (AI TPM)
Domain: Legal Technology / Legal Operations
Experience: 8+ Years (with relevant AI/ML program management experience)
Location: Cupertino / Sunnyvale, CA (Hybrid – based on client requirements)
Duration: Long-Term Contract
Work Authorization: Open to qualified candidates based on client requirements
We are seeking an experienced AI Technical Program Manager (TPM) with a strong background in the legal industry, Legal Operations, or Legal Technology to lead the planning and execution of AI-driven initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience managing complex technical programs involving Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Generative AI, and Large Language Models (LLMs), preferably within legal departments, legal technology platforms, or enterprise legal operations.
The candidate will collaborate with legal stakeholders, engineering teams, data scientists, product managers, and business leaders to deliver AI-powered solutions that improve legal workflows, contract management, legal research, matter management, eBilling, and document analysis.
Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of AI/ML programs supporting Legal Operations and Legal Technology initiatives.
Partner with legal teams, corporate counsel, legal operations professionals, and technical stakeholders to identify business requirements and AI use cases.
Manage cross-functional teams across AI/ML engineering, data science, software engineering, product management, and legal business functions.
Drive the implementation of Generative AI and LLM-based solutions for legal document analysis, contract review, legal research, knowledge management, and workflow automation.
Translate complex legal and business requirements into technical roadmaps, milestones, deliverables, and execution plans.
Coordinate program schedules, dependencies, resource planning, risks, issues, and executive-level status reporting.
Ensure AI solutions meet requirements for data privacy, security, confidentiality, responsible AI, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.
Collaborate with legal subject matter experts to define evaluation criteria, testing strategies, quality metrics, and acceptance standards for AI-generated outputs.
Manage integrations with enterprise systems, legal matter management platforms, contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools, eBilling platforms, and document repositories.
Establish KPIs and success metrics to measure AI solution adoption, productivity improvements, operational efficiency, and business impact.
Facilitate stakeholder meetings, technical reviews, program governance, and executive presentations.
Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to automate and optimize existing legal workflows using AI technologies.
8+ years of experience in technical program management, program management, or delivery management.
Demonstrated experience managing AI/ML, Generative AI, LLM, or enterprise technology programs.
Prior experience in the legal industry, Legal Operations, Legal Technology, or corporate legal departments is required.
Experience working with legal workflows such as contract management, matter management, eBilling, legal research, document review, or legal knowledge management.
Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts, Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and AI solution evaluation.
Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across engineering, data science, product, business, and legal functions.
Strong program planning, risk management, dependency management, and stakeholder communication skills.
Ability to translate business requirements into technical deliverables and measurable outcomes.
Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as Jira, Confluence, or equivalent platforms.
Strong written communication, presentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Experience delivering AI solutions for corporate legal departments or enterprise Legal Operations teams.
Familiarity with legal technology platforms such as Legal Tracker, CounselLink, Brightflag, Onit, SimpleLegal, or equivalent matter management and eBilling systems.
Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platforms such as Ironclad, Icertis, or DocuSign CLM.
Knowledge of legal document management, contract analytics, eDiscovery, and legal workflow automation.
Familiarity with cloud-based AI platforms and enterprise data environments.
Experience with AI governance, responsible AI practices, data protection, and confidential legal data handling.
Experience managing enterprise-scale technology programs in a large corporate environment.
Technical Program Management (TPM)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML)
Generative AI / LLMs
Legal Operations / Legal Technology
Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
Legal Matter Management and eBilling
AI Workflow Automation
Stakeholder and Executive Management
Agile / Scrum / Jira / Confluence
Risk, Dependency, and Program Management
Data Privacy, Security, and Responsible AI
The ideal candidate is a technical program leader who understands both AI technology and legal business processes. They should be capable of working directly with legal stakeholders while coordinating engineering and AI teams to deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
Important: Candidates with only general IT project management experience and no legal industry or Legal Operations exposure will not be a strong fit. Preference should be given to candidates who have managed AI initiatives within legal departments or legal technology environments.
