About this role
Leading legal engineering operations across the Americas involves managing legal engineering managers and directing teams that support pre-sales in-house customer engagements. Operating as a second-line leader requires driving organizational performance, resource management, talent development, and operational excellence while establishing internal systems and processes that enable teams to scale effectively.
Harvey builds an enterprise-grade platform combining frontier agentic AI to transform how legal and professional services operate. The organization values decisiveness, simplicity, and persistence, operating with intensity to shape the future of knowledge work.
Ideal candidates bring strong business judgment, exceptional people leadership, and extensive experience leading manager-led organizations within complex environments. Success demands collaborating closely with product, engineering, sales, customer success, and operations leaders to deliver strong outcomes for corporate legal departments.
What you will do
- Lead, develop, and scale a team of Legal Engineering Managers and their organizations serving Harvey's in-house customers.
- Build the systems, processes, and operating mechanisms that enable Legal Engineering to deliver exceptional customer outcomes at scale.
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Operations to align priorities and drive execution across the business.
- Act as a trusted advisor to legal department leaders and an influential partner to senior stakeholders across Harvey.
- Drive organizational performance through effective planning, resource management, talent development, and operational excellence.
- Help define the future of Legal Engineering and how Harvey partners with the world's leading corporate legal departments.
What you need
- Qualified lawyer with 9+ years of post-qualification experience.
- Experience practicing law at a top-tier law firm or in-house at a Fortune 500 or leading technology company, featuring significant client-facing work.
- Demonstrated experience leading managers and manager-led organizations rather than solely individual contributors.
- Track record of building and scaling high-performing teams in complex, fast-paced environments while owning organizational operating models.
- Proven ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships, manage upward, and influence senior leaders.
- Deep understanding of enterprise legal teams, including corporate, litigation, investigations, regulatory, compliance, and legal operations functions.
Nice to have
- Experience leading teams outside of a traditional law department hierarchy
- Experience in legal technology, professional services, consulting, legal innovation, or legal operations
- Experience operating in a high-growth technology company
- Experience leading globally distributed teams
- Demonstrated ability to create structure and drive execution in rapidly evolving environments
Benefits
- Offers Equity
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the compensation and pay structure for this role?
The compensation ranges from $400,000 to $450,000 USD with an OTE of 75/25. The position also offers equity.
Who does this position report to?
The Head of AMER Legal Engineering reports directly to the VP, Legal Engineering & Regulatory Investigations. In this capacity, the leader oversees teams focused on supporting pre-sales in-house customer engagements in the Americas.
What departments will I collaborate with?
The role requires partnering closely with leaders across Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Operations. This cross-functional collaboration is necessary to align priorities and drive execution across the business.