About this role
Harvey is transforming how legal and professional services operate by combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise. The engineering organization builds systems that reshape how critical knowledge work gets done for corporate legal departments.
Reporting to the VP of Legal Engineering and Regulatory Investigations, the Head of AMER Legal Engineering will lead the in-house focused teams in the Americas. This second-line leadership role involves managing Legal Engineering Managers, overseeing pre-sales in-house customer engagements, and driving organizational performance. Successful candidates possess exceptional people leadership, strong business judgment, and the ability to build scalable operational systems.
The position requires close partnership with Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Operations leaders. Ideal candidates are qualified lawyers with extensive practice and management experience who thrive in fast-paced, high-growth technology environments.
What you will do
- Lead, develop, and scale a team of Legal Engineering Managers and their organizations serving 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 the organization.
- Drive organizational performance through effective planning, resource management, talent development, and operational excellence.
- Help define the future of Legal Engineering and how the company partners with the world's leading corporate legal departments.
What you need
- Must be a qualified lawyer with 9+ years of post-qualification experience.
- Must have experience practicing law at a top-tier law firm or in-house at a Fortune 500 or leading tech company, with significant client-facing experience.
- Must have experience leading managers and manager-led organizations rather than solely individual contributors.
- Must demonstrate success building and scaling high-performing teams in complex, fast-paced environments.
- Must have experience owning organizational systems, processes, and operating models.
- Must possess a 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
- Experience working across multiple legal practice areas
Benefits
- Offers Equity
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the salary and compensation structure for this role?
The compensation ranges from $400,000 to $450,000 USD with an OTE of 75/25 and offers equity.
Who does this position report to?
The Head of AMER Legal Engineering reports to the VP, Legal Engineering & Regulatory Investigations.
What kind of leadership experience is required?
This is a second-line leadership role requiring experience leading managers and manager-led organizations, not solely individual contributors.