Head Of Amer Legal Engineering (Law Firms)
harvey
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Chicago
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Job Score
80 pts
Hybrid model (+80)
Why Harvey
At Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate. By combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform, and deep domain expertise, we’re reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come.
This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. With 1500+ customers in 60+ countries, strong product-market fit, and world-class investor support, we’re scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious, the bar is high, and the opportunity for growth — personal, professional, and financial — is unmatched.
Our team moves fast, takes ownership, and is deeply committed to the mission — operating with intensity, staying close to our customers, and pushing each other for excellence. We live by three values: Decisiveness, Simplicity, and Job's Not Finished. We act quickly on clear judgment over perfect information, we believe simplicity is what scales, and we're never satisfied with where we are. If you want to do the best work of your career alongside people who share that drive, we'd love to build with you.
At Harvey, the future of professional services is being written today — and we’re just getting started.
Role Overview
Reporting to the VP, Legal Engineering & Regulatory Investigations, you will lead Harvey's Legal Engineering Law Firm focused teams in the Americas.
You will directly manage Legal Engineering Managers and oversee the teams focused on supporting our pre-sales law firm engagements. This is a second-line leadership role focused on organizational leadership, operational excellence, and cross-functional execution.
Success in this role requires exceptional people leadership, strong business judgment, and the ability to build systems and processes that enable teams to operate effectively at scale. You will partner closely with leaders across Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Operations to deliver exceptional outcomes for customers while helping shape the future of Legal Engineering at Harvey.
What You'll Do
Lead, develop, and scale a team of Legal Engineering Managers and their organizations serving Harvey's law firm 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 law firm 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 law firms.
What You Have
Qualified lawyer with 9+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE).
Experience practicing law at a top-tier law firm (Vault 50 or equivalent) and/or in-house at a F500 or leading tech company, with significant client-facing experience.
Experience leading managers and manager-led organizations, not solely individual contributors.
Demonstrated success building and scaling high-performing teams in complex, fast-paced environments.
Experience owning organizational systems, processes, and operating models.
Proven ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships and drive results across multiple stakeholders.
Strong track record of managing upward and influencing senior leaders.
Experience representing an organization externally and building trusted relationships with executive-level stakeholders.
Deep understanding of law firm operations, legal workflows, and the legal technology landscape.
Exceptional communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience leading teams outside of a traditional law firm hierarchy.
Experience in legal technology, professional services, consulting, legal innovation, or other customer-facing organizations.
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.
Compensation
$400,000 - $450,000 USD OTE 75/25
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