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Cooley LLP · 4 months ago

Innovation Strategy Manager

New York, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $190K/yr

5+ years exp

Cooley LLP is a leading technology law firm aiming to excel in the digital practice of law. The Innovation Strategy Manager will oversee the practice innovation pipeline, focusing on product discovery, user research, and the integration of AI and emerging technologies to enhance legal workflows and create competitive advantages for the firm.

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Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manage the practice innovation pipeline to discover, incubate, pilot and evaluate new product opportunities that will yield the greatest benefits to the firm and its attorneys

Leverage best practices in user research and design to deeply understand attorney and client pain points, and identify high-value opportunities to improve legal workflows

Refine, systematize and scale the practice innovation pipeline process to promote greater efficiency, uniformity, and transparency into how product decisions are made

Identify and evaluate practice innovation opportunities leveraging cutting-edge emerging technologies and AI advancements

Foster strong working relationships with change management, innovation counsel and product, engineering, and other teams to evaluate products and use cases, run pilots, launch products and drive engagement

Collaborate in cross-functional intake and prioritization across technology and operations departments

Collaborate with the Associate Director of Practice Innovation and innovation leadership to develop and manage data-driven evaluation process to quantify the business value of practice-facing products

Manage direct report(s) with a focus on fostering a high-performance, collaborative, innovative, and results-driven team culture

Collaborate in the development of and adoption of unified work management practices across practice innovation to promote transparency, clarity, scalability and efficiency

Serve as direct supervisor and mentor to direct reports

Provide day-to-day supervision of direct reports, ensure compliance with assigned work hours and monitor for compliance with all firm and department policies. Manage staffing coverage, review and process time logs/time off requests

Support business professional development and continued educational opportunities

In collaboration with immediate supervisor and CN HR, participate in hiring, performance appraisals, counseling, termination and other employee lifecycle events

All other duties as assigned or required

Qualification

User researchProduct discoveryLegal technologyAIEmerging technologiesData visualizationProject managementCross-functional collaborationLeadershipCommunication skillsCreative problem-solving

Required

After orientation at Cooley LLP, exhibit proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, iManage and other firm applications

Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required

Ability to travel, as required

5+ years of directly applicable experience (e.g., user research, design thinking or human centered design facilitation, product discovery process, prototyping, legal technology use and adoption, quantitative evaluation). Eligible for consideration of Senior designation with 7+ years applicable experience in the field with 2+ years of exempt/management experience in relevant roles

Experience in managing cross-functional projects involving users, product and design, knowledge management, technology and practicing lawyers or clients

Preferred

Bachelor's degree, Juris Doctor(ate) or non-US equivalent

Experience with core large law technologies such as iManage or NetDocs, Elite 3E, Intapp products, Litera products, Thomson Reuters and Lexis products

Advanced knowledge of the workflows and the core needs of practicing lawyers

Strong understanding of legal technology, emerging technology and AI

Strong effective presentation experience and skills to varied audiences

Experience with technology usage data and metrics and ability to leverage data for insights and storytelling using data visualization applications such as Power BI and Tableau

Project management experience

Supervisory experience

Benefits

Medical

Health savings account (with applicable medical plan)

Dental

Vision

Health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term care coverage

Backup care for children and/or adults

Other parental support benefits

Firm-paid life insurance

AD&D

LTD

Short term medical benefits

21 days of Paid Time Off (“PTO”)

10 paid holidays each year

Generous parental leave

Fertility benefits

Company

Cooley LLP

Glassdoor4.0

Clients partner with Cooley on transformative deals, complex IP and regulatory matters, and high-stakes litigation.

Founded in 1920

Palo Alto, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.cooley.com

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