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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP · 2 months ago

Senior AI Program Director

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$280K/yr - $350K/yr

10+ years exp

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is a top law firm in the U.S. seeking a Senior AI Program Director. This role leads the firm-wide AI Program with a focus on value creation through AI-enabled products and workflows, overseeing product management, change management, and client engagement.

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Responsibilities

Define the firm’s AI product strategy and offerings (internal and client-facing), including product charters, value hypotheses, MVPs, roadmaps, packaging, and success metrics

Operate an intake and prioritization process to evaluate ideas across the firm; conduct discovery and user research; size opportunities; assess feasibility, ROI, and risk; and advance high-potential use cases to pilots and scale

Lead cross-functional product teams (Innovation, IT, KM, PD, BD/Marketing, Pricing) to deliver AI-enabled solutions for high-impact workflows (e.g., research, drafting, review, intake, matter management)

Establish product KPIs and measurement plans; instrument usage analytics and feedback loops; run A/B tests and iterative improvements to drive adoption and sustained value

Partner with Professional Development to design tiered curricula (fundamentals, prompt techniques, practice-specific patterns, responsible use) and certify competency levels

Build communities of practice and a champions network; publish playbooks and use-case libraries; provide office hours and coaching to accelerate skill development and behavioral change

Implement structured change management (communications, readiness assessments, stakeholder engagement) to reduce friction and increase adoption across attorneys and staff

Lead AI-related responses for RFPs, DDQs, and client assurance requests; articulate our products, governance, security posture, and measurable outcomes

Coordinate with Pricing and BD on differentiators, case studies, and value narratives; ensure OCGs that address AI are operationalized in policy and controls

Collaborate with Marketing to pursue industry awards and rankings that showcase responsible innovation and client impact; support thought leadership, speaking, and media opportunities

Define and report KPIs such as adoption and active use rates, time-to-value, cycle-time reduction, error-rate improvement, cost savings, revenue contribution from AI-enabled offerings, client satisfaction, and training completion

Publish dashboards and progress reports for leadership and stakeholders; benchmark against industry surveys and best practices

Align AI architecture, integrations, and environments with IT standards; coordinate platform operations (e.g., model lifecycle, versioning, evaluation, and decommissioning)

Manage resourcing, vendor relationships, and program budget; evaluate build-vs-buy and total cost of ownership

Partner with IG on the firm’s AI policy, standards, and operating model aligned to recognized frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF; ISO/IEC 42001)

Advise on governance processes for responsible AI (use-case intake and triage, risk assessments, model evaluation, human-in-the-loop controls, monitoring, auditability, incident response)

Track evolving regulatory obligations (e.g., EU AI Act) and client expectations; coordinate with IG, GC, and InfoSec to operationalize compliance

Partner with Information Security to embed “secure by design” principles across AI systems and workflows, consistent with CISA and UK NCSC guidance

Ensure data protection and confidentiality controls (access management, minimization, redaction/tokenization where appropriate, logging/telemetry, retention, data residency); lead vendor due diligence and third-party risk management for AI providers

Qualification

AI product managementResponsible AI governanceInformation security principlesCross-functional leadershipChange managementStakeholder managementData protectionCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsDecision-making skills

Required

Bachelor's degree required

10+ years of progressively responsible experience in technology or innovation, including 5+ years leading cross-functional programs or products

Proven product management leadership shipping AI or advanced automation solutions with clear business outcomes

Fluency in discovery, MVPs, roadmapping, backlog management, user research, and product analytics

Demonstrated success in firm-wide adoption and change management (communications, training programs, champions networks) with measurable improvements in usage and impact

Strong understanding of LLM-enabled solutions and enterprise AI delivery (e.g., retrieval augmented generation, evaluation methods, telemetry, model lifecycle)

Experience establishing responsible AI governance aligned with industry frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001) and familiarity with the EU AI Act's risk-based approach

Solid grasp of information security and privacy principles applied to AI (secure design, deployment and operation; data protection; vendor risk management)

Experience partnering with InfoSec, Risk, and GC

Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills

Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences and drive consensus across practice groups and business functions

Excellent organizational, prioritization, and decision-making skills

Comfortable leading multiple initiatives across offices with a high standard of ethics and confidentiality

Preferred

Advanced degree in a relevant field (information systems, computer science, business, or JD)

Law firm or professional services experience

Benefits

Choice of health and vision insurance plans

2 paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work

Dental plan

Fertility and adoption benefit

Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service

Tuition reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Retirement contribution

Health insurance with an optional HSA

Long term disability

Dental insurance

Vision care

Telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services

Life insurance

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Subsidized backup care and caregiving resources

401(k)

Vacation

Sick time

11 paid holidays each year

Employee assistance program

Voluntary accident insurance

Voluntary life

Voluntary disability

Voluntary long term care

Pet insurance

Commuter and Transit programs

Company

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Purpose drives us. Davis Wright Tremaine was founded on three guiding principles: ability, integrity, and service.

Founded in 1944

Seattle, Washington, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.dwt.com/

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