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Kirkland & Ellis · 1 day ago

Director of Technology Enablement

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$280K/yr - $330K/yr

15+ years exp

Kirkland & Ellis is a leading law firm known for its commitment to legal excellence and innovation. The Director of Technology Enablement will provide firmwide leadership for shared technology capabilities, overseeing enterprise architecture, data platforms, and quality assurance to empower delivery teams in building secure and high-quality solutions.

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Growth Opportunities

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Responsibilities

Set firmwide direction, standards, and reference architectures across application, data, and infrastructure domains to ensure scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions

Oversee delivery and management of enterprise data platforms, including data warehousing, integrations, and data governance solutions that support the firm’s broader data strategy

Partner with business and technology leaders to align architecture and data services with current and future firm objectives

Develop and maintain enterprise architecture roadmaps focused on scalability, security, performance, and long-term maintainability

Drive adoption of standardized integration patterns, application programming interfaces (APIs), and data services to enable secure, efficient data flow across systems

Ensure architectural designs and data solutions meet security, compliance, and regulatory requirements

Provide technical oversight through solution and design reviews, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and best practices

Lead assessment and adoption of emerging technologies that enhance architecture and data capabilities, including artificial intelligence (AI) readiness

Partner with infrastructure, application, and security teams to maintain architectural integrity and seamless service delivery

Establish transparent, collaborative governance processes with clear decision traceability

Manage key technology vendor relationships to ensure alignment with architectural and data management goals

Mentor and develop multidisciplinary technical teams, remaining hands-on for critical design reviews, data modeling decisions, and complex technical challenges

Own firmwide QA standards, including release quality gates, test automation strategy, tooling, and entry/exit criteria to improve reliability and delivery velocity

Stand up shared QA frameworks and guidance (test automation, test data management, performance and security testing) and coach delivery teams on adoption

Define, track, and report Technology Enablement key performance indicators (KPIs) such as architecture conformance, automation coverage, defect escape rates, change success rates, and data quality scores

Qualification

Enterprise ArchitectureData Platform DeliveryCloud PlatformsGovernance & RoadmappingQuality AssuranceIndustry ExperienceStakeholder CommunicationPlayer-Coach MindsetFuture-Focused Perspective

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field required; Master's degree preferred (or equivalent experience)

15+ years of progressive information technology (IT) experience, including 5+ years leading shared services across Enterprise Architecture, Data/Business Intelligence (BI) & Integrations, and centralized QA

Proven experience defining firmwide technical standards, reference architectures, and non-functional requirements such as reliability, performance, security, and observability

Hands-on experience delivering enterprise data platforms (warehouse or lakehouse), data governance and lineage, integrations, and BI enablement

Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS)), hybrid architectures, API management, integration platform as a service (iPaaS), event/streaming architectures, and modern DevOps/continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices

Demonstrated ability to define, maintain, and govern enterprise architecture standards and align technical roadmaps with business strategy

Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences

Ability to build, mentor, and lead high-performing teams while remaining hands-on in critical technical decisions

Familiarity with emerging data and AI-enabling technologies

Willingness to travel as needed

Preferred

Experience in AmLaw or regulated professional services environments preferred, with familiarity in Document Management Systems (DMS), Knowledge Management (KM), Microsoft 365 (M365), and ServiceNow ecosystems

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare

Paid time off

Retirement

Personal support

Tailored learning and development opportunities

Company

Kirkland & Ellis

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Kirkland & Ellis is a law firm that offers a wide range of legal assistance in labor, government, and intellectual property litigation.

Founded in 1909

Chicago, Illinois, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.kirkland.com/

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