Legal Technology Consulting Manager - Contract Lifecycle Management

Harbor is seeking a Manager/Senior Manager to join our dynamic Legal Technology & Operations – Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) team. Our team is at the forefront of innovation and delivery for our corporate legal department clients, with deep experience in assessing contracting processes and technology, developing technology roadmaps, CLM system selection and implementation, data migration, and change management. The Legal Technology Manager will be responsible for leading the initiation, execution, and delivery for a variety of CLM technology projects and initiatives.Responsibilities:Client and Project ManagementLeverage subject matter expertise to assess contracting processes & technology to provide objective guidance and recommendations on solutions to implement in support of client system evaluation processes.Serve as the lead project manager for implementation projects, including creating and maintaining project schedules and work/staffing plans, managing the project budget and scope, forecasting resourcing, providing routine status updates, scheduling workshops, and managing client billables and invoicing.Facilitate workshops with client stakeholders to gather, document, and prioritize business and technical requirements, including business process modeling, integration, security, migration, and reporting; provide subject matter expertise on industry best practices and tool capabilities.Advise clients on how to best integrate their existing technologies together to enhance their overarching legal operations function; design technology-enabled processes and system integrations to create innovative yet practical solution frameworks.Directly contribute to and oversee all process mapping, data analysis, drafting of project deliverables, and configuration of solutions.Support system configuration and testing to ensure solution setup meets design specifications and customer business process goals.Map data between any source system(s) and/or data repositories and the new technology solution; support migration and migration validation processes.Define and orchestrate the change management strategy and effort needed to ensure enduring change, strong user adoption, and a seamless implementation experience.Develop training curriculum and materials, as well as lead end-user and system administration training in partnership with technology providers.Business, Team, and Company DevelopmentParticipate in business development activities such as qualifying opportunities, proposal presentations, and statement of work development.Develop relationships with vendors and other partners to develop creative offerings.Cultivate new relationships at current clients and coach junior staff to become lead contacts.Contribute to the ongoing growth of Harbor’s reputation for thought leadership and problem-solving.Actively develop ideas and contribute to practice growth/evolution and company-wide strategic initiatives.Encourage collaboration, and model firm values to impact and ensure team behavior.Continuously improve our practice by enhancing methodologies, practice aids, project delivery approaches and tools.Actively manage, develop, coach and/or mentor others, guiding junior team members in all facets of client execution and project management.Identify opportunities to continually enhance internal project methodologies and templates.Support engagement financials and practice operations.Qualifications:5+ years of relevant experience in the legal or consulting industry (e.g., in-house legal department, law firm, legal software provider, consulting firm)5+ years of experience in legal technology assessments, requirements gathering, system design, configuration, implementation, testing, and deployment, with proven experience implementing CLM tools.Experience with Agiloft, Conga, Ironclad, Malbek, ContractPodAI, Onit, and similar systems is preferred; this experience should include related data migration and integration workstreams.5+ years of experience in a customer facing role delivering projects and overseeing other resources to the completion of their tasks.Four- year degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Science, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, Data & Analytics, and the like, or equivalent combination of experience and education.Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience in the following areas of focus:IT implementation methodologies, including waterfall, agile and iterative.Understand use cases for contract management and AI solutions.Configuration of industry leading CLM solutions.Integration and migration requirements gathering and methodology.Experience leading technology implementation projects across workstreams and through all stages of a project lifecycle.Proven track record of successful project implementations and development of junior talent.Have permanent US work authorization.About Us:Harbor is the preeminent provider of expert services across strategy, legal technology, operations, and intelligence. Our globally integrated team of 800+ strategists, technologists, and specialists navigate alongside our clients – leading law firms, corporations, and their law departments – to provide essential resources and invaluable insights. Anchored in a rich heritage of deep knowledge, steadfast relationships, and mutual respect, our unwavering dedication lies in shaping the future of the legal industry and fostering enduring partnerships within our community and ecosystem.Harbor is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, national origin, ancestry, age, parental status, disabled status, veteran status, or any other legally protected classification, in accordance with applicable law.

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