Strategic Leadership

• Support the CIO in shaping and running the firm’s knowledge-management and innovation strategy, bringing deep legal-tech, KM and AI expertise.
• Act as a senior internal voice on responsible AI adoption, advising on evaluation, governance and implementation frameworks.
• Track the legal-tech landscape and turn trends into actionable recommendations.
• Serve as a trusted resource for partners and practice leaders on knowledge-management and innovation matters.
• Keep the team’s work aligned with the firm’s broader IT strategy.

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop a team of managers and specialists across knowledge management, AI, practice innovation, and legal data/technology/compliance.
• Build a high-performing, accountable, client-focused team culture.
• Provide development support to direct reports so they can lead their own teams effectively.

Knowledge Management

• Oversee the firm’s knowledge infrastructure — intranet, wiki, enterprise search, document management.
• Keep knowledge assets organised, accessible, secure and continuously improving.
• Champion firm-wide knowledge sharing of expertise, precedent and institutional know-how.

Practice Innovation & Technology Adoption

• Oversee the innovation pipeline — evaluating, piloting and implementing practice-focused technology.
• Shape the firm’s AI-adoption strategy, including frameworks for tool assessment and risk management.
• Partner with practice groups to find high-value technology opportunities grounded in real workflows.
• Oversee change management and adoption for new tools, with training and engagement built in.

Risk & Compliance

• Set direction on AI governance and technology risk/compliance, upholding confidentiality, data security and professional-responsibility standards.
• Act as escalation point for complex issues spanning legal practice, technology risk and compliance.
• Oversee responses to client questions about the firm’s AI/technology use.
• Work with the vendor-management office and outside counsel on technology contract review and negotiation, with a focus on AI risk and data handling.
• Track the regulatory/professional-responsibility landscape and flag needed policy changes.

Vendor & Budget Management

• Manage relationships with key knowledge-management and legal-tech vendors to ensure real value and strategic alignment.
• Own the AI & Knowledge budget — spend, commitments, multi-year planning with the CIO and Finance.
• Partner with the vendor-management office on negotiations and vendor performance.