Legal Technology Product Manager

About this role

Job Summary & Objectives
The Legal Technology Product Manager is responsible for leading the end-to-end lifecycle of legal technology products that support Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP’s global practice groups. This individual will be responsible for creating a roadmap of Legal Technology solutions that meet current business objectives and forecasting future product trajectory. This role blends strategic product leadership with hands-on support, acting as both a driver of innovation and the firm’s subject matter expert in legal technology.


The Product Manager will maintain deep expertise in the firm’s legal technology stack, acting as a key resource for both business users and technical teams. This role requires strategic thinking, service excellence, and a deep technical understanding of legal practice and change management.


Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities
Product Lifecycle Management

• Own the full product lifecycle: idea intake, discovery, requirements gathering, design, testing, implementation, adoption, and sunset.
• Facilitate functional and technical requirements by maintaining a well-defined roadmap and collaborating with Practice Solutions Managers during scoping activities.
• Manage 3rd party vendors where applicable to ensure the product continues to meet the Firm’s needs, including influencing the product roadmap and evaluating the vendors’ performance.
• Prioritize product backlogs across products within your portfolio.
• Manage delivery schedules and communicate progress, risks, and milestones to stakeholders.
• Cultivate a UX-first mentality and culture when defining workflows and user interfaces for new and existing products
• Monitor product usage and gather product feedback from users; continuously iterate on and improve solution.

Legal Technology Subject Matter Expertise

• Act as the in-house expert on firmwide and practice-specific legal technologies (e.g., CLM, document automation, AI tools, transacti...