Senior Manager of AI Business Solutions
About Latham & Watkins:
Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service.We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.
About the Role:
The Senior Manager of AI Business Solutions is an integral part of Latham’s Technology and Information Services team and will be responsible for managing a portfolio of software-driven process improvement projects for Latham’s business teams, specifically by supervising the daily operations and staff of the firm’s AI Solutions consulting team – a team of consultants with deep knowledge of law firm business processes and commercially-available AI tools while managing the day-to-day operations of the Business Solutions Consultants, supervising and developing their staff, organizing, assigning, delegating, and coordinating the work of the staff to ensure team and department objectives are met timely and accurately, and generating a formal performance evaluation for direct reports.
This role will be located in either our Los Angeles or New York office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.
Responsibilities & Qualifications:
Other key responsibilities include:
- Making recommendations to the HR department with regard to selecting, coaching, counselling, and disciplining departmental employees
- Formulating local policies and procedures, interpreting and implementing global policies and procedures in the local setting, developing short and long term goals, implementing programs, policies, and procedures, and ensuring compliance with firm policies and legal requirements
- Cultivating a robust pipeline of business process improvement projects, sourced from a combination of user pull and strategic push – e.g., responding to end-user requests for software tools and identifying processes that are financially or technologically ripe for automation or augmentation
- Using a data-driven approach to identify and evaluate if and how much to invest in a given project
- Maintaining a clear record of resourced projects, their key stakeholders, their status, and their project plans
- Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
We’d love to hear from you if you:
- Exhibit the ability to identify and build strong relationships with key stakeholders in the Technology Department and the firm to promote collaboration
- Possess excellent organizational skills needed to manage time well, prioritize effectively, and handle multiple deadlines
- Demonstrate excellent professional interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm and with clients
And have:
- A bachelor’s degree or an equivalent, preferably in a STEM field and a Master’s degree, preferably
- A minimum of six (6) years of experience as a consultant or an equivalent
- A minimum four (4) years of experience managing a team of professionals
Benefits & Additional Information:
Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:
- Healthcare, life and disability insurance
- A generous 401k plan
- At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
- Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
- Professional development programs
- Employee discounts
- And more!
Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.
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Pay Range: USD $200,000.00 - USD $280,000.00 /Yr.