Head of Legal Engineering, Product Specialists - EMEA

Reporting to the VP, Legal Engineering, you will lead Harvey's Legal Engineering (Product Specialist) teams across EMEA. You will directly manage Legal Engineer Managers - Product Specialists and oversee the teams focused on supporting Harvey's post-sales customer engagements across law firms and in-house legal departments. This is a second-line leadership role focused on organisational leadership, operational excellence, and cross-functional execution.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and scale a team of Legal Engineer Managers - Product Specialists and their organisations serving Harvey's law firm and in-house customers; Build the systems, processes, and operating mechanisms that enable Legal Engineering to deliver exceptional customer outcomes at scale; Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and Operations to align priorities and drive execution across the business; Act as a trusted advisor to law firm and in-house legal leaders and an influential partner to senior stakeholders across Harvey; Drive organisational performance through effective planning, resource management, talent development, and operational excellence; Help define the future of Legal Engineering and how Harvey partners with the world's leading law firms and corporate legal departments.

Requirements

Qualified lawyer with 9+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE); Experience practicing law at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house at a leading company, with significant client-facing experience; Experience leading managers and manager-led organisations, not solely individual contributors; Demonstrated success building and scaling high-performing teams in complex, fast-paced environments; Experience owning organisational systems, processes, and operating models; Proven ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships and drive results across multiple stakeholders; Strong track record of managing upward and influencing senior leaders; Experience representing an organisation externally and building trusted relationships with executive-level stakeholders; Deep familiarity with legal technology and AI tools, and a strong understanding of how law firms and in-house legal teams operate day to day; Exceptional communication, leadership, and organisational skills.

Nice to have

Experience leading teams outside of a traditional law firm or in-house hierarchy; Experience in legal technology, professional services, consulting, legal innovation, legal operations, or other customer-facing organisations; Experience operating in a high-growth technology company; Experience leading globally distributed or pan-EMEA teams; Demonstrated ability to create structure and drive execution in rapidly evolving environments; Experience working across multiple legal practice areas or with a broad range of law firm and in-house stakeholders.