Director, Legal Technology

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Job Summary

The Director, Legal Technology – is a forward-thinking, enterprise-oriented product leader responsible for leading the digital transformation of the legal function and supporting their collaboration with the enterprise. This product leader will serve as the strategic partner to their function, with full accountability for delivering modern, user-centric digital capabilities that streamline operations, enhance compliance, elevate employee and stakeholder experiences, and enable business agility.

This leader will oversee a portfolio of legal products and platforms, drive the modernization and integration of core systems while introducing innovative solutions that future-proof the company's corporate foundation.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Partner with legal leaders to co-create and deliver a unified digital strategy that accelerates their strategic, operational, and regulatory priorities

• Shape the long-term vision and roadmap for legal platforms

• Ensure technology investments align with broader enterprise architecture, data, and innovation strategies

• Be a champion and evangelist of the enterprise’s AI First, Digital and Innovation strategy to the Legal team

Product Ownership & Execution

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for a portfolio of legal applications and digital tools (Agiloft CLM, SFDC, ServiceNow, Onit, OneTrust) that support the Corporate Legal, Legal Operations, Contract Management, and Legal Compliance functions

• Build and lead a high-impact team responsible for designing, delivering, and optimizing capabilities that improve accuracy, compliance, efficiency, and experience

• Prioritize investments based on business value, strategic impact, and stakeholder input, ensuring cross-functional transparency and alignment

Stakeholder Engagement & Value Realization

• Serve as the digital thought partner and liaison between legal leaders and the Digital & Innovation team, enabling cross-functional alignment on value streams and other strategic enterprise initiatives.

• Understand user needs across legal functions and geographies to ensure digital products drive measurable improvements in service delivery and operational effectiveness.

• Partner with legal leaders on change management and user adoption strategies to ensure successful implementation and business value realization

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Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities for automation, intelligent workflows, predictive analytics, and self-service capabilities to simplify processes and enhance decision-making

• Keep pace with emerging legal technologies and regulatory trends to ensure platforms remain compliant, modern, and resilient

People Leadership

• Build coach and expand the team to support business success

• Model and teach a product mindset

Leadership Characteristics of the role

• Is a transformational leader who excels at driving bold and meaningful change at scale

• Leads with a global mindset, across cultures, in a highly matrixed, relationship and consensus-driven environment

• Cultivates Innovation – Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful. Fosters a climate where innovation can thrive. Encourages innovative risk taking and embraces failure as a part of innovation

Qualifications

Essential skills, knowledge and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree a plus

• 7+ years of experience in product management, digital transformation or technology leadership with at least 5 yrs in a leadership role

• Proven experience delivering digital solutions for mission-critical environments with high demands on uptime, security, and compliance

• Familiarity with industry-leading legal technologies across operations, contract management, and compliance

Skills and Attributes

• Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset and a passion for innovation

• Demonstrated ability to build trust, collaborate, and partner effectively with executive stakeholders, especially in complex, matrixed organizations

• Excellent problem-solving ability to understand business stakeholder needs, drive prioritization, and deliver systems

• Adept at inspiring behavior change through motivating teams, planning initiatives, designating priorities, and being decisive when faced with ambiguity

• Ability to provide thought leadership, think strategically, and effectively communicate vision and influence across the organization

• Ability to be data-driven, decisive, execution-focused, and results-oriented to ensure strategy translates to outcomes

Leadership characteristics

• Product / engineering / business mindset with passion and experience in major transformations at a global scale across cultures, in a matrix-driven organization

• Exceptional leader who excels at driving bold and meaningful change at scale and across multiple dimensions with a heavy outcome-focused mindset

• Cultivates Innovation – Fosters a climate where innovation can thrive and creates new and better ways for the areas to be successful. Encourages innovative risk taking and embraces failure as a part of innovation

This posting is for a backfill position, meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:

United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI : 177,000 - 265,000 USD / Annual

Canada - Toronto Office TRO : 166,000 - 248,000 CAD / Annual

Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location. The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Equinix Benefits

As an employee, you become important to Equinix’s success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure we’re providing you with the best package possible. So, wherever you are in your career and life, you’ll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.

Employee Assistance Program : An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.

US Benefits: - Insurance: You may enroll in health, life, disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members. - Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future. - Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms. Canada Core Benefits: - Insurance: You may enroll in healthcare coverage that is designed to complement the provincial healthcare system, along with life, disability and optional benefit plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members. - Retirement: You may also enroll in Equinix-sponsored retirement or savings plans: Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Tax-Free Savings Plan (TSFA). - Vacation and Paid Holidays: Equinix offers both vacation and personal time, along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to specific plan or program terms, and to change at Equinix discretion.

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