Director, Product Management (CoCounsel International)

Posted:
12/4/2024, 1:01:21 AM

Location(s):
England, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Product

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Job Description

CoCounsel is a trusted generative AI assistant for legal professionals, working alongside lawyers as a member of the team, completing legal tasks at high quality and superhuman speed. We are seeking an experienced and visionary Director of Product Management to lead the global deployment of CoCounsel. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing the product strategy, overseeing the rollout across diverse international markets, and ensuring the successful adoption of our AI-powered legal solution worldwide. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in legal technology, product management, and global operations.


About the Role

In this opportunity as Director, Product Management (CoCounsel International), you will be responsible for:

  • Develop and execute the global product strategy and roadmap for our AI legal assistant, aligning with company goals and market demands across different regions.

  • Lead a cross-functional team of product managers, engineers, data scientists, legal experts, and localization specialists to deliver a world-class AI legal assistant tailored for global markets.

  • Oversee the adaptation of the AI assistant to various legal systems, languages, and cultural nuances in different countries.

  • Collaborate with regional teams to identify market-specific requirements and incorporate them into the product development cycle.

  • Manage the product backlog, prioritize features, and create detailed product specifications that address the needs of diverse international markets.

  • Develop and implement strategies for seamless integration with existing legal tech ecosystems in different countries.

  • Work closely with sales, marketing, and customer success teams to develop go-to-market strategies, product positioning, and adoption plans for each region.

  • Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success, user adoption, and impact across global markets.

  • Ensure compliance with international data privacy laws, ethical AI guidelines, and legal industry regulations in all deployed markets.

  • Stay informed about global legal tech trends, AI regulations, and market opportunities to inform product strategy and roadmap.

  • Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including government bodies, regulatory agencies, law firms, and legal associations in various countries.

  • Present product updates, roadmaps, and performance metrics to executive leadership.

  • Drive continuous improvement by gathering and analyzing user feedback from different regions and incorporating insights into product enhancements.


Thomson Reuters leads at the intersection of content and technology with trusted data, workflow automation, and AI. TR has a bold vision to be the leader in AI-powered, content-driven technology, and the Director, Product Management (CoCounsel International) will work closely with colleagues from Product, Compliance, Engineering, TR Labs, and Design teams who are already dedicated to delivering on this mission. Teams are working closely with customers to create a product experience that is unmatched in the market today. In this role, you will work with leaders and stakeholders from these teams in refining our product roadmap, while also playing a hands-on role in leading cross-functional distributed product teams through product discovery and delivery.

About You

You are a fit for the role of Director, Product Management (CoCounsel International) if you are:

  • Curious & Innovative, starting with an obsession for our customer's problems and needs and then working closely with customers, partners, and other Thomson Reuters colleagues to solve them in unique ways

  • Agile with a strong sense of urgency and a desire to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment to deliver solutions against strict timelines, unafraid of failure

  • An effective communicator who projects confidence and communicates concisely and clearly to management, peers, customers, and partners

Foundational Skills

Successful Director candidates will exhibit mastery of the following skills:

  • Problem-solving

  • Leadership

  • Design thinking

  • Cross-functional collaboration

  • Communication

  • Effective execution

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Law, Business, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

  • 7+ years of product management experience.

  • Strong understanding of AI and machine learning technologies, particularly in the context of legal applications.

  • Proven track record of successfully launching and scaling products; experience launching products in multiple international markets preferred.

  • Understanding of various legal systems and the global legal technology landscape.

  • Excellent leadership skills with the ability to inspire and guide cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams.

  • Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels across different cultures.

  • Experience in managing products that require localization and adaptation for diverse markets.

  • Familiarity with agile development methodologies and global project management practices.

  • Ability to travel internationally as needed.

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What's in it For You?


You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

  • Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected

  • Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

  • Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

  • Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

  • Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

  • Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.


Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward. 

Accessibility 

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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