Director Knowledge Mgmt & Innovation (Regulatory / Tax)

Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Salary: $260,000–$390,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a major law firm seeking to advance knowledge management, legal innovation, and AI-enabled legal service delivery across its Regulatory and Tax Global Business Units.

What you will do

• Develop and execute the Knowledge Management & Innovation strategy, including the operating framework, investment plan, metrics, and delivery roadmap.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of Knowledge Lawyers, Innovation Managers, and Knowledge Analysts across multiple offices and geographic locations.
• Advise practice and business unit leadership on technology, process improvement, staffing, operational priorities, and measurable business outcomes.
• Drive adoption of knowledge-sharing, process improvement, change management, and AI-enabled practices across the firm.
• Oversee precedent libraries, model documents, playbooks, matter insights, practice data, reporting dashboards, and knowledge quality standards.
• Evaluate and scale legal technology, document automation, knowledge management, and AI-enabled solutions in collaboration with IT, Legal Operations, and Practice Management.

Requirements

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and significant experience practicing law in a major law firm, corporate legal department, or government legal environment.
• Substantial experience in knowledge management, practice innovation, professional support, or comparable legal operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading, recruiting, coaching, and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong ability to influence partners, attorneys, executives, and senior business stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Deep knowledge of legal technology and AI, including generative AI platforms, document automation, contract lifecycle management, knowledge management systems, and matter intelligence solutions.
• Experience leading technology adoption, pilot programs, process improvement, and organizational transformation initiatives.

Nice to have

• Legal practice experience in technology, life sciences, energy, financial services, real estate, construction, intellectual property, regulatory, or complex litigation.
• Leadership experience in an AmLaw 100 or similarly sophisticated legal environment.
• Experience supporting teams across multiple offices, jurisdictions, and geographic regions.
• Involvement in legal knowledge management, legal technology, or innovation professional communities.
• Familiarity with law firm economics and metrics such as utilization, realization, leverage, and alternative fee arrangements.

Culture & Benefits

• Focus on collaboration, continuous improvement, client service, and operational excellence.
• Opportunity to influence legal practice transformation and the adoption of modern legal technologies.
• Role includes cross-functional collaboration, professional networking, industry participation, and client engagement.
• Physical requirements include sitting and standing for extended periods and lifting up to 15 pounds.