Head of Legal Engineering (AI)

TL;DR

Head of Legal Engineering (AI): Leading and scaling a team at the intersection of law, product, and technology to redefine legal work with AI-native solutions, with an accent on developing scalable automated solutions for complex legal workflows. Focus on setting strategic vision, fostering client relationships, and ensuring product-led value delivery.

Location: Must be based in the UK

Company

hirify.global is a product company that builds an AI-native workspace to redefine legal work, trusted by global firms in over 40 countries.

What you will do

• Lead and scale the Legal Engineering function in the UK, including hiring, mentoring, and developing senior Legal Engineers.
• Own the Legal Engineering strategy for the UK, ensuring alignment with hirify.global’s global vision and market-specific needs.
• Act as a senior thought partner to clients, building trusted relationships with legal leaders and identifying high-value opportunities.
• Partner closely with Customer Success and Go-to-Market teams, taking shared ownership of strategic accounts.
• Serve as the voice of the user internally, ensuring client insights directly inform product decisions and roadmap priorities.
• Work deeply with Product and Engineering to translate complex legal workflows into scalable, automated AI solutions.

Requirements

• Significant senior experience (typically 10+ years) across legal practice, legal operations, legal innovation, or legal technology is required.
• Operated at a leadership level with experience managing teams, setting strategy, and being accountable for outcomes.
• Strong legal foundation enabling credible engagement with senior lawyers and in-house leaders.
• Deeply tech-curious and product-minded, comfortable engaging in technical conversations around AI, automation, and platform capabilities.
• Understand how to design, evaluate, and improve legal processes using various legal technology.
• Communicate with clarity and confidence across disciplines, including legal, engineering, product, and commercial teams.

Nice to have

• Commercially aware, able to articulate value, ROI, and impact effectively.
• Possess a founder mentality, taking ownership and driving continuous improvement.

Culture & Benefits

• Join a team committed to redefining how legal work gets done with a focus on innovation.
• Be part of an inclusive, high-performance culture built on diversity of thought and experience.
• Work with exceptional people who believe "good enough" isn’t good enough.
• Accelerate change in a high-stakes, high-impact legal technology domain.
• Contribute to an environment that empowers lawyers with truly understanding technology.