Senior Manager, Legal Transformation

KPMG Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 149,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Manager for Legal Transformation to enhance the efficiency of legal departments. This role involves leveraging cutting-edge technology and AI to streamline processes and improve service delivery. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in legal technology, strong interpersonal skills, and a passion for change management. Join a collaborative team that values professional growth and offers a dynamic work environment. If you are ready to make a meaningful impact in the legal profession, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in legal technology and AI is essential.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Identify inefficiencies and support legal transformation.
• Optimize and automate legal operations for efficiency.

Skills

Legal Technology

Artificial Intelligence

Change Management

Interpersonal Skills

Time Management

Education

Law Degree

6+ years of legal experience

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Overview

At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

Overview

At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

In today's rapidly evolving legal landscape, organizations must continuously adapt to remain competitive. Our Legal Transformation team enables legal departments to optimize processes, integrate cutting-edge technologies, empower their teams, and leverage generative artificial intelligence (AI) to focus on high-value tasks.

We are seeking a highly motivated lawyer with experience in technology to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest and experience in artificial intelligence, technology and change management.

At KPMG Law, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment where your professional growth is our priority. Our Legal Transformation team provides comprehensive solutions tailored to our client’s legal department, helping address critical areas such as enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the legal function, streamlining, and automating legal processes, ensuring accurate tracking of changes in relevant laws and managing your entities with advanced technology.

Joining KPMG Law means becoming part of a global network with access to extensive resources and expertise. Our affiliation with KPMG International provides unparalleled opportunities for professional development and career advancement. We are committed to helping our team members achieve their career goals.

If you are passionate about transforming the legal profession and are looking to make a meaningful impact, KPMG Law is the place for you. We offer a dynamic and inclusive workplace where your contributions are recognized and valued.

What You Will Do

• Identify inefficiencies and opportunities improvement for our clients, provide a clear roadmap for transformation, and support the implementation, including vendor selection, technology implementation, change management, and ensuring successful adoption of new processes and tools.
• Assess the client’s legal function through the lens of processes, technology, people, service delivery, governance, KPIs and data.
• Optimize and automate legal operations to improve efficiency and reduce manual workload, including redesigning workflows, implementing automation tools, and enhancing process documentation for consistency and clarity.
• Enable clients to automate routine tasks, ensuring compliance and reducing administrative burden.
  
  

What You Bring To The Role

• 6+ years of experience in legal technology and as a practicing lawyer
• Broad legal transformation and artificial intelligence experience and proficiency
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and a practical and pragmatic style toward providing legal solutions
• The ability to balance the demands of an emerging practice
• In good standing with provincial law society
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as administrative and time management skills
• Inclusive leadership style
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment
• Self-driven and detail oriented
  
  

KPMG BC Region Pay Range Information

The expected annual base salary for this position $149,500 - $191,000 and may be eligible for bonus awards. In addition, KPMG offers a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program.

Providing you with the support you need to be at your best

Our Values, The KPMG Way

Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters

KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice.

Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process

At KPMG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel. We aim to provide a positive experience and are prepared to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (informal requests), such as extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (formal requests), such as accessible communication supports or technology aids, are tailored to individual needs and role requirements. You will have the opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. You will have an opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. If you require support, please contact KPMG’s Employee Relations Service team by calling 1-888-466-4778.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

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