Product Owner - Clio Operate Agile Team

Lawfront (Lawfront Group Limited); Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Hybrid working

Job summary

Lawfront is seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead the Clio Operate rollout across UK hubs. You will own the product backlog, drive agile delivery, and collaborate with stakeholders to implement a strategic platform within the Digital Applications team.

You will work in a hybrid environment with travel to Lawfront offices across the UK, coordinating with developers, business analysts, testers, and migration specialists to deliver new functionality and successful go-lives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience with legal case management systems.
• Experience delivering technology solutions in fast-paced environments.
• Proven backlog management and agile delivery.
• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or Monday.com.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication.
• Willingness to travel across the UK.
• Knowledge of Clio Operate or ShareDo.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritise the Clio Operate backlog.
• Lead sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Act as link between stakeholders, development teams, and governance.
• Manage milestones, dependencies, risks, and priorities across hubs.
• Collaborate with analysts, testers, and migration specialists.
• Oversee testing and release activities.
• Support data migration and hub implementations.
• Provide progress updates to programme leadership.

Job description

Location: Hybrid with travel to Lawfront offices across the UK
Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Join Lawfront's Digital Transformation Journey

Lawfront is one of the UK's fastest-growing legal services groups, bringing together leading regional law firms and over 1,500 talented professionals. As part of our ambitious technology transformation programme, Program Drive, we are consolidating and modernising our core business systems across the group.

We are now seeking an experiencedProduct Owner to lead the development and rollout of Clio Operate, our strategic case management platform, helping shape how legal services are delivered across our member hubs.

The Opportunity

This is a pivotal role within our Digital Applications team, where you will take ownership of the Clio Operate product backlog, drive agile delivery, and work closely with stakeholders across the business to ensure successful implementation of a key strategic platform. You will play a central role in Program Drive, working at the heart of a complex, high-profile technology transformation programme.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own and prioritise the Clio Operate product backlog, translating business requirements into clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Lead agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Act as the primary link between business stakeholders, development teams, and programme governance.
• Manage delivery milestones, dependencies, risks, and priorities across multiple hub rollouts.
• Work closely with developers, business analysts, testers, and migration specialists to deliver new functionality.
• Oversee testing and release activities to ensure successful go-lives.
• Support data migration activities and hub implementations.
• Provide regular updates to programme leadership on progress, risks, and key decisions.

What We're Looking For

You’ll be an experienced Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar professional with a proven track record of delivering technology solutions in a fast-paced environment.

• Product Owner qualification such as CSPO or PSPO.
• At least5 years' experience working with legal case management systems.
• Strong project management capability, ideally supported by PRINCE2, PMP, APM or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing product backlogs and running agile delivery processes.
• Knowledge of agile tools such asJira, Azure DevOps, or Monday.com.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple locations and business units.
• Willingness to travel to Lawfront's member hubs across the UK.
• Experience with Clio Operate or ShareDo.
• Legal sector technology transformation or migration projects.
• Case management workflow configuration.
• Data migration activities.
• Professional services or legal services environments.

Why Join Lawfront?

• Be part of a major technology transformation programme with real strategic impact.
• Work alongside talented technology, change, and legal professionals.
• Influence the future of legal operations across a leading national legal group.
• Enjoy a collaborative, agile environment where your expertise will directly shape business outcomes.
• Competitive salary, benefits package, and flexible hybrid working.