Product Owner - Clio Operate Agile Team

Lawfront; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; 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 platform rollout across member hubs. You will own the product backlog, drive agile delivery, and collaborate with stakeholders across the business to implement a strategic platform.

Join a major technology transformation within a fast-growing UK legal services group, contributing to go-lives, data migrations, and continuous improvement across multiple hubs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience with legal case management systems.
• Product Owner qualification such as CSPO or PSPO.
• Strong project management capability with PRINCE2, PMP, or APM or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• 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 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 updates to programme leadership on progress, risks, and key decisions.

Skills

Product backlog

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Jira

Azure DevOps

Communication

Multi-site coordination

Education

CSPO or PSPO certification

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Product Owner - Clio Operate Agile Team

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 experienced Product 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.

Essential:

• Product Owner qualification such as CSPO or PSPO.


• At least 5 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 as Jira, Azure DevOps.


• 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.

Desirable Experience

• 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.