AI-Driven Innovation Strategist

Akin

Washington (District of Columbia)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Akin is actively expanding its Innovation & AI team and seeks a Strategist to turn AI and automation ideas into real change across Finance, HR, Risk, Compliance, Marketing, and Operations. You will work with partners, practice leaders and the PMO to prioritize opportunities, design new workflows, and deliver measurable ROI.

This hands-on role requires strong business analysis, stakeholder management and experience with enterprise platforms.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
5+ years in process improvement, transformation, or innovation, ideally within professional services.
Background in business analysis and workflow design, including documenting current and future-state processes and writing proposals.
Hands-on experience applying generative AI and/or automation to real business processes.
Proven record of delivering cross-departmental initiatives with demonstrable, measurable efficiency or performance gains.
Experience facilitating workshops to map processes, uncover blockers and document requirements.
Experience building consensus among senior stakeholders, onboarding end users, and supporting sustained, effective use of future-state solutions.
Exposure to enterprise platforms such as ServiceNow, Workday, Intapp or Aderant.

Responsibilities

Monitor AI and automation trends shaping the legal industry.
Contribute case studies and internal reports on innovation.
Represent the firm at legal tech conferences and events to bring back insights and maintain a forward-looking perspective.
Serve as the primary contact for Business Services requests relating to AI and process improvement.
Prioritize opportunities by impact, effort and readiness.
Translate pain points into scoped initiatives with owners and success criteria.
Lead cross-functional improvement programs from scoping to post-implementation review.
Model best practice through demos, proofs of concept and pilots.
Partner with PMO and IT on delivery and governance.
Collaborate with Practice Innovation Strategists to align with firm-wide standards.
Develop adoption playbooks and training materials.