AI-Driven Legal Engineer: Transform & Automate Legal Ops

UBS; Weehawken (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UBS is hiring a Legal Engineer to drive end-to-end transformation of its global in-house legal function from its base in the New Jersey area. You will combine legal expertise, process thinking, technology and AI to simplify, automate and digitally enable legal work and turn them into scalable solutions.

You will collaborate with Senior Management, Lawyers, Legal Operations and Technology teams to design, prototype, test and deploy pragmatic legal solutions, advancing a modern, governance‑driven

Qualifications

• Understanding of legal processes and the ability to translate requirements into structured workflows.
• Experience in process improvement, digital transformation, LegalTech, business analysis, or product management.
• Hands-on experience with AI, automation, and technology-enabled workflows, including Generative AI.
• Experience with No-Code/Low-Code solutions.
• 5-8 years in a legal environment (inhouse or law-firm) is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to simplify complex issues.
• Curious to learn and apply emerging technologies in a business context.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• User-centric mindset focused on usability and outcomes.
• Ability to work independently and own initiatives from idea to delivery.
• Global environment experience; law degree is advantageous but not essential.
• Fluent in English; German is a plus.
• Curious about AI enhancement of workflows with sound judgment and governance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and redesign legal processes into scalable workflows and tech-enabled solutions.
• Identify and implement automation and LegalTech to improve efficiency and user experience.
• Collaborate with leadership, Lawyers, Legal Operations, Technology and stakeholders to design, prototype, test and deploy solutions.
• Translate requirements into practical, scalable products, tools and workflows.
• Structure legal knowledge and data to enable reuse and AI-supported services.
• Promote responsible AI adoption with governance and human oversight.
• Partner with Head of Change and Transformation to build an innovative Legal Engineering function.

Skills

Legal processes

Process improvement

AI & Automation

No-Code/Low-Code

Stakeholder management

English fluency

German language

Independent thinking

Global environment experience

Education

Law degree desirable

Tools

No-Code platforms

Job description

UBS is hiring a Legal Engineer to drive end-to-end transformation of its global in-house legal function from its base in the New Jersey area. You will combine legal expertise, process thinking, technology and AI to simplify, automate and digitally enable legal work and turn them into scalable solutions.

You will collaborate with Senior Management, Lawyers, Legal Operations and Technology teams to design, prototype, test and deploy pragmatic legal solutions, advancing a modern, governance‑driven