Associate Director — AI Services & Digital Collaboration

Cooley LLP; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooley is seeking an Associate Director of Technology Collaboration & AI Services to lead two enterprise service areas: Digital Workplace Collaboration and Enterprise AI. Responsibilities include setting strategy, managing two direct reports, and driving adoption of enterprise AI platforms such as Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, and Power Platform.

Hybrid work arrangement, strong leadership required. The role emphasizes governance, lifecycle management, and collaboration across Technology and

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise AI portfolio from strategy and platform selection through configuration, governance, launch, adoption, support, and continuous improvement
• Lead M365 strategy, adoption, and optimization across Exchange Online, Teams, Power Platform, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, core productivity applications, and the firm’s intranet to reduce friction and improve digital work experience
• Drive workflow automation and low-code/no-code initiatives to automate and improve
• Build and lead high-performing teams focused on user experience, change enablement, and continuous improvement
• Establish and maintain operating models, playbooks, and decision frameworks for enterprise AI, Power Platform, Teams/SharePoint provisioning, intranet content and workflow solutions
• Evaluate and guide the controlled introduction of emerging enterprise AI capabilities, e.g., agents, connectors and plugins, early-access models, and AI-enabled workflows
• Collaborate with Practice Innovation, Legal Education and Technology Learning & Adoption to ensure cohesive organizational change management planning and execution to drive adoption and build our users’ digital dexterity leveraging AI through compelling learning experiences

Job description

Cooley is seeking an Associate Director of Technology Collaboration & AI Services to lead two enterprise service areas: Digital Workplace Collaboration and Enterprise AI. Responsibilities include setting strategy, managing two direct reports, and driving adoption of enterprise AI platforms such as Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, and Power Platform.

Hybrid work arrangement, strong leadership required. The role emphasizes governance, lifecycle management, and collaboration across Technology and