Director, Legal Financial Systems

harborglobal; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

harborglobal is seeking a director-level leader to drive consulting engagements for law firms, focusing on financial systems, processes, and technology decisions. You will oversee complex implementations, improve programs, and mentor a consulting team while contributing to proposals and practice development.

You will advise senior firm leaders, manage delivery quality and risk, and translate technical options into strategic business recommendations in a high-impact, client-facing role.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years in legal technology, consulting, or financial systems.
• Proven leadership of large financial systems programs in professional services.
• Ability to influence senior executives and translate tech options into business value.
• Experience managing multiple client engagements, teams, budgets, and risks.

Responsibilities

• Advise law firm executives on financial systems, practices, roadmaps, and investments.
• Lead concurrent client engagements including delivery, budgets, resources and risks.
• Oversee design, testing, training, and governance of legal financial platforms (e.g., Elite 3E).
• Build senior client relationships and translate complex options into business recommendations.
• Coach managers and consultants; support resource planning across projects.
• Contribute to proposals, presentations, and the development of new service offerings.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic advisory

Executive client relationships

Communication

Presentation

Analytical thinking

Facilitation

Governance & change mgmt

Tools

Microsoft Office

Collaboration tools

Job description

Role overview

Lead consulting engagements that help law firms improve financial systems, processes, and technology decisions. This director-level role combines executive advising, oversight of complex implementations and improvement programs, and leadership of a consulting team. It also contributes expertise to proposals and practice development alongside designated business development leaders.

Responsibilities

• Advise law firm executives on financial systems, operating practices, technology roadmaps, and investment decisions.
• Lead concurrent implementation, integration, optimization, and operational improvement engagements, managing delivery quality, budgets, resources, and risks.
• Apply expertise in legal financial management platforms, including systems such as Elite 3E, and oversee solution designs, plans, testing, training, and governance.
• Build senior client relationships and serve as an escalation point while translating technical options into business recommendations.
• Coach and develop managers and consultants, provide performance feedback, and support effective resource planning across projects.
• Contribute subject matter expertise to proposals and client presentations, and develop service offerings, methods, and practice materials.

Requirements

• At least ten years of experience in legal technology, consulting, professional services, or financial systems, including substantial leadership of financial systems programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of law firm financial systems and their implementation, integration, optimization, governance, and change management.
• A record of building trusted relationships with senior executives and influencing business and technology decisions.
• Experience managing several client engagements, teams, budgets, delivery risks, and project governance at once.
• Consulting team leadership skills, including developing talent and maintaining strong client service.
• Strong communication, presentation, analytical, and facilitation skills, with the ability to connect technical work to measurable business outcomes.

Nice to have

Experience in system strategy, assessment, or selection; developing consulting methods or service offerings; and contributing to proposal work is relevant. Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools is also specified.

Benefits and work setup

This is a full-time role that may be worked remotely from the United States or the United Kingdom. The position combines client delivery and team leadership with practice planning and a personal billable-utilization expectation.