Lead Product Manager - Legal Practice Areas

Wolters Kluwer; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 129,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans

401(k)

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Wolters Kluwer in the United States seeks a Lead Product Manager focused on securities‑related products and content. You will translate customer needs, regulatory developments, and market dynamics into a clear product direction, working with Editorial and cross‑functional teams to align content strategy with market opportunities.

You will own the product roadmap for the securities practice area, drive customer discovery, and lead go‑to‑market initiatives to differentiate offerings and grow

Qualifications

• JD or equivalent legal background strongly preferred; 7+ years of product management experience.
• Experience with securities regulation, capital markets, or related practice areas.
• Ability to translate legal complexity into product requirements and value narratives.

Responsibilities

• Develop customer and market insight for assigned securities practice area.
• Own product direction from discovery through optimization and customer value.
• Lead practice-area GTM execution and collaborate with marketing and sales.
• Coordinate with Editorial and Product Management to align roadmap and content.

Skills

Securities law expertise

Product management

Go-to-Market leadership

Customer discovery

Education

JD strongly preferred

Job description

Role Purpose The Lead Product Manager is responsible for customer‑and market‑driven product leadership with particular emphasis on understanding the needs of legal professionals operating in highly regulated environments. This role is supporting securities‑related products and content, and requires knowledge of securities law, regulatory disclosure requirements, capital markets workflows, and the information needs of legal practitioners, compliance professionals, and corporate counsel. This role serves as a deep subject‑matter expert and market interpreter, translating customer needs, legal developments, and competitive dynamics into clear product and go‑to‑market direction. The Lead Product Manager partners closely with Editorial, with the Lead Product Manager responsible for the content roadmap, and with the other Product Managers to ensure that customer insight, content strategy, and commercial execution are tightly aligned. While primarily practice‑area focused, the role may also contribute selectively to enterprise‑wide initiatives where deep legal or market expertise is required.

Key Responsibilities

Customer & Market Insight (Primary Focus) Customer and market understanding is a core accountability of this role. Act as the primary source of customer and market insight for assigned legal practice area(s). Develop and maintain a deep understanding of trends impacting the securities legal market, including regulatory developments, disclosure obligations, enforcement activity, capital markets evolution, corporate governance requirements, and emerging compliance challenges. Build ongoing relationships with securities practitioners, in‑house counsel, compliance leaders, industry associations, and market experts to identify emerging customer needs and validate product opportunities. Monitor competitive offerings serving securities attorneys and legal professionals, identifying opportunities to strengthen differentiation and customer value. Translate changes in securities regulation and market practice into actionable recommendations for product enhancements, content development priorities, and go‑to‑market activities.

Securities Law Expertise

Demonstrated experience working within the securities legal domain, including securities regulation, capital markets, corporate governance, public company disclosure, SEC compliance, broker‑dealer regulation, investment management, or related practice areas. JD strongly preferred. Experience practicing securities law, supporting securities lawyers, developing legal information products, or working within legal publishing, legal technology, or compliance solutions focused on securities‑related subject matter. Familiarity with key regulatory frameworks governing securities markets and public companies. Established understanding of the workflows, research needs, and decision‑making processes of securities attorneys, corporate legal departments, compliance professionals, and related practitioners.

Practice Area Product Ownership

Own the product direction and execution for assigned legal practice area(s), from discovery through ongoing optimization. Serve as the product authority on legal workflows, customer jobs‑to‑be‑done, and use cases within the practice area. Translate legal complexity into clear product requirements and customer‑oriented value narratives.

Go‑to‑Market Leadership (Practice‑Area Level)

Lead practice‑area‑specific GTM execution, including: Use cases and workflow definition Value proposition and positioning inputs Product and feature readiness for launch Partner with Product Marketing and Marketing teams to: Review and validate marketing copy for legal accuracy and credibility Ensure campaigns reflect real customer needs and legal workflows Support Sales through: Deal support on complex opportunities Participation in customer briefings, webinars, and industry events Competitive positioning guidance at the practice‑area level Collaboration with Editorial & Lead Product Management Partner closely with Editorial leadership to: Align product direction with content strategy and expertise Ensure editorial strengths are translated into differentiated product value Work in close coordination with the Lead Product Manager responsible for the content roadmap to: Feed customer and market insight into roadmap prioritization Align practice‑area needs with portfolio‑level decisions Support coherent execution across content, technology, and GTM The Lead Product Manager does not own the content roadmap, but is accountable for ensuring it is customer‑and market‑driven.

Commercial Performance & Optimization

Monitor practice‑area performance indicators such as: Adoption and usage Retention and customer feedback Revenue and pipeline signals (in partnership with Sales and Finance) Identify opportunities to: Improve positioning, packaging, and messaging Enable cross‑sell and upsell opportunities Address underperforming offerings Provide insights and recommendations into pricing, packaging, and portfolio discussions (without owning pricing governance).

Qualifications & Experience

JD or equivalent legal background strongly preferred; meaningful legal industry experience will also be considered. 7+ years of experience in product management, legal publishing, legal research, or professional information services. Strong ability to work credibly with attorneys, legal departments, and legal associations. Demonstrated customer‑facing and GTM experience. Proven skill translating legal complexity into product and customer value.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate combines: Legal training and securities law expertise Strong customer discovery and market research skills Product management and commercialization experience Ability to engage credibly with securities attorneys, corporate counsel, compliance professionals, and industry experts Passion for transforming complex legal and regulatory content into valuable customer solutions

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI‑generated responses or third‑party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process. Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Compensation

Compensation: $128,900.00 - $226,050.00 USD This role is eligible for Bonus. Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.

Additional Information

Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans
• 401(k)
• FSA/HSA
• Commuter Benefits
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave

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