Legal Tech & AI Transformation Manager

Ciena; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Ciena is seeking a Legal Project Manager to lead the Legal technology portfolio, partnering with Legal, IT, and business stakeholders to define strategy, prioritize investments, and deliver measurable outcomes. You will shape the future of Legal at Ciena by building trusted contract data, simplifying processes, and expanding self-service capabilities.

The role emphasizes transforming processes, driving adoption of AI, and delivering enterprise-wide improvements while aligning with Compliance and

Qualifications

• Experience leading legal tech projects and product backlogs.
• Ability to translate business needs into backlog items.
• Engagement with Legal, Compliance, Procurement, IT.
• Strong stakeholder management across senior leadership.
• Experience delivering process improvements at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own the Legal technology product roadmap.
• Translate objectives into requirements and delivery plans.
• Manage the Legal product backlog and priorities.
• Lead transformation initiatives like intake modernization.
• Drive AI adoption to improve self-service.
• Define success metrics and KPIs.
• Collaborate with Legal leadership, IT, and business stakeholders.

Skills

Legal PM

Stakeholder mgmt

Agile delivery

Requirements mgmt

Cross-functional

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Power Platform

Power BI

Copilot

Job description

Ciena is seeking a Legal Project Manager to lead the Legal technology portfolio, partnering with Legal, IT, and business stakeholders to define strategy, prioritize investments, and deliver measurable outcomes. You will shape the future of Legal at Ciena by building trusted contract data, simplifying processes, and expanding self-service capabilities.

The role emphasizes transforming processes, driving adoption of AI, and delivering enterprise-wide improvements while aligning with Compliance and