Program Director

Openkyber; United States; On-site; USD 200,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

401(k) savings plan

Backup childcare and eldercare

Generous PTO

Job summary

Mayer Brown, a leading international law firm, seeks an Assistant Director of Legal Technology and Innovation in its New York, Chicago, or Washington, D.C. office. This role partners with the Innovation leader to translate strategy into measurable outcomes across the firm.

Responsibilities include ownership of innovation initiatives, cross-functional coordination, and change management to embed new technologies into daily legal practice. Strong leadership and analytics are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• A minimum of 6 years delivering technology-enabled change within a complex professional services environment.
• Expertise in legal technology and AI tools; experience in law firms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute innovation and legal technology initiatives from scoping through adoption.
• Translate strategic priorities into practical initiatives and delivery sequences.
• Act as operational delegate for day-to-day execution within guardrails.
• Identify risks and provide data-backed recommendations.
• Lead adoption strategy and enablement plans with cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate across Innovation, Technology, KM, LPM, Operations, and external partners.
• Track adoption, usage, and outcomes against defined objectives.

Skills

Legal tech expertise

AI tools

MS Office proficiency

Leadership & management

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree required

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world's major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do. We are a collegial, collaborative firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realize their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm's client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm.
If you thrive in a collaborative environment that values exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, we invite you to consider joining our Information Technology department in our New York, Chicago, or Washington, D.C office as an Assistant Director: Legal Technology and Innovation

The Assistant Director: Legal Technology and Innovation serves as the operational partner to the firm's Innovation leader, responsible for translating innovation strategy into delivered, adopted, and sustained outcomes across the Firm. The role focuses on helping to execute, adopt, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure innovation initiatives move from concept to everyday legal practice with measurable impact. The Assistant Director acts as the connective tissue between strategy and execution, absorbing friction and providing leadership with clear visibility into initiative progress and outcomes.

Responsibilities Essential Functions:

• Innovation Strategy Execution & Initiative Ownership Executes innovation and legal technology initiatives approved by the Sr. Director of Innovation from scoping through sustained adoption
• Translates strategic priorities into practical initiatives, workplans, and delivery sequences aligned to Firm objectives
• Acts as the Sr. Director's operational delegate for day-to-day execution decisions within defined guardrails
• Identifies risks, delays, and adoption challenges and provides data-backed recommendations

• Adoption, Enablement & Change Management Leads adoption strategy ensuring solutions are intuitive, practical, and embedded into daily legal work
• Designs and executes enablement and training plans in partnership with KM, LPM, Practice Technology, Operations, and Technology teams
• Addresses resistance and drives sustained behavior change using data and feedback

• Cross-Functional Coordination & Delivery Serves as the primary coordination point across Innovation, Technology, KM, LPM, Operations, and external partners
• Ensures clear ownership, governance, and sustainability plans for all delivered solutions

• Measurement, Insights & Reporting Tracks adoption, usage, and outcomes of initiatives against defined objectives
• Prepares concise, decision-ready insights for leadership

• Communication & Engagement Reinforces consistent messaging around innovation initiatives and workflow changes
• Acts as a trusted escalation point for practice groups during rollouts

• Team Leadership & Capability Building Manages and coordinates work of team members who support innovation delivery
• Establishes repeatable execution and adoption playbooks
• Performs other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives

Qualifications, Experience and Personal Attributes

• Education/Training/Certifications: Bachelor's degree in a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• Professional Experience: A minimum of 6 years of demonstrated experience delivering technology-enabled change within a complex professional services environment. Law firm experience preferred.
• Expertise in legal technology and AI tools
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office products
• Performance Traits: Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with all levels of the Firm and outside vendors
• Ability to work in a diverse team environment and effectively support the demanding needs of the Firm
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines with shifting priorities
• Must be a self-starter with a high level of initiative
• Strong customer service skills, able to anticipate needs and exercise independent judgment
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects
• Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion
• Exercises solid strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Management Accountabilities: Manages processes for direct reports in regards to performance appraisals, annual compensation, goal setting and performance counselling
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience
• Operational budget analysis and recommendations
• Conducts analysis of staffing levels and participation in the recruitment process
• Able to determine and implement change processes to improve workflow efficiencies
• Process- and service-oriented with strong leadership and project management skills
• Able to set priorities and delegate in an efficient manner

Physical Requirements: May require travel to other offices as needed

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance, 401(k) savings plan, back-up childcare and eldercare, generous paid time off (PTO), as well as opportunities for professional development and growth.

We are committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities and disabled veterans. To request an accommodation related to the application process or interview, please email All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Mayer Brown works with select external search firms that have been vetted against our standards. Firms without a contract or agreement with Mayer Brown are not authorized to represent that they are working with the Firm, nor are they entitled to placement fees. Mayer Brown does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruiters. Submission of an unsolicited CV to Mayer Brown or any of its Partners or employees will not establish any right of priority for the submitting agency.

#LI-HYBRID #LI-CVH1 Posted Pay Range The typical pay scale for this position is between USD $200,000.00/Yr. and USD $265,000.00/Yr., although the actual wage or salary could be lower or higher if the candidate's education, experience, skills and internal pay alignment are different from those specified.