AI Contract Engineer – Legal Engineering

Sirion; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sirion is recruiting an Analyst – Legal Engineering (Product) to join the Cape Town team. You will translate legal expertise into scalable, product‑ready assets and ensure AI features are accurate and reliable in real‑world contracting scenarios.

You will validate AI inputs/outputs, build structured playbooks, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and ML teams across regions to drive high‑quality, scalable legal tooling.

Qualifications

• Legal Education – Mandatory: Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution.
• South African Legal Experience – Mandatory: Admitted attorney in South Africa with a minimum of 5 years post‑qualification professional legal experience.
• Contracting & Transaction Expertise: Strong background in contracting, with a focus on reviewing and negotiating complex transactions.
• IT, Outsourcing & Services Contracts: Experience in handling IT, outsourcing or services contracts is advantageous.
• Analytical & Problem‑Solving Skills: Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Validate and continuously improve GenAI SKUs performance by testing, verifying, and refining AI inputs/outputs for accuracy and usability across contract types.
• Review contracts and build scalable legal assets: playbooks, clause guidance, red‑flag standards, escalation matrices, and QA checklists.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and ML teams to integrate legal requirements into feature workflows and translate legal nuance into actionable guidance.
• Work effectively in a global team: communicate clearly across regions and time zones.
• Drive improvement in prompt engineering and AI testing to enhance contract review capabilities.
• Draft and maintain SOPs, testing protocols, evaluation rubrics, and reusable templates/assets.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Prompt engineering

AI testing

Contract negotiation

Adaptability

Process building

Learning agility

Education

LLB or equivalent law degree

South African legal qualification (admitted attorney)

Job description

Sirion is recruiting an Analyst – Legal Engineering (Product) to join the Cape Town team. You will translate legal expertise into scalable, product‑ready assets and ensure AI features are accurate and reliable in real‑world contracting scenarios.

You will validate AI inputs/outputs, build structured playbooks, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and ML teams across regions to drive high‑quality, scalable legal tooling.