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Are you passionate about translating AI capabilities into products that solve real legal problems?

Do you thrive on understanding attorney and paralegal needs deeply - conducting interviews, mapping legal workflows, and documenting requirements?

Can you bridge the gap between technical possibilities and legal business value?

The Business Engineering team within Legal Operations is building AI-powered products for a global legal organization. The AI Product Owner role is central to this mission - bringing legal domain expertise, understanding user needs firsthand, defining what we build, and driving adoption across practice groups.

Description

The Senior Product Owner defines and drives overarching product strategy for Legal Operations, combining legal domain expertise with product ownership and hands-on business analysis. You will leverage your understanding of legal workflows to conduct user research, document requirements, own the product backlog, and work closely with AI/ML Engineers and AI Product Developers to deliver solutions that attorneys trust and adopt. This role requires legal operations fluency, deep empathy for users, analytical rigor, and sharp prioritization skills.","responsibilities":"Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for AI products serving Legal Operations, working to shape the long-term vision and influence broader organizational strategy

Leverage legal domain expertise to understand practice group workflows, terminology, and pain points

Conduct and lead user interviews, workflow analysis, and stakeholder sessions with attorneys, paralegals, and legal operations staff

Conduct and lead business requirements, legal process flows, and user stories with clarity and precision

Define, prioritize, and optimize product backlog based on user needs, business value, and technical feasibility

Lead and define strategies for translating legal workflows (e.g. matter management, contract lifecycle, outside counsel management, compliance) into clear product specifications

Identify, promote, and lead execution of automation and AI opportunities across product portfolios

Collaborate with and direct AI/ML Engineers to understand technical constraints and deliver feasible solutions

Work with and lead AI Product Developers to deliver intuitive user experiences that drive adoption

Drive and lead requirements workshops, design sessions, and UAT with practice group stakeholders

Define, drive, optimize, and promote success metrics to measure product impacts across portfolios

Conduct and lead demos, feedback gathering, and leverage user inputs to drive adoption across products

Drive go-to-market planning including change management, training, and adoption strategies

Own, influence, and drive product roadmaps, progress, and trade-offs with stakeholders and leadership

Maintain and leverage subject matter expertise on AI capabilities and legal tech trends to drive product direction

Preferred Qualifications

Direct experience in a corporate legal department, law firm, or legal tech company

Familiarity with legal systems (matter management, CLM, e Billing, document management, e Discovery)

Understanding of legal spend management, LEDES/UTBMS billing codes, and outside counsel operations

Experience with AI/ML products or data-driven applications

Understanding of AI capabilities and limitations (LLMs, RAG, agents, prompt engineering)

Experience with business process modeling and workflow documentation tools

Experience with product analytics and user research methodologies

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), CBAP, or similar certification

JD, paralegal certificate, or legal operations certification a plus

Track record of shipping products that legal professionals adopt and value

Minimum Qualifications

10+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, and/or legal operations - with hands-on experience across multiple disciplines

Demonstrated delivery of solutions leveraging deep expertise in corporate operations, workflows, and terminology

Proven ability to lead user research, design, and requirements, translating findings into product specifications and customer success metrics

Experience working with technical teams (e.g. engineering, data science, AI/ML)

Proven track record delivering solutions leveraging design thinking, agile methodologies, and the product development lifecycle

Excellent documentation skills - able to produce clear business requirements, process flows, and user stories

Strong facilitation skills for workshops, interviews, and stakeholder sessions

Excellent communication skills - able to engage credibly with attorneys and influence stakeholders

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Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,300 and $263,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

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