Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Icertis is the global leader in AI-powered contract intelligence, and they are seeking a VP of Legal Advisory to lead and scale their global Legal Advisory function. This role involves acting as a trusted advisor to corporate legal departments and driving legal transformation through AI adoption and innovative strategies.
Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, Legal Operations leaders, and executive stakeholders, driving conversations on legal transformation, AI adoption, governance, compliance, and risk management
- Represent Icertis as a global thought leader through executive briefings, industry events, analyst engagements, webinars, and conferences
- Partner with Sales and Solution Advisory teams to support strategic opportunities, engage executive buyers, and accelerate revenue growth
- Deliver legal domain expertise throughout the customer lifecycle, helping customers define transformation strategies, business value, and ROI
- Build, lead, and scale a high-performing global Legal Advisory team, fostering a culture of innovation, customer focus, and AI-first thinking
- Establish scalable advisory methodologies, engagement frameworks, best practices, and performance standards to support organizational growth
- Collaborate with Product Management, Marketing, Design, and Engineering teams to bring customer insights into product strategy and innovation
- Analyze market trends, competitive developments, and emerging legal technologies to influence market strategy, thought leadership, and Icertis' position as the leader in AI-powered Contract Intelligence
Skills
- Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree
- 15+ years of experience in legal technology, legal operations, enterprise software, consulting, or corporate legal environments
- Proven experience partnering with corporate legal departments, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, Legal Operations leaders, and other senior legal stakeholders
- Deep expertise in commercial contracting, contract lifecycle management (CLM), governance, compliance, risk management, and legal transformation
- Ability to advise executive audiences on contract risk, regulatory compliance, governance, legal operations, and AI adoption within legal organizations
- Demonstrated success building and leading high-performing advisory teams, including scaling global programs and functions
- Exceptional executive communication, storytelling, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage CEOs, General Counsel, CLOs, CPOs, CIOs, and Board-level stakeholders
- Strong understanding of value realization, ROI development, digital transformation, and a passion for AI, innovation, and the future of legal work
- Active or previous legal qualification preferred
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