Director, Legal Financial Systems

Role overview

Lead consulting engagements that help law firms improve financial systems, processes, and technology decisions. This director-level role combines executive advising, oversight of complex implementations and improvement programs, and leadership of a consulting team. It also contributes expertise to proposals and practice development alongside designated business development leaders.

Responsibilities

- Advise law firm executives on financial systems, operating practices, technology roadmaps, and investment decisions. - Lead concurrent implementation, integration, optimization, and operational improvement engagements, managing delivery quality, budgets, resources, and risks. - Apply expertise in legal financial management platforms, including systems such as Elite 3E, and oversee solution designs, plans, testing, training, and governance. - Build senior client relationships and serve as an escalation point while translating technical options into business recommendations. - Coach and develop managers and consultants, provide performance feedback, and support effective resource planning across projects. - Contribute subject matter expertise to proposals and client presentations, and develop service offerings, methods, and practice materials.

Requirements

- At least ten years of experience in legal technology, consulting, professional services, or financial systems, including substantial leadership of financial systems programs. - Demonstrated knowledge of law firm financial systems and their implementation, integration, optimization, governance, and change management. - A record of building trusted relationships with senior executives and influencing business and technology decisions. - Experience managing several client engagements, teams, budgets, delivery risks, and project governance at once. - Consulting team leadership skills, including developing talent and maintaining strong client service. - Strong communication, presentation, analytical, and facilitation skills, with the ability to connect technical work to measurable business outcomes.

Nice to have

Experience in system strategy, assessment, or selection; developing consulting methods or service offerings; and contributing to proposal work is relevant. Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools is also specified.

Benefits and work setup

This is a full-time role that may be worked remotely from the United States or the United Kingdom. The position combines client delivery and team leadership with practice planning and a personal billable-utilization expectation.