Head of Legal Engineering, APAC
ROLE OVERVIEW
As Head of Legal Engineering, APAC, you will lead Harvey’s pre-sales and post-sales Legal Engineering organisation across Asia-Pacific, with teams in Sydney, Singapore, Seoul, and Tokyo.
You will manage the leaders who run each market, set how we operate across the region, and serve as a senior face of Harvey with the region’s leading law firms and in-house legal teams. This role exists to build a high-performing, commercially impactful APAC legal engineering function that drives pilots, adoption, and expansion with our most important regional customers and prospects.
You will partner closely with regional Sales, Customer Success, and Product leadership to shape how we bring Harvey to market across very different legal systems and business cultures. It is a senior manager-of-managers role for someone who is equally comfortable in front of partners and GCs, internal executives, and a distributed team of managers and legal engineers.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Lead, coach, and develop the managers and market leaders who each own their own Legal Engineering teams across APAC, spanning both pre- and post-sales.
- Own Legal Engineering performance for the region end to end, from pilot design and quality through conversion, adoption, and expansion.
- Build and scale the APAC Legal Engineering organization as we enter new markets and deepen existing relationships.
- Build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders at the region’s top law firms and legal teams, and represent Harvey at key industry and client events.
- Partner closely with regional Sales, Customer Success, and Product leadership to set priorities, shape our go-to-market approach, and adapt our playbooks to each market.
- Establish regional operating rhythms (forecasting, QBRs, pipeline and adoption reviews) that your managers use to run their businesses and continuously raise the bar on quality and impact.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING
- A legal qualification and extensive senior experience (typically 12+ years) at a leading law firm, in-house team, or legal technology company.
- Proven experience leading people managers and multi-country teams, with a track record of building and scaling high-performing organizations.
- Credibility with senior stakeholders in the APAC legal community, including partners, GCs, and C‑suite leaders.
- Hands-on leadership of a legal technology or AI rollout, ideally across multiple jurisdictions or business units.
- Strong commercial acumen and familiarity with complex, high-touch B2B sales or pre-sales motions.
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, with the judgment to balance commercial, product, and legal considerations at a regional level.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Location: Sydney, NSW (Hybrid with flexibility)
- Work eligibility: Must have valid Australian work rights; Harvey does not currently offer visa sponsorship for this role
WHAT WE OFFER
- Structured hybrid working arrangement: 3 days in our Sydney office, 2 days working from home
- Health Coverage: Fully covered private hospital insurance, plus extras for dental, optical, physio, mental health, and more.
- Family & Fertility Support: Support for fertility treatments, adoption, and surrogacy through Carrot.
- Retirement & Security: Comprehensive coverage designed to support your long-term well-being.
- Paid Leave: Paid annual leave, sick leave, and fully paid parental leave for all parents.
- Wellness & Perks: Daily in-office lunch, wellness memberships through Wellhub, and monthly commuting support.
- Professional Development: Annual support for courses, certifications, conferences, and books.
- Remote Work Allowance: Monthly support for home office, internet, and phone expenses.
- Harvey Holiday: After four years, enjoy a four-week paid sabbatical to rest, travel, or explore new experiences.
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