Senior Director, Legal Advisory

About the role

This strategic, customer‑facing position sits at the intersection of legal expertise, business strategy, technology and AI. As Senior Director, Legal Advisory you will act as a trusted advisor to General Counsels and legal operations leaders, helping organisations transform contracting, risk management and compliance through Icertis Contract Intelligence.

Key responsibilities

• Advise General Counsels, CLOs and Legal Operations leaders on contract transformation, legal innovation and AI‑driven contract intelligence.
• Lead executive‑level discussions, workshops and briefings on governance, compliance and risk management.
• Represent Icertis as a legal thought leader at industry events, webinars and customer engagements.
• Partner with Sales and Solution Engineering to support strategic enterprise opportunities and accelerate revenue growth.
• Develop business cases that demonstrate ROI and business impact of Contract Intelligence and AI solutions.
• Provide legal domain expertise throughout the sales cycle, including solution design and RFP responses.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to influence product strategy and AI roadmap based on market insights.
• Build cross‑functional relationships across Sales, Marketing, Services and Customer Success to strengthen market leadership.

Required profile

• Law degree (active or previous legal practice experience strongly preferred).
• Experience in legal technology, legal operations, enterprise software, consulting or corporate legal environments.
• Deep expertise in contract lifecycle management, commercial contracting, governance, compliance and risk management.
• Proven ability to engage and advise senior legal stakeholders on complex legal and business challenges.
• Strong understanding of legal transformation, process improvement and the application of technology and AI within legal organisations.
• Exceptional communication, presentation and storytelling skills for C‑suite audiences.

Required skills