Senior Director, New Product Development (AI)PLI is searching for a professional to fill the role of
Senior Director, New Product Development (responsibilities and qualifications are described below) Work in a collaborative environment with a diverse, employee community where staff enjoy a generous benefits package and a genuine commitment to a work-life balance (4+ weeks of paid time off and hybrid remote/in-person schedules for most roles).
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Senior Director, New Product Development is a central architect of PLI's AI-driven products. You will use Generative AI, LLM orchestration, and low-code/no-code platforms to build, test, and deploy products at high velocity. You are responsible for taking the "Innovation Triad's" best ideas and turning them into functional products.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- AI-First Product Build
- Lead the creation of MVPs and full-scale products using AI-driven development workflows (e.g., using AI skills to generate front-end interfaces, automate backend logic, and manage data structures).
- Establish a "Rapid MVP Lab" where ideas and prototypes are turned into functional AI products in weeks, not months.
- Ensure PLI's AI and digital products are grounded in PLI's proprietary legal expertise and maintain high accuracy and credibility.
- The "Innovation Triad" Integration
- With Innovation: Take experimental AI use-cases and prototypes and transform them into stable products. With the Innovation team, determine which AI models (OpenAI, Gemini, open-source) are best suited for the vision.
- With Product Management: Work together to build the product road map and go-to-market strategy.
- Risk & Quality Governance
- Ensure all AI-generated products meet the rigorous ethical and accuracy standards required for the legal profession (minimizing hallucinations) and meet or exceed PLI's own standards for professional legal industry products.
- Ensure all AI-generated products conform with highest rigor to PLI's AI and data governance policies.
- Monitor the cost-efficiency of AI API usage to ensure products remain profitable as they scale.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS- Experience: 8+ years in digital product leadership, with a significant recent focus on Generative AI implementation.
- Technical Proficiency: Deep understanding of the AI lifecycle, from prompt engineering and fine-tuning to RAG and API orchestration.
- The "Non-Traditional" Builder: Expert-level experience with no-code/low-code ecosystems and AI development tools that eliminate the need for manual coding or engineer intervention.
- Legal/Compliance Awareness: Understanding of data privacy and IP issues as they relate to training and using AI in a professional services context.
Preferred Qualifications- JD or other professional legal industry experience
- Experience producing digital products for the legal profession
- Experience in an educational technology organization
Core Competencies- Prompt Mastery: The ability to communicate with AI models as effectively as one would communicate with a human engineer.
- Architectural Vision: You see the "big picture" of how different AI products connect to solve a complex legal problem.
- Velocity: A bias toward action; you prefer a "working AI beta" today over a "perfectly coded spec" next month.
YOUR BENEFITS AT PLIPLI offers a generous benefits package and is committed to creating an interesting, collegial, and supportive work environment:
- Medical, dental and vision plans for employees and their families
- Generous employer contribution to employee retirement savings account
- Ample paid time off and holidays, summer Fridays
- Flexible hybrid remote/in-person scheduling for most roles
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning web-based training along with other career development opportunities
- Work-life balance initiatives
- One-time $500 Home Office Allowance
- Gym/Wellness Allowance of up to $300 each calendar year
COMPENSATION RANGE FOR THIS POSITION$190,000 - $215,000 per annum
(Exact compensation offer may vary based on the candidate's job-related skills and work experience.)
