Sr. Manager, Legal & Compliance Technology

Senior Manager, Legal & Compliance Technology

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Legal & Compliance Technology to lead the team and technology portfolio that supports AB's Legal & Compliance, Internal Audit, and Risk functions. This role within Corporate Technology is responsible for the strategy, delivery, and ongoing operation of the platforms these control functions depend on every day — including our Electronic Communications Surveillance, Trade Surveillance, and AML/Customer Screening platforms, along with a broader portfolio of in-house developed applications and SaaS solutions.

You will lead a global team of technologists located in Nashville and Pune, India — and serve as the primary technology partner to senior functional business owners across Legal & Compliance, Audit, and Risk. Beyond running the portfolio, you will be a change agent: this role is expected to drive Generative AI adoption within the functions we support, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce manual effort, and strengthen the firm's control environment.

This role sits at the intersection of technology, regulation, and the business — ideal for a leader who can translate regulatory and control requirements into pragmatic technology solutions, manage a mixed portfolio of in-house developed and vendor products and communicate with credibility from the analyst level to Senior Leadership.

• Lead, develop, and retain a global team of product owners, business analysts, technical analysts, and application support professionals located in Nashville and Pune, India, supporting the Legal & Compliance, Audit, and Risk technology portfolio
• Manage a workforce consisting of full-time employees and consultants: sourcing and onboarding consultant resources, setting clear accountability and quality expectations, managing consulting firm relationships and optimizing the employee/consultant mix against budget and delivery needs
• Foster a cohesive, high-performing culture across locations and time zones, with effective work allocation, and knowledge sharing between the Nashville and Pune teams
• Own end-to-end delivery across the portfolio: intake and prioritization, solution design, implementation, testing, release, and production support for both in-house developed applications and vendor SaaS platforms
• Establish and manage the technology roadmap for the portfolio in partnership with functional business owners and Corporate Technology leadership
• Instill strong engineering and operational discipline: SDLC standards, change management, incident response, and platform stability/resiliency for systems with regulatory significance

• Oversee the health, performance, and evolution of key platforms, including:
• Electronic Communications Surveillance
• Trade Surveillance
• AML and Customer Screening
• Supporting applications for Legal, Internal Audit, and Risk (e.g., DMS, Employee Compliance, Audit Management etc.)
• Own strategic vendor relationships as a core dimension of the role: contract negotiation and renewal strategy, SLA definition and enforcement, upgrade/release planning, issue escalation, performance scorecards, and influence over vendor product roadmaps
• Focus on due diligence, third-party risk assessments, and ongoing oversight of SaaS providers supporting regulated functions
• Lead build-vs-buy evaluations and platform rationalization decisions; run RFPs and proofs of concept for new capabilities
• Ensure platforms meet the firm's information security, data governance, privacy, and records retention requirements, partnering with Information Security and Enterprise Architecture

• Serve as the senior technology point of contact for Legal & Compliance, Internal Audit, and Risk leadership; deeply understand their regulatory obligations, workflows, and pain points
• Face off with senior leadership across the business, Corporate Technology, and Global Technology and Operations — presenting portfolio strategy, delivery status, risks, and investment cases

• Champion Generative AI adoption across Legal & Compliance, Audit, and Risk —…