Solution Architecture & Program Delivery Lead, Vice President

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking a hybrid hands‑on Solution Architect + Program Delivery Lead to drive the contracting‑focused Legal Technology portfolio—specifically the contract repository, CLM (Contract Lifecycle Management) platform, and the legal contract data lake that enables contract analytics, reporting, and downstream use cases.

You will be accountable for defining the target‑state architecture and for leading the end‑to‑end delivery of contracting capabilities, partnering closely with Legal, Legal Operations, and enterprise platform teams to align integrations and shared services.

• Have a deep understanding of legal contracts (clauses, metadata, obligations, negotiation workflows)
• Have designed and delivered enterprise search, document management, and/or data lake/lakehouse solutions in document‑heavy environments
• Can produce build‑ready solution designs (integration patterns, data flows, security model, non‑functional requirements)
• Own delivery with program management accountability, including timelines, budgets, resources, RAID, governance, and executive updates

Contracts are among Legal’s most critical assets—driving risk posture, obligations, renewals, third‑party relationships, and regulatory readiness. Yet contract content and contract data are often fragmented and inconsistently structured, making it difficult to locate authoritative information, report accurately, and scale analytics.

• Establish a clear target‑state architecture for contracting platforms and contract data enablement
• Deliver predictable outcomes through strong program governance and execution discipline
• Improve findability and trust via enterprise‑grade search, consistent metadata standards, and governed access
• Create an analytics‑ready foundation through a well‑governed legal contract data lake

• Target‑State Architecture Ownership
  • Own the target‑state architecture for the contract repository, CLM, and contract data lake, ensuring cohesive design across platforms and capabilities.
  • Produce hands‑on architecture deliverables, including:
    • Logical/physical solution designs, component diagrams, and integration maps
    • Data flows and a canonical contract domain model (“contracts as data”)
    • Security architecture (access model, least privilege, segregation of duties, audit logging)
    • Non‑functional requirements (resiliency, performance, scalability, observability, operability, cost controls)
  • Define and standardize architecture patterns for:
    • Document ingestion, versioning, lifecycle, and authoritative source‑of‑truth controls
    • Metadata capture, normalization, taxonomy, stewardship workflows, and exception handling
    • Enterprise search (keyword + metadata; governed semantic/AI‑assisted retrieval where appropriate)
    • Integration approaches (API/event/batch) and ingestion into the contract data lake
  • Ensure solutions are operationally supportable (monitoring, runbooks, incident readiness, release readiness).
  • Program Delivery Accountability (Scope/Schedule/Budget/Resources)
    • Serve as the accountable owner for delivery outcomes:
    • Own the integrated program plan: scope, milestones, critical path, dependencies, and release sequencing
    • Own budget planning/forecasting and tracking, including vendor spend oversight (as applicable)
    • Own cross‑functional resource planning and capacity management across work streams
    • Maintain RAID logs, decision records, change control, and delivery health metrics
  • Run governance cadences: working groups, design reviews, release readiness, and steering committee updates.
  • Drive execution using Agile/Hybrid methods: roadmap‑to‑backlog translation, sprint/release planning, and benefits tracking.
  • Lead go‑live readiness and adoption: communications, training, cutover planning, hypercare, and post‑launch measurement.
  • Contract Domain Modeling & Standards (Contracts as a Data Product)
  • Partner with Legal SMEs to define and operationalize contract standards, including:
    • Contract taxonomy, standardized metadata model, clause categories, and obligations framework
    • Data dictionary and canonical entities (counter party,…