Senior Manager - Legal Technology

As a Legal Techno-Functional Sr. Manager at Novartis, you will utilize your legal expertise and technical skills to optimize core legal tasks, enhance legal workflows, and drive responsible AI adoption within the Legal teams. Your role will involve serving the needs of the AIAR team within Legal, focusing on delivering scalable, compliant, and high-quality outcomes for the organization. **Key Responsibilities:** - Serve as a liaison between Legal, Business, and DDIT to translate needs into roadmaps, backlogs, and release plans. - Define guardrails, evaluation criteria, and model risk controls for safe AI adoption across legal use cases. - Gather legal and business requirements, conduct gap analyses, and draft functional & technical specifications. - Drive integration with ERP/e-signature/DMS/SSO systems and collaborate with DDIT and PMO teams. - Identify and shape high-value GenAI use cases and demonstrate expertise with Large Language Models. - Lead change strategies and drive adoption metrics such as timetovalue, cycle time, and automation rate. **Qualifications Required:** - Legal background (e.g., LL. B/LL.M or equivalent) with deep experience in legal technology and operations. - 12+ years of overall experience, including 6+ years in legal tech delivery and 2+ years building LLM/GenAI solutions. - Experience in legal operations within pharmaceutical, life sciences, or healthcare sectors. - Strong experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and NLP/LLM orchestration. - Proficiency in stakeholder management, communication, and the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. The role also requires familiarity with privacy & compliance, AI safety/guardrails, and developing PowerPoint presentations. Preferred skills include certifications in Information Systems/Computer Science/AI, Icertis CLM certifications, and hands-on experience with legal technology solutions. Experience with Scrum/Agile, Power BI, and managing corporate transactions in regulated environments is beneficial. Please note that Novartis is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact diversityandincl.india@novartis.com with the job requisition number.,