Legal Technology Implementation Lead at Avvoka
United Kingdom
<h2><strong>We’re Avvoka</strong></h2><p><span><strong>Join us in building the next generation of legal drafting technology.</strong></span><br/><span>We help teams move faster through complex contracts using automation, collaboration and AI — with lawyers firmly in control. We’re one of the hottest scale-ups in our discipline, with both our headcount and revenue increasing by 70% year on year.</span></p><p><span>We’re trusted by leading law firms, banks and enterprises, we’ve grown rapidly through product strength and word of mouth. Now, we’re scaling from a product-led company into a global brand.</span></p><p><span><strong>You’ll help shape the design, storytelling and experiences that define the next era of legal technology.</strong></span></p><h2><span><strong>Why Join Us</strong></span></h2><p>If you currently sit inside a law firm or legal team driving legal transformation, this role gives you the chance to do that work <em>full-time</em>, with far greater leverage.</p><p>You’ll move from influencing tooling and processes internally to <strong>owning how a best-in-class legal platform is rolled out across major firms and enterprises globally</strong>. You’ll shape how legal technology is implemented, adopted and scaled — not just for one organisation, but across many.</p><p>You’ll work alongside smart, commercially minded lawyers, engineers and customer leaders who care deeply about quality, usability and real-world impact. If you enjoy ownership, pace and seeing your work land in live legal environments, you’ll feel at home here.</p><h2><span><strong>The Role</strong></span></h2><p>We’re looking for an <strong>Implementation Lead</strong> to act as a player-manager, owning how Avvoka is delivered to large corporates and top-tier law firms.</p><p>This role is particularly well-suited to someone from a <strong>Legal Operations, Legal Innovation, Practice Technology, or Product role within a law firm</strong>, who understands how legal teams buy, adopt and operationalise technology.</p><p>You’ll lead a team of Implementation CSMs responsible for configuring Avvoka, integrating it into customer systems, and guiding firms through change — from initial scoping through to live usage. You’ll ensure customers achieve rapid time-to-value, adopt best practices early, and are set up for long-term success.</p><p>Crucially, you’ll define <em>how</em> implementation is done at Avvoka: balancing legal complexity, stakeholder management, technical constraints and scalability.</p><h2><span><strong>Role Details</strong></span></h2><ul> <li><p><span><strong>Department:</strong> Customer Success</span></p></li> <li><p><span><strong>Track:</strong> Manager</span></p></li> <li><p><span><strong>Reports to:</strong> Head of Customer Success</span></p></li> <li><p><span><strong>Direct Reports:</strong> 5 Implementation CSMs</span></p></li> <li><p><span><strong>Location:</strong> Remote-first with 2-3 days a week in person (WeWork Waterloo, London)</span></p></li> <li><p><span><strong>Working Hours:</strong> Generally 9:00–17:30 GMT, with 1 hour’s lunch break</span></p></li> <li><p><span><strong>Compensation:</strong> Competitive, based on experience</span></p></li> <li><p><span><strong>Start Date:</strong> Flexible - we’d love you to join soon</span></p></li> </ul><h2><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></h2><ol> <li> <p><strong>Lead & grow the implementation team</strong></p> <ul> <li><p>Mentor and coach a high-performing team of implementation CSMs.</p></li> <li><p>Run regular 1:1s, performance plans and clear development paths.</p></li> <li><p>Create hiring and onboarding playbooks so the team scales reliably.</p></li> </ul> </li> <li> <p><strong>Own end-to-end client implementations</strong></p> <ul> <li><p>Run discovery, scoping, configuration and handover for strategic customers, especially in their first 100 days using the platform.</p></li> <li><p>Deliver integrations (APIs, SSO, data migrations) and custom automation when required.</p></li> <li><p>Ensure project plans, milestones and stakeholder comms are crystal clear and delivered on time to a high standard.</p></li> </ul> </li> <li> <p><strong>Build repeatable playbooks, processes & automation</strong></p> <ul> <li><p>Create standardised implementation templates, checklists and automation to reduce manual effort.</p></li> <li><p>Implement SLAs, project KPIs (OKRs) and a playbook for common implementation patterns.</p></li> <li><p>Continuously measure and reduce time-to-value for new customers.</p></li> </ul> </li> <li> <p><strong>Partner across Product, CS & Sales</strong></p> <ul> <li><p>Feed customer requirements back to Product - help prioritise product improvements that reduce implementation effort.</p></li> <li><p>Work with Sales to produce accurate scoping and handover artefacts, especially in the transition from PoC to rollout.</p></li> <li><p>Collaborate with your Customer Success colleagues who look after value realisation to ensure adoption milestones and ROI are met post-go-live.</p></li> </ul> </li> </ol><h2><strong>What Success Looks Like</strong></h2><p>To ensure your application has the best opportunity of success, your CV could cover the below measures of success with quantifiable results (e.g. percentages, growth, reductions, impact)</p><ul> <li><p>Reduced average time-to-production for implementations from X weeks → Y weeks (e.g., 40% reduction).</p></li> <li><p>Increased customer onboarding completion rate (or first-month active usage) by X% and maintained NPS/CSAT ≥ target.</p></li> <li><p>Built or scaled a team from N → M staff, with documented playbooks.</p></li> </ul><h2><strong>What You’ll Bring</strong></h2><p><strong>You’ll likely have experience in one or more of the following:</strong></p><ul> <li><p>Legal Operations, Legal Innovation, Practice Technology or Product roles within a law firm or in-house legal team</p></li> <li><p>Product or delivery roles supporting legal workflows, CLMs or document automation tools</p></li> <li><p>Senior Customer Success or Implementation roles in legal tech or enterprise SaaS</p></li> </ul><p><strong>You’ll bring:</strong></p><ul> <li><p>Strong stakeholder management skills — comfortable working with partners, heads of legal ops, innovation leads and IT.</p></li> <li><p>The ability to translate legal processes into structured delivery plans.</p></li> <li><p>Technical confidence (APIs, SSO, integrations) — not as an engineer, but as a highly competent operator.</p></li> <li><p>A structured, execution-focused mindset with good commercial judgment.</p></li> </ul><p><strong>Bonus points if:</strong></p><ul> <li><p>You’ve worked directly at a large law firm.</p></li> <li><p>You’ve been involved in selecting, rolling out or optimising legal technology.</p></li> <li><p>You have legal training or hands-on exposure to contract workflows.</p></li> </ul><p><strong>Core attributes we value across all roles:</strong></p><ul> <li><p>Adaptability in dynamically evolving settings</p></li> <li><p>A proactive, solution-focused mindset with ownership</p></li> <li><p>A collaborative spirit, supporting and mentoring others</p></li> </ul><p><em>💡 If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway — you might be just the candidate we’re looking for.</em></p><h2><strong>Our Hiring Process</strong></h2><ol> <li><p><strong>CV Review:</strong> Our People team reviews all applications carefully.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Screening Call (15m):</strong> A quick virtual chat with our People team to learn more about you and answer any initial questions.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Stage 1 – Assessment Interview (30–45m):</strong> A virtual assessment interview with the Hiring Manager focused on your experience and approach.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Stage 2 – Senior Interview (for senior roles):</strong> An additional conversation with members of the leadership team.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Stage 3 - Automation exercise: </strong>A chance for you to test and use the solution you’d be helping clients love. A chance for us to assess how you reason through problems and solve them creatively.</p></li> <li><p><strong>Meet the senior team:</strong> Where possible, we’ll invite shortlisted candidates to visit our WeWork Waterloo office to meet the wider team, including some of our SLT.</p></li> </ol><p>We aim to make an offer to the successful candidate within a month of application, but this will vary by role and seniority.</p><h2>Benefits</h2><ul> <li><p>Enrolment in our Customer Success bonus scheme; assuming key KPIs are met</p></li> <li><p>Remote First working - Choose your days in office based on operational requirements (though we ask that you spend at least one day a week with our team to foster relationships)</p></li> <li><p>Private health insurance through VitalityHealth (post-probation), including discounted gym memberships</p></li> <li><p>Access to WeWork amenities (coffee, community events, modern workspaces)</p></li> <li><p>Summer Fridays - finish early every other Friday in July and August</p></li> <li><p>Monthly socials and quarterly team events</p></li> <li><p>Annual learning and development budget</p></li> <li><p>Home office IT allowance</p></li> <li><p>25 days’ annual leave plus public holidays</p></li> <li><p>Company pension scheme</p></li> <li><p>Right to request flexible working arrangements</p></li> <li><p>A collaborative, transparent company culture with real opportunities for growth</p></li> </ul><h2>Equal Opportunities</h2><p>We are an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences - including those from underrepresented groups - and are happy to provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities during the recruitment process. </p>
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