Transformation Team Lead, Product Manager — Legal

Job DescriptionPosition SummaryLead the Transformation Team for Legal. Own the redesign of legal workflows using modern collaboration tools, AI, and automation built on approved platform capabilities. Serve as the product manager for the transformation by defining the problem, prioritizing the work, driving delivery, and ensuring adoption, controls, and handoff.What You’ll DoOwn end-to-end team delivery, including workflow redesign and transformation execution for LegalPartner with the Legal business sponsor to translate goals into a prioritized roadmapLead the team across engineering, legal operations stakeholders, and matrixed platform and change resourcesRun discovery activities including workflow mapping, intake analysis, document lifecycle review, use case identification, and pilot planningEnforce architectural compliance and ensure reuse of approved platform capabilitiesEscalate missing platform capabilities or required controls rather than allowing shadow architectureDrive adoption and behavior change in partnership with embedded change leadsEnsure every AI-enabled workflow, prompt-based solution, or automated agent receives required review and approval before deploymentDefine and track success metrics tied to cycle time, manual effort reduction, and user adoptionManage to clear, time-bound exit criteriaDeliver a validated sustainment plan, complete documentation, and signed handoff to the Legal sustainment ownerDecision RightsOwns:Team backlog and prioritization, jointly with the Legal business sponsorDelivery approachDay-to-day team executionDoes not own:Platform standardsSecurity, privacy, legal, or governance approvalFinal Legal priorities, which remain with the business functionDistinction from the Business SponsorThe Team Lead is the delivery owner and is accountable for how the work gets done and how execution moves forward. The Legal business sponsor owns outcomes, priorities, and functional adoption and is accountable for what is being solved and why it matters. These roles work in close partnership, but they are not interchangeable.Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)8 to 10+ years in product management or transformation delivery, ideally in enterprise collaboration, SaaS, automation, or AIProven experience delivering cross-functional product or workflow initiatives through adoptionStrong stakeholder management, including senior business leadersFamiliarity with modern productivity suites, AI-enabled workflows, automation, and change managementExperience working with legal operations, document-intensive workflows, or sensitive information environments preferredComfort operating in regulated, policy-driven, or high-sensitivity environmentsWhat Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)Experience defining and tracking value realization metrics, including adoption, productivity, control/compliance, and sustainment outcomes, for enterprise workflow transformation initiatives.Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business needs into scalable, platform-aligned solutions that maximize reuse and avoid one-off tooling or shadow processes.Experience establishing durable sustainment models, including operating procedures, documentation, ownership transitions, and post-launch governance for artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and collaboration solutions.Experience transforming legal intake, contract, matter, knowledge, or document lifecycle workflows.Experience working with privileged, confidential, or policy-sensitive content and partnering with governance stakeholders on compliant AI use.​Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area.The salary range for this role is $134,700 to $245,000. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performanceBenefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.#LI-RF1 GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc). This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits. About GMOur vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.Why Join Us We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want