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Senior Manager, Practice Innovation

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Baker McKenzie Italy

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South Africa , Johannesburg

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IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

The Senior Manager, Practice Innovation will support the Chief Innovation Officer and the broader Practice Innovation team in delivering the Firm's AI strategy. The role-holder will support and enable strategic projects and initiatives identified by Firm and practice group leadership.

Job Responsibility:

  • Support the rollout of AI training across all levels of our lawyer population
  • Lead the development of training content and shape delivery approaches
  • Work closely with other members of the Practice Innovation team, as well as our external training partner to deliver impact
  • Attend training sessions and facilitate as needed
  • Share learnings and feedback to improve future training sessions
  • Support other priority innovation projects as needed
  • Share insights and best practice
  • Act as a connector across teams to create alignment
  • Identify opportunities where technology and process improvement can transform how projects are delivered and map new ways of working

Requirements:

  • Experience in innovation within a law firm
  • Experience with AI, including personal use
  • Experience in broad process improvement and project management, or direct legal practice experience combined with an interest in alternative ways of working
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Proactive, self-directed, and delivery-focused
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and novel problems
  • Curious, adaptable, and motivated to learn new ways of working
  • A flexible mindset, with openness to trying new approaches to problem-solving
  • Strong change management skills, with the ability to support change delivery across a broad range of stakeholders, from skeptics to enthusiastic early adopters
  • Empathetic and thoughtful when working with a diverse group of stakeholders, with the ability to navigate and manage competing stakeholder interest

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Job Posted:
May 05, 2026

Work Type:
On-site work
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