Director, AI Enablement – Legal Engineering

The Walt Disney Company

. Partner with attorneys, business partners, and technology teams to redesign legal workflows and implement technology-enabled solutions .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $185,500 - $248,800 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in architecting and deploying AI solutions for legal workflows, with a strong focus on improving operational effectiveness and implementing technology-enabled solutions. Proven ability to influence stakeholders and coach teams in legal engineering and AI adoption.

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Juris DoctorLicensed Attorney10+ Years Legal ExperienceAI-Enabled Solutions ImplementationLegal Workflow Redesign

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Hard Skills

Legal TechnologyProcess RedesignWorkflow AutomationDocument AutomationContract Lifecycle ManagementKnowledge ManagementLean MethodologySix SigmaDesign ThinkingProduct Management

Soft Skills

InfluencingCollaborationCoachingAdvisingNavigating Matrixed Organizations

Tools & Technologies

AI-Assisted Development ToolsClaude CodeCursorGitHub CopilotWorkflow Platforms

Industry Keywords

Legal OperationsLegal TransformationLegal InnovationRegulatory AnalysisCompliance Workflows

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with attorneys, business partners, and technology teams to redesign legal workflows and implement technology-enabled solutions
Architect and deploy AI solutions using LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, and agentic frameworks for contract review, legal research, regulatory analysis, and compliance workflows
Build and enhance document-processing pipelines, including intake, parsing, chunking, embedding, and indexing
Use AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot to build and ship production solutions
Establish testing, validation, and quality-control practices for AI-enabled legal work
Evaluate the legal technology portfolio and guide build-versus-buy decisions
Track and report AI return on investment across the department
Design AI enablement programs aligned with practice-area maturity
Coach and develop talent toward legal engineering skills and expand the AI-advanced colleague network
Measure adoption and effectiveness of tools and training
Advise senior Legal & Global Affairs leaders and cross-functional Technology, Finance, and HR partners on AI strategy
Translate technical capabilities into business-relevant recommendations
Navigate a matrixed organization and competing priorities
Center attorneys' and paralegals' daily experience in solution design and support adoption of new workflows and tools

Requirements

What you’ll need

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
Licensed attorney in good standing
10+ years of experience in legal practice, legal operations, legal technology, consulting, transformation, or related fields
Demonstrated experience improving legal workflows, processes, service delivery, or operational effectiveness
Strong understanding of legal processes, process redesign, legal technology, knowledge management, automation, and workflow tools
Experience with AI-enabled solutions, legal technology implementation, workflow platforms, or innovation initiatives
Ability to influence and partner effectively with attorneys, senior legal leaders, technology teams, and business stakeholders
Preferred: Experience in Legal Operations, legal transformation, legal innovation, consulting, or legal technology organizations
Preferred: Expertise in process engineering, workflow design, Lean, Six Sigma, design thinking, product management, or related methodologies
Preferred: Experience with contract lifecycle management, matter management, legal intake, knowledge management, document automation, or workflow automation platforms
Preferred: Experience helping legal teams adopt AI-enabled solutions, automation, or new ways of working

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided in addition to base pay