VP - AI Innovation (Legal)

Priori transforms how legal teams find, engage, and manage outside counsel, connecting them with the right talent at the right price for any need. For over a decade, we’ve partnered with in-house legal teams to deliver flexible talent, a global law firm marketplace, and software that brings transparency and efficiency to legal procurement.

As AI reshapes the legal industry, Priori is building the next generation of AI-augmented legal talent and marketplace operations.

We are seeking a VP of AI Innovation to lead our external AI initiatives (AI-enabled talent, training, certification, and best practices). The ideal candidate straddles deep product knowledge with commercial expertise and has a background in AI innovation for legal operations or law practice.

This role reports directly to the CEO and partners closely with leaders across Sales, Marketing and Product. This is a strategic operator role — responsible for turning AI opportunity into measurable business impact.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build and launch Priori’s AI-Enabled counsel program, including training, certification, and governance standards.
• Identify, evaluate, and structure partnerships with leading legal AI providers, and operationalize those solutions within Priori’s Marketplace to enhance client outcomes, talent performance, and service delivery innovation.
• Develop practical AI playbooks for key legal practice areas.
• Establish responsible AI usage guidelines for independent legal talent.
• Measure and scale performance improvements in speed, quality, and margin.
• Support enterprise conversations where AI-enabled capability is a differentiator.
• Advise leadership on long-term AI strategy and competitive positioning.

**What You Bring

• 7+ years of experience in legal, legal operations, legal innovation, legal tech, or professional services transformation.
• Strong familiarity with in-house legal teams and/or flexible legal talent models.
• Experience building training, certification, or capability development programs.
• Hands-on familiarity with AI tools and workflow automation.
• Practical understanding of AI governance and risk mitigation.
• A track record of leading cross-functional initiatives and driving measurable outcomes.
• You are strategic but execution-focused, commercially minded, systems-oriented, and energized by building at the intersection of legal services and AI.