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Product Manager — Legal Technology Infrastructure

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Hedge Funds

Posted 15 days ago

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**Product Manager — Legal Technology Infrastructure** Own the infrastructure roadmap for legal documents, partnering with cross-functional teams to define and drive strategy. Minimum 5-10 years of relevant experience in infrastructure, platform, or document-centric products. Familiarity with storage systems, metadata modeling, and retrieval systems preferred. Drive product lifecycle management, communicate effectively, and solve complex problems. Mid to senior-level role with a $175K - $250K base salary. Apply now.

Compensation
$175,000 – $250,000 USD

Currency: $ (USD)

City
New York City
Country
United States

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        The D. E. Shaw group seeks a product manager to join its new Legal Technology team and own the infrastructure that determines how legal documents and metadata are stored, organized, and accessed. This team is focused on transforming how the firms attorneys work with documents and creating the infrastructure needed for AI-powered capabilities. The role offers a greenfield, high-impact opportunity to work at the intersection of platform strategy, document systems, and legal operations, with exposure to complex, business-critical challenges and close partnership with legal, engineering, and product stakeholders across the firm.

        What youll do day-to-day

        • Define and drive the infrastructure product roadmap for Legal Technology, with a focus on document storage, metadata architecture, and scalable information access across the department.
        • Partner with legal, product, and engineering clients to identify pain points, clarify priorities, and translate business needs into infrastructure requirements.
        • Design infrastructure that supports the retrieval patterns attorneys requiresemantic search, deterministic clause retrieval, and relational metadataand work closely with AI engineers to evaluate where each approach is best suited.
        • Drive initiatives through the full product lifecycle, from discovery and prioritization through launch and iteration.
        • Bring structure to complex, cross-functional efforts by defining scope, dependencies, and success metrics.

        Who were looking for

        • A bachelors degree or higher and five to ten years of relevant product management experience.
        • Experience working on platform, infrastructure, data, search, content management, or document-centric products is strongly preferred.
        • Familiarity with storage systems, information architecture, metadata modeling, retrieval systems, or related technical areas is a plus.
        • Experience partnering closely with software developers on technically complex products.
        • Exposure to AI-enabled product capabilities, including semantic search, knowledge retrieval, or document processing pipelines, is helpful but not required.
        • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to solve open-ended problems.
        • The expected annual base salary for this position is $175,000 to $250,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.

        The D. E. Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.

        The applicable annual base salary or hourly rate paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors, including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience and educational background.

        European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), California, Hong Kong, Singapore, or Shanghai candidates should refer to the corresponding linked privacy notice.

        The D. E. Shaw group may collect, use, hold, transfer, and process candidates resumes and associated information (including personal information contained therein) for purposes reasonably related to their application, including without limitation: review and management of employment applications and supporting materials; administration and management of offers to and communication with candidates; and administration, management, and improvement of the recruiting operations of the D. E. Shaw group; and/or where reasonably required in connection with a proposed sale, spin-out, reorganization, or outsourcing of all or some of the business of the D. E. Shaw group. The D. E. Shaw group will not use such information for purposes unrelated to the foregoing, such as direct marketing of third-party products to candidates, without candidate consent. As used herein, the term personal information is meant to broadly describe information identifying or relating to a specific individual; it is intended to encompass personal data, sensitive personal data, and personally identifiable information and similar terms, as those terms are defined by law in the jurisdictions in which the D. E. Shaw group operates.

        The D. E. Shaw group may transfer such personal information within and outside the country and jurisdiction of the locations where the D. E. Shaw group maintains offices, to other D. E. Shaw group affiliates, to government and regulatory authorities, and to third parties which provide or may provide support and/or services to the D. E. Shaw group and for the purposes set forth above. The persons who may have access to this personal information are other employees of the D. E. Shaw group, in connection with the performance of their duties of employment, and the other parties listed above, in connection with the business of the D. E. Shaw group. (Of course, candidates will be considered for employment opportunities only in those countries in which they express interest.)

        The D. E. Shaw group will use reasonable care to maintain the confidentiality of personal information (including appropriate technical measures against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, such information) and will retain such data as required by applicable law or regulation. Candidates have the right to request access to, and correction of, their personal information in accordance with applicable law; any such request should be submitted to recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com. Candidates who have submitted a resume to the D. E. Shaw group and do not wish to proceed with their applications should email cvwithdraw@deshaw.com. Personal information of candidates who have been the subject of background checks may have been transferred in accordance with applicable regulations, and any concerns with such transfers should be submitted to backgroundcheck-inquiries@deshaw.com.

        The D. E. Shaw group may retain candidates information for prospective recruiting activities, including sourcing candidates for employment opportunities and for organizing events with prospective candidates, in accordance with our internal data retention procedures. Candidates who do not agree to such future use should email recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com.

        Product Manager — Legal Technology Infrastructure

        Compensation

        $175,000 – $250,000 USD

        City: New York City

        Country: United States

        D.E. Shaw logo
        Hedge Funds

        15 days ago

        No clicks

        at D.E. Shaw

        ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship

        **Product Manager — Legal Technology Infrastructure** Own the infrastructure roadmap for legal documents, partnering with cross-functional teams to define and drive strategy. Minimum 5-10 years of relevant experience in infrastructure, platform, or document-centric products. Familiarity with storage systems, metadata modeling, and retrieval systems preferred. Drive product lifecycle management, communicate effectively, and solve complex problems. Mid to senior-level role with a $175K - $250K base salary. Apply now.

        Full Job Description

        Add job to your application bundle

        Job added to your application bundle

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        To apply for this job, please email your resume and the job title to recruitment-nyc@world.deshaw.com.

        Apply Now

          Original Submissions:

          Removing these jobs from your application bundle will withdraw your application from consideration towards this position.

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              By visiting our website, you agree to our Online Privacy Statement and our Terms of Use, which include a class action waiver and an arbitration provision. Clicking Accept All means you consent to our use of cookies and similar tracking technologies, such as analytics cookies provided by third-party companies, which help us understand how our website is used. Clicking Decline All means you prevent us from using non-essential cookies or other similar tracking technologies on our website; however, we will continue to use essential cookies for the core functions of our website, including security.
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              The D. E. Shaw group seeks a product manager to join its new Legal Technology team and own the infrastructure that determines how legal documents and metadata are stored, organized, and accessed. This team is focused on transforming how the firms attorneys work with documents and creating the infrastructure needed for AI-powered capabilities. The role offers a greenfield, high-impact opportunity to work at the intersection of platform strategy, document systems, and legal operations, with exposure to complex, business-critical challenges and close partnership with legal, engineering, and product stakeholders across the firm.

              What youll do day-to-day

              • Define and drive the infrastructure product roadmap for Legal Technology, with a focus on document storage, metadata architecture, and scalable information access across the department.
              • Partner with legal, product, and engineering clients to identify pain points, clarify priorities, and translate business needs into infrastructure requirements.
              • Design infrastructure that supports the retrieval patterns attorneys requiresemantic search, deterministic clause retrieval, and relational metadataand work closely with AI engineers to evaluate where each approach is best suited.
              • Drive initiatives through the full product lifecycle, from discovery and prioritization through launch and iteration.
              • Bring structure to complex, cross-functional efforts by defining scope, dependencies, and success metrics.

              Who were looking for

              • A bachelors degree or higher and five to ten years of relevant product management experience.
              • Experience working on platform, infrastructure, data, search, content management, or document-centric products is strongly preferred.
              • Familiarity with storage systems, information architecture, metadata modeling, retrieval systems, or related technical areas is a plus.
              • Experience partnering closely with software developers on technically complex products.
              • Exposure to AI-enabled product capabilities, including semantic search, knowledge retrieval, or document processing pipelines, is helpful but not required.
              • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to solve open-ended problems.
              • The expected annual base salary for this position is $175,000 to $250,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.

              The D. E. Shaw group is an equal opportunity employer.

              The applicable annual base salary or hourly rate paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors, including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience and educational background.

              European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), California, Hong Kong, Singapore, or Shanghai candidates should refer to the corresponding linked privacy notice.

              The D. E. Shaw group may collect, use, hold, transfer, and process candidates resumes and associated information (including personal information contained therein) for purposes reasonably related to their application, including without limitation: review and management of employment applications and supporting materials; administration and management of offers to and communication with candidates; and administration, management, and improvement of the recruiting operations of the D. E. Shaw group; and/or where reasonably required in connection with a proposed sale, spin-out, reorganization, or outsourcing of all or some of the business of the D. E. Shaw group. The D. E. Shaw group will not use such information for purposes unrelated to the foregoing, such as direct marketing of third-party products to candidates, without candidate consent. As used herein, the term personal information is meant to broadly describe information identifying or relating to a specific individual; it is intended to encompass personal data, sensitive personal data, and personally identifiable information and similar terms, as those terms are defined by law in the jurisdictions in which the D. E. Shaw group operates.

              The D. E. Shaw group may transfer such personal information within and outside the country and jurisdiction of the locations where the D. E. Shaw group maintains offices, to other D. E. Shaw group affiliates, to government and regulatory authorities, and to third parties which provide or may provide support and/or services to the D. E. Shaw group and for the purposes set forth above. The persons who may have access to this personal information are other employees of the D. E. Shaw group, in connection with the performance of their duties of employment, and the other parties listed above, in connection with the business of the D. E. Shaw group. (Of course, candidates will be considered for employment opportunities only in those countries in which they express interest.)

              The D. E. Shaw group will use reasonable care to maintain the confidentiality of personal information (including appropriate technical measures against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, such information) and will retain such data as required by applicable law or regulation. Candidates have the right to request access to, and correction of, their personal information in accordance with applicable law; any such request should be submitted to recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com. Candidates who have submitted a resume to the D. E. Shaw group and do not wish to proceed with their applications should email cvwithdraw@deshaw.com. Personal information of candidates who have been the subject of background checks may have been transferred in accordance with applicable regulations, and any concerns with such transfers should be submitted to backgroundcheck-inquiries@deshaw.com.

              The D. E. Shaw group may retain candidates information for prospective recruiting activities, including sourcing candidates for employment opportunities and for organizing events with prospective candidates, in accordance with our internal data retention procedures. Candidates who do not agree to such future use should email recruiting-inquiries@deshaw.com.