Legal Technology Transformation Lead at PwC South Africa

Job summary:

• Responsible for driving progress on legal operations and technology roadmap initiatives focused on increasing efficiency and effectiveness of in-house legal functions.
• The role is intended to be a general legal technologist role and will require familiarity with a variety of technologies, and managing technology implementation projects across all areas supported by legal operations.
• The candidate must be a self-motivated individual with a passion for LegalTech, innovation and the transformative impact that technology solutions can have on legal operations. ​

Key responsibilities:

Primary duties (non-negotiable):

• Co-developing a go-to-market strategy for Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), workflow management and GenAi solutions.
• Lead discovery conversations with clients to unearth challenges and an understanding of their digital roadmaps.
• Coordination and management of third party or other internal technology development experts.
• Working with colleagues in the Legal Transformation team in preparing and delivering internal and client-facing innovation sessions/collaboration workshops. Research and provide insights on legal technology tools and trends, together with advising on opportunities to leverage developments for the benefit of the firm and our clients.
• Developing client solutions across PwC Lines of Service and assisting with tailoring products/solutions to clients’ needs.
• Consulting with and advising clients in the development of legal technology road maps and the development of business cases for the deployment of legal technology solutions.
• Preparing and delivering presentations, demonstrations and training on existing products and market intelligence on technology tools to our clients.
• Work with the team to draft and design capability statements and marketing materials for client solutions.

Skills and competencies:

Core skills required:

• 5+ years technical experience in any or a combination of the following roles: system administration/configuration, project management, operations (general or legal), technology operations, solutions management, technology program management in the legal ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of legal operations technology tools and emerging legal technology trends.
• Excellent organisational, analytical, problem-solving, oral and written communication skills.
• Proven track record of breaking down complex processes and identifying key pain points and driving solutions to deliver business improvements.
• Proven track record of effectively delivering legal technology initiatives in a corporate legal department, procurement team or law firm.
• Excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
• Execution-oriented and able to complete and lead tasks independently. Comfortable working with all levels of an organisation, including senior executives.
• Additional Competencies: (Additional desired skills and competencies)
• Legal degree and in-house/law firm professional experience advantageous

Job Posting End Date

April 12, 2026