Chief of Staff (AI and Applied Intelligence)

Overview

In this role you advance Linklaters’ AI agenda by translating strategic priorities into actionable plans and delivering measurable business value. You will align senior stakeholders across practice groups, technology, data, and business teams, while collaborating with external providers and regulators. You’ll help shape the Applied Intelligence practice and client-facing strategy in a fast-moving, technology-driven environment. This is a high-impact, cross-functional leadership position at the heart of the firm’s AI transformation.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic priorities into operating plans and drive delivery across a complex stakeholder landscape
• Ensure AI initiatives deliver measurable business value and align with firm goals
• Collaborate across practice groups, technology, data, knowledge, learning, communications, finance and HR
• Engage with external technology providers, clients, regulators and industry partners
• Shape the development of Linklaters’ Applied Intelligence practice and its client-facing strategy

Key requirements

• Track record of leading complex technology, data, AI, transformation or strategic programmes
• Experience in professional services, consulting, technology or similarly complex environments
• Exceptional stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders
• Strong commercial judgment and pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, establish structure and deliver results quickly
• Outstanding communication, organizational and prioritisation skills
• Low-ego, high-accountability leadership style
• Experience as Chief of Staff, senior programme leader, transformation lead, strategy professional or exposure to legal technology/AI is desirable
• Sound understanding of generative AI, opportunities, risks and governance considerations
• Deep technical or engineering expertise not required

• Strategic thinking
• Action bias
• Stakeholder management
• Generative AI understanding
• AI governance and regulatory considerations
• Transformation programme leadership

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