Innovation Manager
Edinburgh - hybrid working available
£85,000 - £95,000 + excellent company benefits
Join a leading professional services firm at the forefront of change. As Innovation Manager, you’ll shape and deliver groundbreaking initiatives that reimagine how legal services are delivered – driving efficiency, value, and better client outcomes.
This is your chance to make a visible impact, working with senior leadership to embed technology, AI, and smarter ways of working across the firm.
Key Responsibilities of the Innovation Manager
· Lead transformation – design and execute the firm’s innovation strategy, influencing senior stakeholders and building momentum for change.
· Build and empower a team – develop a high-performing innovation function, guiding projects from idea to implementation.
· Drive adoption of new tech – from AI tools to workflow automation, ensuring measurable improvements in productivity and client service.
· Shape culture – foster a mindset of collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement across the business.
· Stay ahead of the curve – scan the legal and tech market, bringing in best practices and emerging solutions.
Skills & Attributes of the Innovation Manager
· Proven experience in legal innovation, technology, or transformation, ideally within a law firm or professional services.
· Strong ability to inspire, influence, and deliver change across diverse teams.
· Knowledge of AI, legal tech platforms, and process optimisation.
· Excellent communication skills – able to bridge the gap between lawyers, technologists, and clients.
Why join?
This is a rare opportunity to step into a high-profile role where your ideas will shape the future of legal service delivery. You’ll gain direct exposure to senior leadership, lead high-impact projects, and position yourself at the cutting edge of legal innovation.
Applications can only be considered from those eligible to live & work in the UK without restriction.
Harcourt Matthews is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Harcourt Matthews is committed to diversity and inclusion. We value and encourage applications from all ethnicities and welcome everyone regardless of social background, disability, gender identity, and orientation. Diversity benefits us all and challenges our assumptions.
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