Manager, Software Engineering, CoCounsel AI Drafting

Replacement: This position is open due to an existing vacancy to support our evolving business needs.

Software Engineering Manager AI

Are you ready to lead a high-impact engineering team at the intersection of AI and legal technology Do you thrive in ambiguous fast-moving environments where you can shape products from the ground up

Were looking for a hands-on Software Engineering Manager to lead the CoCounsel Drafting team - a group of 6-8 senior and lead engineers building our AI-powered legal drafting engine and skills. This is a 0-to-1 role at its core: youll shape the future of how attorneys draft review and refine legal documents using cutting-edge AI. While we operate within a large organization weve built a team culture that thinks and moves like a startup. Youll have the autonomy to focus on what matters: delivering innovative products with speed and ownership. If youre energized by ambiguity take initiative without being asked and love building new products from scratch - this role is for you.

Why this matters: Attorneys spend 60-70% of their time drafting documents. The tools we build are fundamentally transforming the practice of law - giving legal professionals back countless hours to focus on higher-value work for their clients. Were deeply committed to our customers success and were looking for a leader who shares that passion for making a real difference in how legal work gets done.

About the Role

In this opportunity as a Software Engineering Manager AI you will:

Lead and develop a high-performing team of 6-8 senior and lead software engineers providing hands-on coaching mentorship and career development guidance
Drive technical strategy and execution for AI-powered legal drafting capabilities staying close to the code and architecture while guiding your team
Thrive in ambiguity by proactively identifying problems proposing solutions and driving decisions without waiting for direction
Partner with Product Design and Research to define requirements prioritize work and deliver impactful features that solve real customer problems
Embrace 0-to-1 thinking by establishing engineering practices making fast decisions and building new capabilities from scratch - operating like a startup within a larger organization
Own delivery outcomes by removing blockers and ensuring the team consistently ships high-quality software
Recruit and retain top talent by building a strong team culture conducting interviews and making strategic hiring decisions

About You

Youre a fit for the role of Software Engineering Manager AI if you have the following required qualifications:

Proven 0-to-1 experience - youve built products or teams from scratch thrive in ambiguity and know how to make decisions with incomplete information
5 years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in engineering management or technical leadership
Hands-on technical leader who stays close to the code - you can review PRs debug production issues and make architectural decisions
Startup mentality with enterprise awareness - you move fast and cut through noise while understanding when process matters
Strong technical foundation in our stack: C# Python Angular/React and AWS
Demonstrated proactivity - you identify what needs to be done and drive it forward without waiting to be asked
Customer-obsessed mindset - you care deeply about the impact your products have on real users
Excellent communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders across product design and executive leadership

Additional preferred qualifications include:

Experience with microfrontend (MFE) architectures
Background in legal technology document automation or enterprise SaaS products
Familiarity with RAG architectures prompt engineering or fine-tuning language models
Experience building and scaling remote-first engineering teams

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Whats in it For You

• Hybrid Work Model: Weve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities whether caring for family giving back to the community or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrows challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow lead and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation two company-wide Mental Health Days off access to the Headspace app retirement savings tuition reimbursement employee incentive programs and resources for mental physical and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging flexibility work-life balance and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers Compete to Win Challenge (Y)our Thinking Act Fast / Learn Fast and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice truth and transparency. Together with the professionals and institutions we serve we help uphold the rule of law turn the wheels of commerce catch bad actors report the facts and provide trusted unbiased information to people all over the world.

Our use of AI within the recruitment process Thomson Reuters utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our global recruitment process. Unless you opt-out our AI system will assess the information provided by you and compare it to the requirements listed for the role and present the result to our recruitment personnel for further review. The AI system acts as a supporting tool but there is always a human making the decision if you will be considered for the role.

In the United States Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health dental vision disability and life insurance programs as well as a competitive 401k plan with company addition Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation sick and safe paid time off paid holidays (including two company mental health days off) parental leave sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. For any eligible US locations unless otherwise noted the base compensation range for this role is $118400 USD - $219800 USD. For Ontario Canada the base compensation range for this role is $140600 CAD - $190600 CAD. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individuals knowledge skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal tax accounting compliance government and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data intelligence and solutions needed to make informed decisions and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice truth and transparency. Reuters part of Thomson Reuters is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

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