Senior Product Manager | Specialty Legal

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About the role:

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Product Manager to join 8am’s specialty legal practice management group. In this role, you will leverage artificial intelligence and automation to transform how attorneys in specialized practice areas such as Immigration and Personal Injury manage cases from initial client intake through resolution, delivering greater clarity, organization, and efficiency in their daily work. This is a strategic and hands-on role, ideal for someone who can quickly develop a strong understanding of specialty legal workflows and attorney pain points, even without a legal background, by partnering closely with domain experts and subject matter specialists while leading product strategy, customer discovery, and cross-functional collaboration.

As Senior Product Manager, you will drive product strategy for specialty-focused capabilities, including workflow automation, deadline tracking, case management, document handling, and client collaboration tools. You will lead cross-functional teams within an empowered team model, working in a triad partnership with a UX Designer and Tech Lead to deliver solutions that maximize case outcomes while minimizing administrative burden. The ideal candidate is passionate about creating customer value, learns new domains quickly, and has a track record of delivering AI-powered solutions that improve how people work. Experience in legal tech, regulatory environments, or other compliance-heavy industries is a plus; however, a willingness to deeply engage with the specialty legal space and advocate for practitioners is essential.

About us:

At 8am, our vision is to power a world where professionals thrive. We start every day on a mission to empower professionals with the most trusted, innovative technology to deliver world-class outcomes for their clients and exceptional financial results for their business. They count on our purpose-built solutions to simplify operations, ensure compliance, and fuel profitable growth, so they can focus on their clients and do more of the work that matters.

Founded in 2005, 8am™ (formerly AffiniPay) is the professional business platform built to help legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Today, more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. trust 8am to help them work smarter, serve clients better, and unlock their full potential. We have been recognized as one of Inc 5000’s fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 13 years in a row, and as a result, our teams continue to grow as well!

What you'll do:

• Product Strategy & Leadership
  • Develop a deep understanding of the specialty legal practice management market and the needs of attorneys, paralegals, and their clients. This includes research and quantitative data analysis to identify high-value opportunities that increase 8am's competitive advantage.
  • Lead collaborative discovery with your design and engineering partners to gain a deep understanding of customers' pain points. These may include complex case type management, form preparation and filing, tracking deadlines and expirations, collecting documents from clients, and coordinating with external agencies and parties. You will co-own the identification of problems, shaping of solutions, and delivery of outcomes.
  • Drive the strategy and vision for initiatives, defining business cases and ROI of automating routine processes, such as document intake, status tracking, deadline management, and client notifications.
  • Leverage an understanding of bringing AI-powered solutions to market by partnering with the AI infrastructure team to align roadmaps. This includes intelligent intake, document extraction, and workflow automation assistance.
• Outcome-Driven Execution
  • Drive continuous problem-solving through data analysis, user feedback, and outcome measurement that directly measure customer value and outcomes created, such as case cycle times, document processing time, and client satisfaction.
  • Lead cross-functional alignment around outcomes, ensuring product success is measured, progress is tracked, and corrective action is taken to reach goals.
  • Collaborate with Product Operations, Data Intelligence, and Analytics teams to establish proper measurement frameworks and dashboards.
  • Champion customer empathy while making strategic trade-offs when business and customer priorities conflict.
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence
  • Effectively influence, negotiate, and articulate strategy with stakeholders at all levels to build organizational alignment around your vision.
  • Collaborate with Product Marketing and GTM teams to develop commercialization strategies that optimize business outcomes and enhance customer value across solo practitioners, boutique firms, and high-volume practices.
  • Partner with Customer Success and GTM to drive adoption and change management, ensuring customers realize measurable efficiency gains and ROI from automated workflows.
  • Leverage AI to accelerate discovery, validation, and delivery cycles across the product team.
  • Understand and influence the 8am product vision and strategy across the organization.

About you:

• 6-8+ years of product management experience in B2B SaaS environments, with a track record of taking complex products to market, including CRM management, CRM automation, and AI initiatives, in high-growth, scaling organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to learn complex domains quickly and become an effective advocate for users in specialized or technical fields. Experience in legal tech, regulatory technology, compliance software, or other industries with complex workflows and regulatory requirements is a plus.
• Strong experience in customer discovery methodologies, with demonstrated ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights into actionable product strategies.
• Significant hands-on experience in discovering and delivering technology products collaboratively with UX designers and engineers.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives without formal authority, with the ability to influence and align senior stakeholders.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to identify, create, and deliver growth initiatives in ambiguous environments.
• Business acumen with the ability to build business cases and prioritize customer needs within a business context.
• Strong analytical and communication skills. You should be able to develop clear, testable hypotheses and communicate complex strategies clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with agile development methodologies and modern product tools (Jira, Confluence, Figma, analytics platforms).
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Legal B2B SaaS or legal technology products.
• Deep familiarity with specialty legal practice workflows, including case management, document preparation, compliance requirements, and agency or court interactions.

**Additional Information
**The annual salary range for this position is $140,000 to $160,000. The salary range for performing this role outside of the US / Austin / California may differ.  8am is committed to offering competitive, fair and commensurate compensation and has provided an estimated pay range for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and education.Why 8am: 

At 8am, our culture is shaped by the people who bring it to life every day. Together, we build a company rooted in continuous learning, genuine community, holistic wellness, and meaningful engagement—values that empower us as individuals and unite us as a team. Our culture is grounded in our core values: Work Smart, Win Fast; Outshine Ordinary, and We Find a Way. These values drive how we serve our customers and work with each other in a collaborative, inspiring, and empowering environment, every day.

Here’s how we support our 8Team:

• Health Insurance Coverage: We offer our 8Team a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit your needs, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees.
• Financial perks: We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including annual bonuses, equity options and 401(k) or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match for all team members.
• Time for what matters: Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, and a parental leave program for our new parents.
• Wellness: Wellness stipends, mental health support, and one-on-one nutrition coaching.
• Learning and Development: Continuous learning through 8am.edu, leadership programs, professional development funds, and individually focused talent development.
• Giving back to the communities around us: Participate in our charitable matching gift program, paid time off for volunteer service, and company-sponsored volunteer events (both local and virtually).
• Engagement: Virtual and in-person team-building events, quarterly award recognition through our Rise & Shine Award of Excellence Program, and our peer-to-peer appreciation platform.

At 8am, we don’t just offer benefits - we create an environment where people can thrive, grow, and make a real impact every day.

Diversity, equity & inclusion at 8am:

At 8am, we recognize that innovation occurs with a strong team of people who are diverse in background, personality, talent and ideas. Experience comes in many forms and ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we continue to learn from each other is an integral part of our culture. We are committed to creating a welcoming and transparent environment for all that embraces those differences through education, equal access to opportunities and information, inclusionary programs, and community outreach. 

Security advisory:

Our hiring teams at 8am are dedicated to recruiting top talent that share our passion for serving the professional services industry through innovative financial technology.  As such, our Talent Acquisition Team only follows legitimate hiring practices.  We will always communicate with our candidates using emails with the 8am domain and will never ask for sensitive/personal data during the application process.  All interviews take place over phone call, Zoom/Google Meet or in person.  All offers are communicated verbally by our Talent Acquisition Specialists with a written offer letter as a follow up.