Senior Architect Technology Innovation - Ropes & Gray LLP

About Ropes & Gray:

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent, global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top-three on The American Lawyer's prestigious "A-List" for seven years and is ranked #1 on Law.com International's "A-List" in the U.K.—rankings that honor the "Best of the Best" firms.

 

The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.

 

The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

 

Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

Overview:

Under the leadership of the Director of Technology Innovation, the Senior Architect Technology Innovation is responsible for identifying and testing new and innovative technologies, as well as looking at new ways of using existing technologies to better serve the firm’s needs.  The ideal candidate is passionate about technology and its application to the solution of business problems and views obstacles as an exciting challenge that demands a creative solution.  This individual is well versed in a wide variety of technologies, including, but not limited to, web application development, information systems, expert systems, collaboration technologies, search, cloud solutions and artificial intelligence.  This person also has a solid understanding of business process analysis and is able to assess whether technology solutions apply to the needs of the business.

 

This position requires close collaboration with other groups within the Information Services department to ensure any new and innovative technology solutions fit into the firm’s overall information technology and information security landscape.  The ability to document a solution and collaboratively hand it off to other groups to deploy, manage and support is critically important.

Responsibilities:

• Technology Expertise – must have solid working knowledge of a variety of technologies including, but not limited to, web application development, search, collaboration technologies, Microsoft solution stack, expert systems, database & report design, artificial intelligence and IA/UX principles
• Must be able to get consensus and collaborate across many business units; ability to explain complex concepts in layman’s terms; ability to communicate with all levels of management and staff establishing straightforward productive relationships.
• Maintains an understanding of technologies currently available for the legal market as well as the roadmaps for many of the larger providers of such products.
• Continuously monitors industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive developments to identify opportunities for innovation.
• Conducts technology pilots and builds out prototypes or proof of concept solutions to validate the feasibility and effectiveness of new technologies. 

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of professional experience in a global professional services organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer/information science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with application development.
• Experience deploying and managing Azure resources.
• Experience with system, application or network architecture.
• Knowledge of databases, database design principles and ability to query data.
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence technologies a plus.
• Demonstrates excellent professional presence and business acumen.
• Analytical and conceptual thinker with experience developing creative, strategic solutions for business problems.
• Excellent relationship management and interpersonal skills.
• Goal oriented with high standards for quality and performance.
• High comfort level working in a continually changing environment and managing multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical personnel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Comprehensive and Total Rewards Package:

Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is $140,000 - $211,000 (NY) and $133,500 - $201,000 (Boston and Chicago), which represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity. 

Working Conditions:

This position requires hybrid on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.