Innovation Business Partner
Bristol or Edinburgh – Hybrid working available. Competitive salary + excellent company benefits.
Join a leading professional services firm at the forefront of change. As an Innovation Business Partner, you’ll shape and deliver groundbreaking initiatives that reimagine how legal services are delivered – driving efficiency, value, and better client outcomes. You’ll work with senior leadership to embed technology, AI, and smarter ways of working across the firm, making a visible impact.
Key Responsibilities
* 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
* 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.
Equal Opportunity
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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