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Senior Product Manager – Legal Practice Areas
Role Purpose
The Senior Product Manager is responsible for customer‑ and market‑driven product leadership for one or more legal practice areas within the Legal Markets Group portfolio.
This role serves as a deep subject‑matter expert and market interpreter, translating customer needs, legal developments, and competitive dynamics into clear product and go‑to‑market direction. The Senior Product Manager partners closely with Editorial, with the Lead Product Manager responsible for the content roadmap, and with the other Product Managers to ensure that customer insight, content strategy, and commercial execution are tightly aligned.
While primarily practice‑area focused, the role may also contribute selectively to enterprise‑wide initiatives where deep legal or market expertise is required.
Key Responsibilities
Customer & Market Insight (Primary Focus)
Customer and market understanding is a core accountability of this role.
Act as the primary source of customer and market insight for assigned legal practice area(s).
Engage directly and regularly with:
Customers and prospects
Sales and account management teams
External practitioners, advisors, and industry bodies
Analyze legal, regulatory, and market trends to:
Anticipate emerging customer needs
Identify implications for product direction and GTM
Surface risks and opportunities early
Synthesize insights into clear recommendations that inform:
Product priorities and roadmap discussions
Go‑to‑market messaging and positioning
Portfolio and lifecycle reviews led by Product Management leadership
Practice Area Product Ownership
Own the product direction and execution for assigned legal practice area(s), from discovery through ongoing optimization.
Serve as the product authority on legal workflows, customer jobs‑to‑be‑done, and use cases within the practice area.
Translate legal complexity into clear product requirements and customer‑oriented value narratives.
Go‑to‑Market Leadership (Practice‑Area Level)
Lead practice‑area‑specific GTM execution, including:
Use cases and workflow definition
Value proposition and positioning inputs
Product and feature readiness for launch
Partner with Product Marketing and Marketing teams to:
Review and validate marketing copy for legal accuracy and credibility
Ensure campaigns reflect real customer needs and legal workflows
Support Sales through:
Deal support on complex opportunities
Participation in customer briefings, webinars, and industry events
Competitive positioning guidance at the practice‑area level
Collaboration with Editorial & Lead Product Management
Partner closely with Editorial leadership to:
Align product direction with content strategy and expertise
Ensure editorial strengths are translated into differentiated product value
Work in close coordination with the Lead Product Manager responsible for the content roadmap to:
Feed customer and market insight into roadmap prioritization
Align practice‑area needs with portfolio‑level decisions
Support coherent execution across content, technology, and GTM
The Senior Product Manager does not own the content roadmap, but is accountable for ensuring it is customer‑ and market‑driven.
Commercial Performance & Optimization
Monitor practice‑area performance indicators such as:
Adoption and usage
Retention and customer feedback
Revenue and pipeline signals (in partnership with Sales and Finance)
Identify opportunities to:
Improve positioning, packaging, and messaging
Enable cross‑sell and upsell opportunities
Address underperforming offerings
Provide insights and recommendations into pricing, packaging, and portfolio discussions (without owning pricing governance
Qualifications & Experience
JD or equivalent legal background strongly preferred; meaningful legal industry experience will also be considered.
7+ years of experience in product management, legal publishing, legal research, or professional information services.
Strong ability to work credibly with attorneys, legal departments, and legal associations.
Demonstrated customer‑facing and GTM experience.
Proven skill translating legal complexity into product and customer value.
Our Interview Practices
To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.
Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.
Compensation:
$102,600.00 - $179,250.00 USDThis role is eligible for Bonus.
Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.
Additional Information:
Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.
