Jobs at Sidley Austin LLP

Support HR Operations and Strategy by maintaining the HR strategy roadmap, tracking projects and milestones, preparing presentations and status updates, coordinating Workday HCM post-implementation efforts, creating process documentation (SOPs, QRGs, process maps), monitoring risks and timelines, and managing stakeholder communications and action items.

Lead a scrum team of 5–7 data engineers to design, build, and operate Azure Databricks Lakehouse solutions. Set technical standards, drive data quality, oversee ETL/streaming pipelines, code reviews, CI/CD, and partner with architects and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, governed data products.

Support Corporate HR by administering onboarding, employee lifecycle transactions, consultant onboarding, timesheet processing, and offboarding. Serve as primary HR contact, coordinate orientations, manage HR inbox inquiries, support performance management, and assist on HR projects to ensure accurate HR data and timely completion of processes.

Support day-to-day marketing operations including onboarding coordination, LMS administration, intranet content updates, mentoring program coordination, contract tracking, meeting logistics, and producing reports and presentations for marketing leadership.

Conduct in-depth competitive and market research using AI and proprietary databases to produce executive-ready briefings, benchmarking, and intelligence that supports business development, pitches, and strategic planning across the firm.

Provide high-level administrative and operational support to the CHRO and HR leadership, including calendar management, communications, meeting materials, HRIS reporting, expense processing, vendor coordination, records maintenance, event coordination, and support for HR projects while preserving confidentiality and professionalism.

Own and deliver enterprise data products for assigned business domains (Client, Matter, Financial). Translate strategy into roadmaps and backlogs, lead discovery, manage delivery across engineering, analytics, governance and stakeholders, and drive data quality, governance, reporting, and AI-readiness for reusable, trusted data assets.

Lead program management for a ~100-person Data & AI organization: standardize Agile and Jira workflows, build executive dashboards and OKR/KPI frameworks, manage risks and dependencies, run governance reviews, mentor program managers, drive tooling adoption (Jira, Aha!, Confluence), and advise senior leadership on execution and capacity.

Lead change management for medium-to-large strategic and technology initiatives. Develop and execute stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption plans. Conduct impact and readiness assessments, monitor adoption metrics, prepare executive dashboards, and partner with leaders to drive alignment. Contribute to methodology, tools, and continuous improvement while supporting learning and user enablement.

Lead product strategy and roadmap execution for AI-powered solutions. Own backlog refinement, stakeholder engagement, requirements definition, KPI tracking, and cross-functional delivery while promoting responsible AI practices and driving customer-focused product iterations.

Lead business development and marketing for the Global Finance practice: develop strategies and plans with practice leaders, manage RFPs and pitches, maintain collateral and experience databases, coordinate industry research and PR, oversee submissions/awards, plan client programs, track ROI and budgets, and supervise and develop junior BD staff to drive cross-selling and practice profile growth.

Lead pricing team to develop hourly and alternative fee proposals, provide strategic pricing guidance to partners, manage pricing approvals, drive process improvements and automation, coordinate billing rate strategy, liaise on RFP language, and develop team capabilities and training resources.

Lead and execute information governance initiatives including ethical wall administration, records and data protection, policy-to-process translation, controls testing, risk assessments, technology implementations, reporting, and stakeholder collaboration to ensure secure, compliant lifecycle management of firm and client information.

Lead cross-functional organizational effectiveness initiatives including org and operating model design, process improvement, implementation planning, stakeholder engagement, and change management. Conduct current-state assessments, synthesize findings, develop executive-ready recommendations and materials, facilitate stakeholder alignment, maintain project plans and trackers, and strengthen OE tools, templates, and delivery standards.

Design AI-powered legal products end-to-end: research, information architecture, wireframes, prototyping (including AI/code-based), and high-fidelity UI. Collaborate with product, engineering, and UX Lead, maintain design systems and accessibility, run usability testing, track UX metrics, and present work to stakeholders.

Support attorneys and accounting by preparing client bills, proformas, invoices and reports; manage client accounts, past-due follow-up, EDI processing, and ensure compliance with billing agreements and Outside Counsel Guidelines. Advise attorneys on complex billing arrangements, train and mentor billing staff, collaborate with finance teams, and assist on special projects and process improvements.

Lead and manage the Chicago paralegal and project assistant department supporting ~500 lawyers. Oversee staffing, performance management, recruiting, onboarding, training, employee relations, productivity reporting, timekeeping compliance, and paralegal technology programs while partnering with firm leadership and peer managers to ensure consistent firm-wide standards.

Senior product leader owning vision, strategy, and roadmap for Data & AI products. Partner with attorneys and business teams to discover use cases, evaluate AI tools, and deliver proprietary and integrated solutions. Lead a product team, drive discovery/validation, manage backlog, and collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Data Governance to deliver secure, scalable products while influencing senior stakeholders.

Manage a portfolio of IT and enterprise projects from initiation through closure. Lead cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver infrastructure, applications, cloud, cybersecurity, and business-function projects on time and on budget. Maintain project documentation, governance, risk/issue tracking, resource coordination, and status reporting. Support PMO process improvements and change management.

Support end-to-end evaluation and piloting of legal-technology and AI products: run market research, prepare evaluation criteria and scorecards, coordinate stakeholders (security, procurement, IT, practice), administer pilots, analyze feedback and usage data, produce recommendations and reporting, maintain documentation, and support implementation and change management.