Staff Product Manager, Legal Data
Austin, TX · DISCO Headquarters - Austin · 5+ years experience · Posted Oct 9, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Location
- Austin, TX · DISCO Headquarters - Austin
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship not offered
About DISCO
- DISCO provides a cloud-native, artificial intelligence-powered legal solution that simplifies ediscovery, legal document review and case management for enterprises, law firms, legal services providers and governments. Our scalable, integrated solution enables legal departments to easily collect, process and review enterprise data that is relevant or potentially relevant to legal matters.
- At DISCO, we believe AI is a core enabler of how work gets done. All employees are expected to proactively adopt and responsibly use AI tools to drive efficiency, improve outcomes, and continuously evolve how they operate in their role.
- Are you ready to help us fulfill our mission to use technology to strengthen the rule of law? Join us!
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
About the role
- DISCO is seeking a Staff Product Manager for Legal Data to own DISCO's legal data strategy, determining coverage, quality, and reliability for AI-powered products.
- The role requires legal judgment to assess whether cited cases stand for propositions and whether sources are authoritative for questions asked.
- The practitioner will work directly with litigators at design-partner firms, translating user needs into product priorities while partnering with engineering and AI teams.
Responsibilities
- Own DISCO’s legal data strategy by defining the approach to legal information coverage, quality, and reliability across AI-powered products.
- Turn litigation workflows into product priorities by assessing what practitioners need from source materials across key litigation workflows.
- Partner across the company with Engineering, AI, Design, and Commercial Strategy teams to design and ship initiatives.
- Build processes that scale by establishing repeatable ways to evaluate, organize, and maintain legal information.
- Decide with evidence by bringing data to prioritization calls and finding operational improvements in legal information management.
- Keep leadership close to the truth by communicating progress, tradeoffs, risks, and dependencies clearly to senior stakeholders.
Requirements
- A former lawyer, legal professional, or product manager experienced with legal workflows.
- 5+ years of experience navigating complex U.S. legal or compliance matters, with a strong preference for a J.D. and 5+ years practicing U.S. law.
- 10+ years across some combination of law, strategy, consulting, legal technology, product, or operations.
- Experience running complex, cross-functional initiatives from idea through execution with a focus on outcomes.
- Ability to hold a strategy conversation with executives and work through operational details.
- Clear communication skills across legal, product, and technical audiences.
- Sound judgment in commercially and legally sensitive situations.
- High ownership and ability to move quickly through ambiguity.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience at product-focused, technology-driven companies.
- Hands-on work with AI/ML-powered products, ideally in legal or another regulated, high-stakes domain.
- Depth in legal data such as legal research materials, docket filings, primary and secondary source materials, citation, or legal research systems.
- An active U.S. bar license.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary plus RSUs
- Flexible PTO
- Open, inclusive, and fun environment
- Growth opportunities throughout the company
Skills
- AI/ML
- Legal Research