Senior Product Manager - Legal practice areas

Wolters Kluwer • Minneapolis, MN • 2h ago

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 andupsellopportunities

Address underperforming offerings

Provideinsights and recommendationsinto pricing, packaging, and portfolio discussions (without owning pricing governance

Qualifications & Experience

JD or equivalent legal background strongly preferred ; meaningful legalindustryexperience 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 USD

This 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.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Wolters Kluwer U. S. Corporation and all of its subsidiaries, divisions and customer/business units is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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