Senior AI Program Director

This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the top law firms in the U.S.! Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is looking for a Senior AI Program Director to join our team in our Seattle office.

This position offers the flexibility to be fully remote while working within reasonable commuting distance from any of our offices.

This position leads the firm-wide Artificial Intelligence (AI) Program with a primary focus on value creation—identifying, building, and scaling AI-enabled products and workflows that measurably improve client outcomes and firm performance. Responsibilities include product management and portfolio leadership, firm-wide adoption champion and change management, client-facing support for RFPs and outside counsel guidelines (OCGs), and results-driven enablement across practice groups and business functions. The AI Program Director will also work closely and influence the AI governance model and partner with Information Security and Information Governance to ensure safe, compliant, and secure AI usage aligned with recognized standards.

At Davis Wright Tremaine, you will find challenging assignments, opportunities for professional growth and community involvement, and a culture of inclusion. DWT fosters inclusiveness and authenticity. Regardless of position, everyone here has a voice and the support is unparalleled.

On a typical day you will :

• Value creation, product management, and portfolio leadership

Define the firm’s AI product strategy and offerings (internal and client-facing), including product charters, value hypotheses, MVPs, roadmaps, packaging, and success metrics.

Partner with Professional Development to design tiered curricula (fundamentals, prompt techniques, practice‑specific patterns, responsible use) and certify competency levels.

Lead AI-related responses for RFPs, DDQs, and client assurance requests; articulate our products, governance, security posture, and measurable outcomes.

Collaborate with Marketing to pursue industry awards and rankings that showcase responsible innovation and client impact; support thought leadership, speaking, and media opportunities.

Define and report KPIs such as adoption and active use rates, time‑to‑value, cycle‑time reduction, error‑rate improvement, cost savings, revenue contribution from AI‑enabled offerings, client satisfaction, and training completion.

Align AI architecture, integrations, and environments with IT standards; coordinate platform operations (e.g., model lifecycle, versioning, evaluation, and decommissioning).

Partner with IG on the firm’s AI policy, standards, and operating model aligned to recognized frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF; ISO / IEC 42001).

Partner with Information Security to embed “secure by design” principles across AI systems and workflows, consistent with CISA and UK NCSC guidance.

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Who We Are

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm with 10 offices nationwide. We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who share that commitment. At DWT, client service means having empathy for each client’s and each lawyer’s work and personal pressures, business objectives, and legal needs; anticipating their needs; and having the capabilities and commitment to deliver what matters most to them.

What’s in it For You?

DWT offers competitive compensation in addition to ample benefits including but not limited to :

This job description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities.

Washington State

The annualized salary range for this position in Washington is $280,000 to $350,000. Actual pay will be adjusted based on the candidate’s education, training, experience and other job‑related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, subsidized backup care and caregiving resources, 401(k), vacation, sick time, 11 paid holidays each year and an employee assistance program. For full‑time employees, the initial vacation benefit is 15 days per year and 11 days of sick leave per year, accrued bi‑weekly. Additional voluntary programs include : voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs are also available.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP fosters a culture where all talented individuals—including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession—can have, and can see, paths to success. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion sits on four pillars : Community, Growth, Education, and Engagement. Learn more about the firm’s commitment to DEI here : www.dwt.com / dei.

Davis Wright Tremaine provides reasonable accommodations for those who need them to complete the application or recruiting process and for employees who need reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their positions due to a disability or for religious reasons. If you need to request accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please email humanresources_confidential@dwt.com.

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