Practice Group Data Manager

Latham & Watkins

Practice Group Data Manager overseeing M&A data strategy and governance at Latham & Watkins. Responsible for project management, data initiative roadmapping, and cross-functional collaboration.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $155,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Practice Group Data Manager – M&A is an integral part of Latham’s Technology and Information Services team
This role will be responsible for setting the vision, roadmapping, and owning strategy, governance, and day-to-day operations for M&A data initiatives
Collecting business and stakeholder requirements, translating them into user stories and acceptance criteria, and managing a clear and transparent product backlog, creating, prioritizing, and refining user stories
Developing roadmaps to demonstrate long-term product vision, product features, scope, and priorities, and communicating product releases
Working collaboratively with Technology development and quality assurance teams to ensure the production and quality control of internal practice group and client-facing data outputs
Serving as the primary liaison to M&A with the Technology, BD, KM, and Design teams ensuring alignment and visibility of timelines
Leading cross-functional projects from initiation through delivery, and creating project plans, manage dependencies, and track milestones, risks, and issues
Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrate superior communication and executive presence, with the ability to interface with partners and practice leaders, translate requirements, and tell compelling stories with data
Possess experience owning a data/analytics product or program for a practice or business line, including roadmap management, stakeholder alignment, and adoption
Exhibit proficiency with analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) and display comfort working with large datasets and collaborating with BI/Data Engineering on pipelines and models
A minimum of seven years’ (7) of progressive experience in project/program management, product ownership, or data/analytics roles
A minimum of three years’ (3) focused on M&A or transaction-driven environments (law firm, investment bank, Big Four, or similar), preferably
Experience with data modeling, customization and data conversion, preferably
A Bachelor’s degree, preferably advanced degree (MBA, JD, or related field)
Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, CSM/CSPO, Pragmatic, data governance or analytics credentials), preferably

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare, life and disability insurance
A generous 401k plan
At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
Professional development programs
Employee discounts
Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

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Hard Skills & Tools

data managementroadmap managementdata modelingdata conversionproduct ownershipproject managementanalyticsvisualizationstakeholder alignmentlarge dataset analysis

Soft Skills

communicationexecutive presencecollaborationstorytelling with dataleadershipproject planningrisk managementissue trackingtranslating requirementscreating user stories

Certifications

PMPCSMCSPOPragmaticdata governance credentialsanalytics credentialsadvanced degreeMBAJDBachelor's degree