Technical Lead – (AI & Legal Technology) (English Only)
Skillhouse ·www.skillhouse.co.jp
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A global technology leader in legal, tax, compliance, and risk management information solutions is seeking a Technical Lead to join their Japan legal research product organization.
Responsibility:
- Define and execute AI technology strategies aligned with the business's objectives and product roadmap
- Lead technical decision-making, architecture design, and technology selection for AI-powered platforms
- Design multi-component AI pipelines supporting complex reasoning, summarization, and question-answering capabilities
- Provide technical guidance on web application development, system operations, security, and performance optimization
- Review code, architecture, and technical designs to ensure engineering quality
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software engineers and development teams
- Lead cross-functional collaboration between product, engineering, business stakeholders, and external technology partners
- Collaborate with global technical teams to deliver enterprise-level AI solutions
- Facilitate knowledge sharing through technical forums, documentation, and internal communities
- Improve development processes, engineering efficiency, and team productivity
Required Skills:
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- 3+ years in AI/ML engineering or technical project leadership
- Hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG, AI Agent frameworks, and vector databases
- Experience with DevOps/CI-CD and strong grasp of cloud architecture
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Why You Should Apply:
- Work for a global technology leader delivering trusted, innovative solutions in legal, tax, compliance, and risk management to customers worldwide
- Lead cutting-edge AI initiatives (RAG, AI Agents, LLMs) at enterprise scale, shaping strategy as well as execution
- Collaborate with multicultural, global engineering and business teams on enterprise-level projects
- Flexible hybrid working environment with strong work-life balance support, including remote work opportunities for part of the year where applicable
Work Time: 9:00 – 18:00 (Mon–Fri), Flexible Working Hours
Work Style: Hybrid (2–3 days in office)
Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, and National Holidays; standard company holiday calendar applies
Benefits: Social insurance, Employee Pension Scheme, Transportation Fee etc.
Responsibility:
- Define and execute AI technology strategies aligned with the business's objectives and product roadmap
- Lead technical decision-making, architecture design, and technology selection for AI-powered platforms
- Design multi-component AI pipelines supporting complex reasoning, summarization, and question-answering capabilities
- Provide technical guidance on web application development, system operations, security, and performance optimization
- Review code, architecture, and technical designs to ensure engineering quality
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software engineers and development teams
- Lead cross-functional collaboration between product, engineering, business stakeholders, and external technology partners
- Collaborate with global technical teams to deliver enterprise-level AI solutions
- Facilitate knowledge sharing through technical forums, documentation, and internal communities
- Improve development processes, engineering efficiency, and team productivity
Required Skills:
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- 3+ years in AI/ML engineering or technical project leadership
- Hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG, AI Agent frameworks, and vector databases
- Experience with DevOps/CI-CD and strong grasp of cloud architecture
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Why You Should Apply:
- Work for a global technology leader delivering trusted, innovative solutions in legal, tax, compliance, and risk management to customers worldwide
- Lead cutting-edge AI initiatives (RAG, AI Agents, LLMs) at enterprise scale, shaping strategy as well as execution
- Collaborate with multicultural, global engineering and business teams on enterprise-level projects
- Flexible hybrid working environment with strong work-life balance support, including remote work opportunities for part of the year where applicable
Work Time: 9:00 – 18:00 (Mon–Fri), Flexible Working Hours
Work Style: Hybrid (2–3 days in office)
Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, and National Holidays; standard company holiday calendar applies
Benefits: Social insurance, Employee Pension Scheme, Transportation Fee etc.
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The Technical Lead – (AI & Legal Technology) (English Only) role with Skillhouse is based in Tokyo, JP.
What does the Technical Lead – (AI & Legal Technology) (English Only) role pay?
Skillhouse lists the Technical Lead – (AI & Legal Technology) (English Only) role at JPY 13,500,000–15,000,000 per year.
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This is a full time position at Skillhouse.
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