Senior Manager - Legal & Compliance Technology

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company focused on solving problems in spaces, light, and emerging areas. Through our business segments—Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS)—we design, manufacture, and deliver products and services that enhance people’s lives, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and audio/video/control platforms. We drive growth through innovation, customer outcomes, and strategic capital deployment. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Acuity operates across North America, Europe, and Asia with approximately 13,000 associates.

About the role

Join Acuity Brands as the Sr. Manager – Legal & Compliance Technology and lead the transformation of Legal, Compliance, and EHS through modern, scalable, and risk-driven technology. In this role, you will define and execute the strategy to modernize how the enterprise manages legal operations, regulatory compliance, third-party risk, and EHS. You will own the Legal, Compliance, and EHS technology portfolio, driving platform strategy, integrations, data enablement, and service delivery transformation in partnership with Legal, Compliance, EHS, Tech, and Data teams.

Responsibilities

• Legal, Compliance & EHS Technology Leadership
  • Define and drive the end-to-end technology strategy for Legal, Compliance, and EHS, including platforms supporting CLM, Legal Service Delivery, Third-Party Risk Management, Materials Compliance, and EHS management.
  • Own the product vision, roadmap, and prioritization for Legal, Compliance, and EHS technology initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk, regulatory, and growth objectives.
  • Serve as the primary technology partner to Legal, Compliance, and EHS leadership, translating business needs into scalable, fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Platform Strategy, Integration & Data Enablement
  • Lead platform selection, implementation, and evolution for Legal, Compliance, and EHS systems, ensuring secure, scalable, and compliant architectures.
  • Partner with Tech and Data teams to drive system integrations across ERP, PLM, HR, procurement, and data platforms, enabling unified workflows and data consistency.
  • Establish data governance and analytics strategies that enable dashboards, predictive insights, and real-time visibility into risk, compliance, and EHS performance.
• Legal Operations & Service Delivery Transformation
  • Drive the modernization of legal operations through Legal Service Delivery platforms, intake automation, workflow orchestration, and knowledge management.
  • Improve transparency, cycle times, and scalability of legal services while enabling legal teams to focus on higher-value advisory work.
  • Define success metrics and KPIs to measure value realization across Legal, Compliance, and EHS initiatives.
• AI-Enabled Solution Design & Delivery
  • Identify and prioritize high-value AI use cases across Legal, Compliance, and EHS with clear value, risk, and adoption criteria.
  • Partner with Tech, Data, Security, Privacy, and Legal stakeholders to ensure AI solutions are designed with appropriate governance (data classification, access controls, retention, auditability, and human-in-the-loop review) and align to enterprise AI standards.
  • Embed AI capabilities into end-to-end workflows and platforms (CLM, Legal Service Delivery, TPRM, Materials Compliance, EHS) through product design, integration patterns, and change management.
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management
  • Build strong partnerships across Legal, Compliance, EHS, Tech, Data, Finance, and external vendors to deliver integrated, enterprise-wide solutions.
  • Facilitate prioritization, planning, and governance forums to align stakeholders, manage dependencies, and drive accountability.
  • Act as a thought leader and trusted advisor, influencing decisions across a highly matrixed organization.
• Change Management & Adoption
  • Lead change management, communication, and adoption strategies for new platforms and processes.
  • Ensure training, documentation, and operational readiness to support successful rollouts and sustained value.
  • Champion continuous improvement, innovation, and standardization across the Legal, Compliance, and EHS technology landscape.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Systems, Legal Studies, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).
• 7+ years of experience in product management, technology leadership, or digital transformation roles within Legal, Compliance, Risk, or EHS domains.
• Experience leading enterprise platforms and integrations supporting regulated or risk-sensitive business processes.
• Proven ability to define roadmaps, manage competing priorities, and deliver complex initiatives across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, communication, and executive-level presentation skills.

Schedule

• Hybrid role, combining remote work with on-site travel for key moments.
• Up to 20% travel required.