Zinda Law Group, PLLC
Role Overview
Head of Product & Dev at Zinda Law Group, PLLC is responsible for owning the full lifecycle of product development at Zlayt AI, ensuring features are clearly defined, properly scoped, and delivered with consistency, speed, and quality.
Works closely with Executive Leadership, Developers, Intake, QA, and legal experts to build a predictable product delivery engine.
Responsibilities
Build and manage the product roadmap in alignment with leadership priorities and operational needs.
Translate workflows, pain points, and business requirements into clear product specifications and acceptance criteria.
Define success metrics, release plans, and versioning structures for each product cycle.
Maintain documentation standards to support clarity, accountability, and repeatability.
Lead daily and weekly development cadences, including sprint planning, backlog management, task scoping, and release reviews.
Unblock developers, resolve cross-team issues, and maintain predictable delivery timelines.
Oversee structured testing and validation processes to ensure high-quality, stable releases.
Establish and enforce product development workflows, documentation standards, and change‑control practices.
Implement tools, templates, and operational systems to streamline communication.
Improve efficiency by identifying bottlenecks, eliminating ambiguity, and standardizing product lifecycle processes.
Provide high‑level technical guidance to developers; ensure alignment between requirements and implementation.
Collaborate with legal subject‑matter experts to understand case workflows and convert them into usable product features.
Maintain clear lines of communication with leadership regarding roadmap, resourcing, risks, and delivery expectations.
Oversee structured testing methodologies, ensure releases meet performance, accuracy, and usability standards, and maintain audit‑ready documentation of release notes, validations, and issue resolution.
Required Qualifications
7+ years of experience in product development, technical program management, engineering operations, systems engineering, or similar cross‑functional technical roles.
Demonstrated ability to lead development teams, manage technical schedules, and deliver complex products on time.
Strong background in requirements definition, documentation, testing, validation, and lifecycle management.
Experience driving structured processes across multiple functions (engineering, QA, ops, leadership).
Exceptional clarity in communication, documentation, and cross‑functional coordination.
Technical fluency and the ability to evaluate trade‑offs, clarify constraints, and guide implementation decisions.
Proven success improving processes, establishing standards, and creating predictable delivery systems.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with automation, AI‑driven products, workflow software, or document‑generation platforms.
Background supporting legal operations, professional services, or similarly complex, regulated workflows.
Familiarity with Agile or hybrid engineering processes (scrum, kanban, stage‑gate, or NPI‑style frameworks).
Prior responsibility for release management, validation testing, or quality assurance processes.
Experience transitioning from hardware/system engineering into software product leadership.
Equal Opportunity Employer Zlayt AI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected status as required by applicable law.
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Works closely with Executive Leadership, Developers, Intake, QA, and legal experts to build a predictable product delivery engine.
Responsibilities
Build and manage the product roadmap in alignment with leadership priorities and operational needs.
Translate workflows, pain points, and business requirements into clear product specifications and acceptance criteria.
Define success metrics, release plans, and versioning structures for each product cycle.
Maintain documentation standards to support clarity, accountability, and repeatability.
Lead daily and weekly development cadences, including sprint planning, backlog management, task scoping, and release reviews.
Unblock developers, resolve cross-team issues, and maintain predictable delivery timelines.
Oversee structured testing and validation processes to ensure high-quality, stable releases.
Establish and enforce product development workflows, documentation standards, and change‑control practices.
Implement tools, templates, and operational systems to streamline communication.
Improve efficiency by identifying bottlenecks, eliminating ambiguity, and standardizing product lifecycle processes.
Provide high‑level technical guidance to developers; ensure alignment between requirements and implementation.
Collaborate with legal subject‑matter experts to understand case workflows and convert them into usable product features.
Maintain clear lines of communication with leadership regarding roadmap, resourcing, risks, and delivery expectations.
Oversee structured testing methodologies, ensure releases meet performance, accuracy, and usability standards, and maintain audit‑ready documentation of release notes, validations, and issue resolution.
Required Qualifications
7+ years of experience in product development, technical program management, engineering operations, systems engineering, or similar cross‑functional technical roles.
Demonstrated ability to lead development teams, manage technical schedules, and deliver complex products on time.
Strong background in requirements definition, documentation, testing, validation, and lifecycle management.
Experience driving structured processes across multiple functions (engineering, QA, ops, leadership).
Exceptional clarity in communication, documentation, and cross‑functional coordination.
Technical fluency and the ability to evaluate trade‑offs, clarify constraints, and guide implementation decisions.
Proven success improving processes, establishing standards, and creating predictable delivery systems.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with automation, AI‑driven products, workflow software, or document‑generation platforms.
Background supporting legal operations, professional services, or similarly complex, regulated workflows.
Familiarity with Agile or hybrid engineering processes (scrum, kanban, stage‑gate, or NPI‑style frameworks).
Prior responsibility for release management, validation testing, or quality assurance processes.
Experience transitioning from hardware/system engineering into software product leadership.
Equal Opportunity Employer Zlayt AI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected status as required by applicable law.
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