AI Business Partner

Company Summary
EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.
Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.
Department Summary
Our Technology teams challenge the status quo and reimagine capabilities across industries. Whether through research and development, technology innovation or solution engineering, our team members play a vital role in connecting consumers with the products and platforms of tomorrow.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.
Legal operations require continuous alignment between emerging artificial intelligence capabilities and enterprise risk management goals. This role addresses legal workflow bottlenecks, contract review stalls, and gaps in executive compliance reporting by embedding AI solutions across legal and corporate affairs departments. Through strategic translation and rapid prototyping, the position transforms technical capabilities into measurable operational efficiency, risk mitigation, and speed.
What Success Looks Like

• Partner with legal department leaders to define AI strategies, establish hard KPIs, and deliver Executive Business Reviews that govern ROI and operational risk
• Collaborate with internal AI subject matter experts to develop and launch rapid prototypes and proof-of-concepts using tools like Google AI Studio for contract analysis, legal research, and regulatory tracking
• Navigate technical processes across workflow systems like Jira and ServiceNow to eliminate operational obstacles between IT engineering, AI teams, and legal stakeholders
• Enforce data integrity and strict governance across legal systems of record to maintain reliable executive reporting and accurate audit trails
• Clear technical and operational barriers for senior non-technical legal stakeholders to accelerate enterprise AI adoption and functional transformation

Skills, Experience and Requirements
Core Skills and Competencies

• Deep AI literacy in prompt engineering, LLM behaviors, and generative AI platforms to bridge complex technical solutions with legal strategy
• Critical experience in legal technology or corporate legal operations with a record of driving cross-functional technology and workflow initiatives
• Advanced expertise in data governance, legal data privacy, intellectual property protection, and regulatory landscapes to secure proprietary enterprise data
• Consultative relationship management expertise capable of persuading, educating, and guiding legal counsel and senior executives through technological change
• Strategic execution skills to anticipate legal operational requirements, interpret risk metrics, and translate compliance data into clear operational decisions

Additional Qualifications

• Experience within corporate legal departments, legal operations (CLOC frameworks), eDiscovery, or contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms
• Industry AI or legal technology certifications from providers such as Google, AWS, Anthropic/Claude, Glean, or Databricks

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Legal Studies, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field
• Minimum Experience: 5 years of experience in Legal Operations, Legal Technology, or Information Technology
• Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 3 years of experience with:
  • ServiceNow workflow management and data integration
  • Jira issue tracking and process optimization
  • Automated executive reporting, legal analytics, and dashboard creation

Visa sponsorship not available for this role
Salary Ranges
Compensation: $96,250.00/Year - $137,500.00/Year
Benefits
We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits .
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.
Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.
The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.
We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.
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