Product Lead, Legal Compliance

Skillsoft is a global leader in transformative learning experiences across leadership, technology, and compliance. We’re redefining how organizations and individuals develop skills, moving from standalone content to integrated, multimodal learning journeys that drive measurable outcomes.

We are seeking a product lead/consultant to be our SME and central internal corporate resource for our compliance solution. As the Product Lead, Legal Compliance at Skillsoft, you will be the driving force behind our industry-leading Legal Compliance Solution, serving as both subject matter expert and strategic product lead. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and engage directly with senior leaders, general counsel, and compliance professionals to shape, deliver, and advocate for best-in-class compliance training solutions across the globe.

In this pivotal role, you will oversee the full lifecycle of our Legal Compliance products—from market analysis and roadmap development to content creation and customer engagement. You will translate complex legal requirements into accessible, impactful educational experiences, positioning Skillsoft at the forefront of compliance thought leadership. Your efforts will not only support our sales and marketing teams but will also foster lasting partnerships, drive cultural change, and ensure our solutions remain relevant in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape. If you are passionate about empowering organizations to navigate the complexities of legal compliance with confidence, and possess the vision to innovate and lead in this dynamic field, we invite you to join us in redefining the future of compliance learning.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as Skillsoft’s in-house legal compliance subject matter expert (SME), supporting the company’s global sales force in the positioning of the Legal Compliance Solution.
• In role as SME, serve as the central internal corporate resource for Sales Managers, Customer Sales Directors, Account Managers, Customer Success Managers, and Solution Consultants around Skillsoft’s Legal Compliance product and strategy.
• Cultivate the trust and confidence of C-level executives, general counsel, HR leaders, and other compliance and training professionals within Skillsoft’s customer and prospect base through direct interaction, including on-site travel as necessary.
• Maintain highest-level expertise on U.S. and international law related to Legal Compliance Solution content products, including employment (harassment, EEO, wage & hour, etc.), anti-corruption, privacy, GDPR, cybersecurity, workplace safety/security, and trade compliance; also ethics, code of conduct, business integrity, diversity, and global cultural sensitivity.
• Enhance Skillsoft’s position as a global thought leader in compliance training through white papers, newsletters, blog posts, user groups, and webinar events.
• Drive positive cultural change in Skillsoft customers by guiding the development of best-in-class approaches for delivering compliance training and education to global employee populations.
• Represent Skillsoft Compliance Solutions at Perspectives and industry events such as SCCE and Compliance Week.
• Liaise with corporate and product marketing to reinforce the value message of Skillsoft’s compliance solution (external) and build/maintain key sales resources (internal).
• Assist with development of new sales and marketing strategies, working closely with Sales and Marketing teams to provide product information for the production of literature, web-site information, and collateral material required to support Sales.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Minimum 8 years’ experience with a Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor (JD) 
  • Must be an Active Member of State Bar in good standing
• Ability to and experience in working within an assigned budget, developing and maintaining product roadmaps for Legal Compliance Solution content
• Experience combining domain, technical writing, and instructional design experience to transform complex legal concepts into relatable, job-relevant educational messages for employees
• Solid understanding and experience executing key functions in content development process flow including course planning, script writing/editing, casting, video directing, and content validation
• Coordinate with cross-functional team of content developers, instructional designers, customization project managers, application engineers, and contract negotiators to establish standardized processes and highest quality output
• Advise executive management on overall strategic direction of content and technology products based on legal developments, market research, and customer input
• Oversee review/refresh cycle for training content products according to internal schedules and external legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to establish partnerships with and coordinate efforts of outside law firms and attorneys

Target base salary range for this job requisition is anticipated to be approximately $135,000 - $175,000 annually. 

We also offer Enterprise benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, and paid time off.

The company may modify salaries, salary ranges and/or Pay Plans from time to time as it deems necessary.