The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion.  Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth. 

The Maples Group looks to add a Dublin or London based Innovation Manager to our team and invites eager and qualified candidates to apply.  We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world-class talent.

Who We Seek

Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives.  Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role

Innovation at the Maples Group is focused on delivering meaningful, measurable improvements to how legal services are designed, delivered, and experienced by our people and our clients.

The Innovation Manager will play a central role in translating innovation priorities into delivered, adopted solutions. Reporting to the Head of Innovation, this role takes primary accountability for the execution of innovation initiatives across legal technology, process improvement, and emerging capabilities (including AI).

The Innovation Manager will act as the delivery lead across the innovation portfolio, working closely with lawyers, business services, IT, and clients to ensure innovation activity delivers tangible business outcomes.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who combines delivery discipline, sound judgment, and the confidence to challenge how things are done.

Key Responsibilities

Innovation Delivery & Execution

• Own the end-to-end delivery of innovation initiatives aligned to the firm's innovation strategy and roadmap, from problem definition through to implementation, adoption, and measurement
• Translate agreed innovation priorities into executable delivery plans with clear outcomes, milestones, and success measures
• Lead pilots, proofs of concept, and scaled rollouts, including making evidenced-based recommendations to pivot or stop initiatives that do not demonstrate sufficient value

Stakeholder Leadership

• Work closely with lawyers and business services teams to identify opportunities, define problems worth solving, and co-design practical, scalable solutions
• Build strong working relationships with senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted delivery lead who balances ambition with pragmatism
• Confidently challenge proposed solutions, requirements, or ways of working where they do not deliver meaningful impact or align with agreed priorities

Legal Technology & AI

• Lead the implementation and adoption of legal technology solutions, working closely with IT, Information Services, Risk, Compliance, and other stakeholders
• Play a key role in the practical deployment of AI-enabled tools, including supporting use case development, safe implementation, and sustained adoption
• Ensure technology solutions are embedded into day-to-day ways of working, supported by appropriate training, documentation, and communication

People Leadership

• Support the development of the Innovation team, setting clear priorities, managing workload, and enabling professional development
• Foster a delivery-focused, collaborative culture, remaining close enough to the detail to unblock progress when required

Governance, Reporting, & Impact

• Contribute to innovation governance processes including intake, prioritisation, delivery reporting, and benefits tracking
• Track and communicate the impact of innovation initiatives, focusing on outcomes such as efficiency, quality, risk reduction, and client value
• Provide clear, concise updates on delivery progress, risks, and outcomes to support informed decision-making

Client Facing Innovation

• Support client-facing innovation activity, including pitches, pilots, and matter delivery where appropriate
• Ensure client innovation initiatives are delivered to a high standard and aligned with agreed objectives

EXPERIENCE

What You Bring

• Experience delivering innovation or legal technology initiatives in a law firm or professional services environment
• A strong track record of managing complex initiatives across multiple stakeholder groups
• Practical experience implementing legal technology and driving sustained adoption
• Confidence operating in delivery-led roles that require judgment, prioritisation, and stakeholder influence
• Strong facilitation, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Exposure to client-facing innovation or alternative legal service delivery models

BENEFITS & REWARDS

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships.  The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
• Competitive vacation packages
• Educational assistance and professional development programmes
• Savings or pension plan
• Life insurance
• Travel insurance
• Global mental wellness programme
• Sports clubs and social events

 ABOUT MAPLES GROUP

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website.  Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.

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