Legal AI Architect

Manifest OS•New York, NY

11d•$155,000 - $184,000

About The Position

Manifest O.S. is an AI-native company focused on making legal services more accessible by replacing the billable hour. They support next-generation AI-native law firms with a unified brand, proprietary technology, and a centralized back office. This role is situated at the intersection of immigration law and enterprise software. The Immigration Solutions Consultant works alongside Business Development Account Executives (B2B AEs) to provide the licensed legal perspective during prospect interactions. The primary function is to translate prospect pain points into clear explanations of how Manifest's approach differs, ensuring legal judgment is present in conversations. This role is for an attorney interested in the commercial aspects of legal services, comfortable in a fast-paced deal environment, and skilled at explaining complex immigration concepts to HR, Legal, and business stakeholders.

Requirements

Active bar admission required.
3–6 years of US corporate immigration law experience.
Deep working knowledge of H-1B, O-1, TN, PERM, and EB-series at the program level.
Strong commercial instinct — you know what buyers need to hear to build trust and can deliver it with authority.
Comfortable in a structured sales process alongside AEs — familiar with discovery, deal cycles, and stakeholder mapping.
Exceptional communicator — able to make complex immigration concepts land clearly for CHROs, HR leaders, and in-house counsel.
High EQ and executive presence — you read the room, build credibility fast, and know when to speak and when to listen.
Clear understanding of ethical boundaries around legal advice in a sales context.
Startup mindset — thrives in ambiguity, energized by building, comfortable operating across legal and commercial functions.

Nice To Haves

Client-facing law firm or in-house immigration experience a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Join B2B AEs on discovery calls and prospect meetings as the licensed legal voice.
Diagnose each prospect's immigration program, workforce challenges, and compliance concerns through a lawyer's lens.
Translate prospect pain points into clear, credible explanations of how Manifest creates better outcomes — without crossing into legal advice.
Answer substantive immigration questions, validate program design assumptions, and give prospects the confidence to move forward.
Own the legal narrative in RFPs, proposals, and solution documentation.
Help the B2B team understand what matters legally to each stakeholder and how to frame Manifest's differentiation.
Bridge sales and Manifest's attorneys — ensuring what we promise in a deal is grounded in what our legal team can deliver.
Build out RFP libraries and legal positioning content that scales your expertise across the team.
Surface insights from the sales cycle to Product — translating what prospects are asking for and reacting to into actionable feedback.
Help design the guardrails, frameworks, and evaluation criteria that make AI outputs reliable and defensible for legal work.