PERSUIT is the leading enterprise platform for engaging outside counsel. Centralized, streamlined, automated and data-driven.
Marie Phillips, Group Product Manager, shares everything you need to know about working on the PERSUIT Product team!
In This Video
Marie discusses:
What is PERSUIT
PERSUIT is an enterprise software-as-a-service platform tailored for engaging outside counsel. It operates as a specialized procurement platform designed to help Fortune 500 companies identify and source the right legal firms at the optimal price. Over its nine years of operation, PERSUIT has evolved from a pioneer in Request for Proposal technology into a broader supplier relationship management platform, actively disrupting and redefining how global enterprises buy and manage legal services.
The Product Team and Global Organization at PERSUIT
The product organization at PERSUIT manages both product and design, working in alignment with a separate engineering organization. The product team consists of approximately 27 professionals distributed globally:
- Melbourne, Australia: The primary hub where the core product is built.
- North America: Product managers and designers are located across New York and the West Coast.
- Growth Phase: The team has experienced rapid expansion, doubling in size over the past year to support company scaling.
Key Product Management Projects and Scope at PERSUIT
Product managers within the sourcing portfolio at PERSUIT own the end-to-end legal procurement workflow. Key responsibilities and projects include:
- Matter Intake: Designing systems to initiate and log new legal matters.
- RFP Experience: Developing tools to simplify and streamline the traditionally labor-intensive process of drafting RFPs.
- Friction Reduction: Finding innovative ways to eliminate operational hurdles for both corporate clients and law firms.
- Negotiation and Review: Managing the workflow from proposal submission and negotiation through to the final agreement of the legal scope.
The PERSUIT Interview and Hiring Process
PERSUIT utilizes a structured, multi-stage hiring process focusing on both technical capabilities and cultural alignment:
- Screening Call: An introductory discussion with the talent acquisition team or a group product manager to align on background and expectations.
- Hiring Manager Session: A deeper technical and situational discussion with a group product manager.
- Peer Interview: A cross-functional interview with a product designer and an engineer to evaluate how you collaborate within a product squad.
- Product Task and Presentation: A quick, real-world take-home exercise designed to showcase product thinking and communication, which is then presented to the peer panel.
- Culture Fit Interview: A final conversation with the VP of Product or a company founder to assess long-term alignment with company values.
Why Boston Tech Job Seekers Should Choose PERSUIT
For product professionals looking to advance their careers, PERSUIT provides several distinct advantages:
- High-Impact Work: Operating with a scale-up momentum and a startup culture, product managers work directly on critical-path features that drive revenue and win enterprise deals.
- Deep AI Integration: Backed by a top-down mandate from leadership, PERSUIT is a pioneer in autonomous legal procurement AI, offering product managers hands-on experience in building advanced, cutting-edge AI applications.
- Collaborative Environment: The company maintains a high-performing yet highly supportive culture rooted in autonomy, empathy, and psychological safety.
- High-Value Networking: Working at PERSUIT exposes product managers to executive legal leaders at some of the largest enterprises in the world, building an invaluable professional network.
