[Remote] Legal Technology Consulting Director - eDiscovery, Data Management, Legal Hold

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Harbor is a leading provider of expert services in legal technology and operations. They are seeking a Legal Technology Consulting Director to lead and deliver eDiscovery programs for Fortune 500 companies, overseeing project delivery and cultivating client relationships. Responsibilities • Lead multiple client engagements and relationships • Oversee all aspects of project delivery and administration • Mentor and guide team members to drive timely completion of high-quality client deliverables • Cultivate strong client relationships by consistently delivering exceptional service • Contribute to business development and marketing initiatives to fuel team and company growth • Facilitate workshops with senior legal and IT stakeholders to understand current state processes and gather future state goals and objectives • Benchmark eDiscovery processes, technologies, reporting and metrics, arenaflex structures, spend, and team structures against industry best practices • Identify eDiscovery service providers and available technologies to satisfy client requirements • Develop and present recommendations and implementation roadmaps to client leadership teams on how to mitigate risk, lower costs, scale, and/or achieve operational efficiencies • Map current state workflows to new technology-enabled processes and/or integrations to create innovative yet practical solution frameworks • Create eDiscovery process documentation, workflow diagrams, playbooks, standard operating procedures, roles and responsibilities matrices, checklists, trackers, and other deliverables • Identify and document test scenarios to ensure new processes, technologies, integrations, data handoffs, hosting models, etc. align with expected outcomes • Define change management strategies and execute key tasks required to ensure enduring change, strong user adoption, and a seamless implementation experience • Partner with client teams to develop training curriculum and materials, as well as lead end-user training in partnership with technology providers • Serve as lead project manager for system implementation projects, including creating and maintaining project schedules, managing the project budget and scope, providing routine status updates, tracking and reporting issues, and coordinating activities with third party vendors • Serve as the primary point of contact and/or escalation path for our key client contacts, which include eDiscovery managers or directors, senior litigation attorneys, legal technology managers, legal operations leads, and legal IT managers • Cultivate relationships at current clients and mentor junior team members to become trusted advisors and future lead client contacts • Support quarterly business reviews with key account clients • Enhance our project delivery methodologies, documentation, training, and tools • Actively manage, develop, coach and/or mentor junior team members across all facets of project management and client engagement • Participate in company-wide strategic initiatives • Volunteer for company-sponsored community enrichment programs • Participate in business development activities, including qualifying opportunities, creating proposals, leading or supporting new business pitches, and drafting statements of work • Develop and grow existing relationships with vendors and other partners to expand or create new service offerings • Attend industry conferences and events to bring fresh ideas and learnings back to broader team and identify new client opportunities • Contribute to thought leadership pieces (e.g., participate in webinars, draft an article) Skills • 10+ years of relevant experience in legal consulting or technology implementation, specifically in a customer facing role advising clients • Significant experience performing eDiscovery process and/or technology assessments, selecting and implementing eDiscovery platforms, designing eDiscovery team structures and operating models, creating eDiscovery documentation (e.g., playbooks), or advising on best practices • Hands-on experience implementing Exterro, RelativityOne, Reveal, DISCO, Everlaw, Nuix, OpenText, or other similar systems • Strong knowledge of common productivity platforms, such as M365 Purview, arenaflex Vault, Slack, and how their data preservation features work • Four-year degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Science, Economics, Statistics, Accounting, Data & Analytics, and the like, or equivalent combination of experience and education • Demonstrated knowledge of the following areas: Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP), Industry leading eDiscovery technologies and service providers, eDiscovery stakeholders and their typical roles and responsibilities, Common legal operations and eDiscovery platform integrations, Information governance and good data hygiene practices, IT implementation methodologies and controls, Managing project budgets, resources, and timelines • Ability to independently managing multiple concurrent engagements and clients • Excellent communication and storytelling skills (written, via data and deliverables, and verbally) • Keen attention to detail and capability to prepare polished client deliverables • Willingness to self-study and learn new concepts or technologies to solve problems • Aptitude and desire to learn and develop generative or other AI-enabled solutions • Have permanent US work authorization Company Overview • Harbor is a provider of expert services across strategy, legal technology, operations, and intelligence. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is Apply tot his job Apply tot his job Apply To this Job