Associate Director – Legal eDiscovery

Role Overview

• Develop and manage eDiscovery SOPs and workflows across the EDRM spectrum, ensuring best practices, defensibility, and efficiency at each stage.
• Partner with various business areas on processes to preserve data per legal hold requirements, including automated workflows and guidance on evolving technologies, data migrations, and system retirements.
• Develop and manage data collection processes from various enterprise systems and data sources/lakes, ensuring proper metadata overlays as needed and chain-of-custody documentation.
• Manage acquisition integration, including legal holds, data collection, and data migration into Lilly’s systems.
• Provide eDiscovery guidance to business and technology teams regarding preservation of data and defensible collection processes.
• Oversee processing, hosting, and review platforms and workflows.
• Evaluate and implement eDiscovery tools and technologies to enhance operational capabilities and efficiencies, including automated workflows and data collection.
• Drive adoption of AI and machine learning solutions, including technology-assisted review, predictive coding, advanced analytics, and AI.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to inform strategic direction.
• Contribute to the strategic vision and roadmap for Lilly's eDiscovery program.
• Manage eDiscovery vendors, with a focus on evolving technology to inform the roadmap.
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering growth and technical expertise.
• Effectively collaborate to drive solutions with cross-functional teams including Legal, Privacy, Records Management, Information Technology, Compliance, Security, and various Business Units.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to information systems, computer science, information management, legal studies, or related field.
• 8 years of experience in eDiscovery operations or legal technology with hands-on experience managing eDiscovery tools and platforms across the EDRM lifecycle.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• ACEDS certification in eDiscovery (preferred).
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to help define strategy and drive innovation.
• Knowledge of eDiscovery requirements and evolving case law.
• Experience with data collection from complex enterprise databases with metadata overlay mapping requirements.
• Experience in defining litigation eDiscovery strategy and tactics in complex, multi-national matters.
• Expertise with eDiscovery platforms for data preservation, collection, culling, processing, review, and production.
• Process improvement, innovation, and automation skills and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to define and drive solutions that impact global eDiscovery processes.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate and work to avoid problems.
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills and the ability to effectively communicate and resolve complex issues.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and manage risk in a highly complex environment.
• Sound judgment and a meticulous level of attention to detail.
• Demonstrated strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Demonstrated effective teamwork skills with the ability to effectively lead or actively participate in cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable operating with a sense of urgency and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Benefits

• eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
• flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
• life insurance and death benefits
• certain time off and leave of absence benefits
• well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)