Associate Director, Client Services

Company: Lighthouse
Location: Remote
Posted on: June 12, 2021

Job Description:

Position Summary

The Associate Director of Client Services performs a pivotal role at the heart of the Client Services Team and reports to the Director of Client Services. The Associate Director oversees the work of the Project Management team and is responsible for the efficient running of each client pod.

The primary responsibility of the Associate Director is to ensure ediscovery engagements are managed to the high standards we and our clients expect at Lighthouse. The Associate Director will consult with clients on ediscovery best practices, identifying preferred paths to completing projects with a focus on reducing costs, increasing speed of delivery and use of Lighthouse technologies to drive client satisfaction. The Associate Director is also responsible for planning, monitoring and managing internal and external project communications of pod members.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop a thorough understanding of Lighthouse workflows, critical paths needed to progress work through the system and tools used by Lighthouse to manage workflows
• Delegate key stakeholders to ensure proper project management tasks and workflows are completed, including oversight and support to manage the workload queue
• Communicate expectations for scope and deadlines to internal and external stakeholders and analyze project requirements to effectively create and maintain project schedules.
• Oversee the completion of key tasks such as SOW creation, kick-off call preparation and completion, and documentation of workflows, standards and project closure tasks such as final billing and data destruction as needed
• Work with the Service Delivery leadership team to set the strategy and direction of the EMEA ediscovery practice
• Establish excellent working relationship with peers at other Lighthouse Offices locations and ensure close collaborative working and homogeneity of our solutions
• Plan, monitor and manage internal and external project communications of pod members
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviors

• Strong analytical and logical skills with excellent written and oral communication skills
• Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to multitask often in pressurized circumstances
• Ability to delegate tasks as appropriate to team members and ability to drive and motivated a high performing team
• Flexibility and adaptability to handle a changing and growing workload
• Ability to foster positive and professional relationships at all levels internally and externallyBehavior1 (Leadership, organization, communications, initiative, multi-tasking, etc)

Qualifications

• Degree in a related discipline
• At least six years ediscovery project management experience in either a law Firm, consultancy, or ediscovery services provider
• Minimum 2 years' experience leading an ediscovery team working on large scale global ediscovery matter(s)
• Experience of ediscovery commercial management including drafting of cost estimates, budget management and margin modelling
• Relativity accreditation (ideally RCA or higher), working knowledge of Nuix and experience of other ediscovery platforms
• Experience of working in house or on secondment to a client in the banking, legal or pharmaceutical industries.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Duties are performed in a typical office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table. Duties require the ability to use a computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material.
• Duties may require being on call periodically and working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends).

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