Geico

Director, eDiscovery and Records Management

Geico$146K — $229K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-year degree in technology or related field; JD preferred.
  • 10+ years in eDiscovery, legal operations, or legal technology with team leadership experience.
  • Demonstrated experience operating mature eDiscovery platforms at scale.
  • Experience with AI/GenAI or TAR in document review, focusing on defensibility and ROI.
  • Strong background in information governance and records management.
  • Experience managing legal-technology vendors and contracts.
  • Deep understanding of eDiscovery's relationship to compliance and records management.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of eDiscovery and records professionals, focusing on organizational design.
  • Own the quality and defensibility of all eDiscovery operations across processes.
  • Set and execute the AI and automation strategy in collaboration with Legal Technology.
  • Manage vendor relationships for legal technology, ensuring cost-effectiveness and performance.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate and enhance technology roadmaps.
  • Advise attorneys on complex eDiscovery issues and compliance with legal obligations.
  • Continuously improve workflows to enhance productivity and reduce risk.

Benefits

  • Personalized development programs and mentorship opportunities.
  • Support for certification and professional growth.
  • Inclusive and collaborative workplace culture.
  • Flexibility in work arrangements, including hybrid options.
Full Job Description
GEICO is seeking an experienced leader to head its established eDiscovery & Records Management (EDRM) function within the Legal Department. Our core platforms are live and documented and delivering measurable value. We are looking for a leader to operate, scale, and elevate this function: sharpening defensible processes, advancing our AI and automation strategy, maturing information governance, developing the team, and delivering increasing value to the business.

This position reports to the Vice President / Head of Enterprise Litigation, Investigations & eDiscovery.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, develop, and grow a team of eDiscovery and records professionals; drive organizational design as the program scales.
  • Own the defensibility and quality of end-to-end eDiscovery operations - legal holds, identification, preservation, collection, processing, ECA, review, and production - as the accountable program leader.
  • Set and execute the function's AI and automation strategy, including ROI measurement, in partnership with Legal Technology.
  • Manage the legal-technology vendor relationships (review platform, legal-hold system, collection/conversion services, and records vendors) for cost, performance, and ROI.
  • Partner with Legal Technology and cross-functional teams (IT, Messaging, Data Security, Privacy, Claims) on the technology roadmap - including document management strategy, legal hold service integration, and workflow automation.
  • Advise attorneys and senior leadership on complex eDiscovery questions, discovery strategy, and evolving legal/regulatory obligations.
  • Continuously improve processes to reduce risk, increase productivity, and control spend; maintain workflow documentation and standards as the system of record.
  • Appropriately assess risk in business decisions, adhering to policy, applying judgment, and driving compliance.
  • Serve as the senior point of escalation for eDiscovery matters across the Legal Department and the Company.


Qualifications

  • 4-year degree in a technology or related field, or equivalent experience; JD preferred.
  • 10+ years in eDiscovery, legal operations, or legal technology, including experience leading and developing teams and managing a function or program.
  • Demonstrated experience operating mature eDiscovery platforms (e.g., cloud review, legal-hold, and M365 collection tools) at scale.
  • Experience with AI/GenAI or TAR in document review, including defensibility and cost/ROI considerations.
  • Strong background in information governance and records management (retention, legal holds, collaboration-data and physical-records lifecycle).
  • Experience managing legal-technology vendors, contracts, and spend.
  • Deep understanding of eDiscovery and its relationship to adjacent disciplines (compliance, records, information governance, IT, data privacy/protection, and security).
  • Excellent communication and advisory skills with senior management, in-house and outside counsel, and cross-functional partners.


Location:

  • This is a hybrid role, on-site 3 days per week at Chevy Chase, MD or New York City, NY.


Annual Salary
$146,575.00 - $229,600.00
The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate's work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company: Protecting customers through life's twists and turns with innovation and integrity.

Great Careers:Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance.

Great Culture:Inclusive and collaborative culture rooted in shared success.

Great Rewards:Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.

About Geico

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is an American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It is the second largest auto insurer in the United States, after State Farm. GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that provides coverage for more than 24 million motor vehicles owned by more than 15 million policy holders as of 2017. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The insurance agency sells policies through local agents, called GEICO Field Representatives, and over the phone directly to the consumer, and through their website.
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Size
40,000 employees
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Founded
1936

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