Director of Information Governance (Virtual)
eSentio Technologies is a leading provider of technology consulting and implementation services to law firms and corporate legal departments. Our clients include some of the largest and most technically advanced law firms in the country. Our teams of consultants are industry leaders who are among the most experienced in their fields. This leadership is reflected in that our consultants are frequent speakers at industry conferences. In addition, they have written numerous articles and are regularly quoted in industry publications.
The Director of Information Governance s is responsible for the development and maintenance of relationships with decision makers at Am Law 200 firms in order to provide sophisticated technology and professional service solutions.
Responsibilities:
- As a member of the senior management team, provide leadership and guidance on operational issues, business strategy, policies and practices affecting the organization with a strong focus on process improvement and service excellence. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Drive business development activities.
- Improve and monitor company operations related to project management and execution.
- Mentor staff and providing feedback for annual employee reviews.
- Financial analysis and review.
- Develop and implement operational targets and long-range plans aligned with the organizations strategic plans.
- Achieve yearly billable target of 1,400 hours.
- Consulting with clients to design and implement information governance systems and best practices.
- Evaluating existing information governance policies and best practices and developing recommendations for problem resolution, enhancement, and fine tuning and presenting recommendations to clients.
- Designing, documenting, implementing, deploying, and, when applicable, managing implementations of information governance best practices for information governance systems.
- Maintaining a high level of technical expertise, industry knowledge and professional disposition.
- A subject matter expert capable of presenting at trade shows (LegalTech, ILTA, etc.) and CIO Roundtables and authoring articles and white papers for industry trade publications.
Travel:
- Varies
Requirements:
Our candidate will possess excellent skills in all areas of the law firm information governance life cycle as well as knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and other statutory and ethics issues. Key criteria include:
- 3+ years of experience consulting to large law firms on information governance policy assessment and development as well as system implementation efforts. Experience with global firms is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of information governance issues facing large law firms including expertise in the management of electronic records.
- Knowledge of the leading information governance systems in use at large law firms, including system implementation efforts. Knowledge of products such as IRM, Legal Key, Elite, and Accutrak Software for Records Management.
- CRM certification.
- Understanding of the business of law firms, including risk management issues.
- A track record of speaking and writing on law firm information governance issues, including speaking at conferences such as ARMA and ILTA.
- Experience in business requirements gathering and vendor selections.
- Uncompromising honesty and integrity.
- Commitment to customer service and service excellence.
- Exceptional work ethic and professional demeanor.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Meticulous organizational and multi-tasking skills.
- Good listening skills.
- Proven desire and ability to complete tasks and meet deadlines to the best of his/her ability.
- Verifiable pride in work, company and team.
- Relentless energy and enthusiasm.
- Ability to work well with others and follow instructions.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Juris Doctorate preferred.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, Simple IRA retirement plan