Vice President- Legal Technology Records and eDiscovery

Vice President- Legal Technology Records and eDiscovery

Location: Bethesda, MD, United States

Posted on: Dec 20, 2022

Profile:

Job Number: 22217202
Job Category: Legal
Location: Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Schedule: Full-Time
Located Remotely? N
Relocation? N
Position Type: Management

Position Summary:
Marriott’s Law Department services the Company's lodging and hospitality business and provides legal advice and counsel to Marriott’s internal clients. The Vice President, Legal Technology, Records and eDiscovery is a critical role in the law department charged to (1) Lead the transformation of the Law Department’s technology platform in order to support the legal services delivered by the Department, (2) Partner with attorneys, Senior Law Leadership, and the corporate IT discipline leadership to create, oversee, and support the development and implementation of Legal technology strategies and solutions, and (3) Oversee the Senior Director, eDiscovery & Records Management on special technology projects and to help drive eDiscovery efforts and Law Department Records work.

The Vice President, Legal Technology, Records, and eDiscovery will oversee a team of IT professionals providing guidance and assistance to ensure IT projects are long-term focused, within budget, and meeting stakeholder expectations. This position will support the oversight of the technology team’s budget and track meaningful technology metrics. This position reports to the Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, will supervise a team of Technology, eDiscovery and Records professionals, and will have dotted line oversight of the Law Department Accounting teams.

Specific Expected Contributions:

1. Strategy and Tools: Provide strategic oversight of the legal technology function, focusing on identifying and evaluating technology and AI solutions for the Law Department. Collaborate with other corporate functions evaluating and implementing technology solutions for the business.
2. Systems and Processes: Provide strategic oversight for the deployment of Law technology tools globally and ensure seamless functionality.
3. Technology Support: Oversee the team providing hardware and software technical support to the Law Department.
4. Metrics: Report on progress/performance of all Legal IT projects including budget, timeline, resources, deliverables, scope, training, change management, and risk.
5. Partnerships: Act as the primary liaison with corporate IT, Security, and compliance/privacy to ensure projects meet company and regulatory standards.

In addition, this position will:

1. Manage the technical integration of outside counsel and outside vendor technology with that of the Law Department.
2. Provide oversight and direction to the Senior Director, eDiscovery & Records to help drive the processes for the Enterprise-Wide Electronic Discovery and Law Department Records Management work.
3. Enhance the Legal Technology, Records, and eDiscovery’s capabilities through effective staffing and development of others.

Candidate Profile:
Successful candidates should possess the experience, knowledge, and skills as follows:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field required. Masters’ Degree and/or Project Management Professional Certification a plus.
2. 12 years of information technology experience that includes providing technical and strategic leadership. Experience with legal technology and/or within a high-quality law firm and/or in-house experience is preferred.
3. In-depth understanding of the network environment and its hardware/software components.
4. Experience identifying and implementing legal technologies to meet business needs and objectives.
5. Strong organizational and time management skills.
6. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and engage all levels of the organization.
7. Demonstrated ability to manage and develop a large team of direct reports.

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.

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