Director of Product Development

At Epiq, your work contributes to complex, global legal outcomes. You’ll join a values‑driven community where integrity guides decisions, relentless service sets the bar, and we thrive on big challenges together. We invest in your growth with enterprise‑wide learning and mobility. We celebrate who you are, and we respect life beyond work with flexibility that’s recognized externally. Enabled by modern platforms and AI, you’ll do the most meaningful work of your career and see your impact at scale.

Job Description:

Summary:

Are you looking for an opportunity to lead talented engineering teams in the legal industry while using cloud technologies to solve complex issues in the legal space?  Do you enjoy working with large, unstructured data sets that can reach over a petabyte in size?  We are looking for a highly motivated and talented leader to join our team that builds and maintains Epiq Discovery, a leading eDiscovery platform capable of handling complex legal matters around the globe.

The successful candidate will help deliver our vision for modern cloud operations, working together with Product Management, Client Services and other stakeholders in the organization. The person will be a thought leader driving the cloud/SaaS capabilities of Epiq Discovery, and a tremendous team player that builds connections across the organization.

This is a hands-on role, so we are looking for someone that can not only help set our vision to advance this capability but also help implement that vision, leading a global team of engineers.

Job Responsibilities:

Lead a cross-disciplinary Agile development teams, consisting of Software Engineers, Quality Assurance Analysts, Automation Engineers, and Product Owners

Own the design, development and support of Epiq Discovery including deployment tools, automation, and cloud operations

Participate in architecture and design sessions to help build new features into the platform

Guide the personal and professional development of all team managers and specialties

Collaborate with business stakeholders and the product management team to develop our long-term roadmap for the platform

Hire and retain talented software professionals across various functional areas

Interact with other technical stakeholders to ensure our CI/CD workflow performs efficiently

Establish and monitor application performance goals and monitoring

Qualifications and Skills:

Minimum of 10 years of technology leadership experience

Minimum of 5 years of experience leading Big Data / Data Ingestion based teams building Business Intelligence solutions

High energy, proactive and approachable personality who enjoys solving diverse problems

Strong oral and written communication skills

Proficient with Agile Development Methodologies including Scrum and Kanban

Proficient with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, or other cloud technologies

Experience working with distributed search engines such as Elasticsearch or AWS OpenSearch

Experience with object oriented languages such as Java and/or C#

Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, including Angular, React, Vue etc.

Experience with relational database systems such as MySQL, Oracle or SQL Server

Master’s degree in a related field highly desirable 

Epiq Leadership Compass

Enterprise Decision Making

Applies deep business and financial insight to guide strategic decisions, resource allocation, and thought leadership.

• Use financial and market expertise for long-term direction

• Build strategic partnerships

• Promote a customer-first mindset

• Allocate global resources for innovation and growth

Cultivates a Growth Mindset

Fosters innovation through curiosity, smart risk-taking, and adaptability—aligning change with strategy for lasting impact.

• Promote curiosity and forward-thinking

• Build a culture of innovation through partnerships

• Drive innovation to meet client needs

• Lead innovation with a clear vision

• Align innovation with market trends

Builds Talented Teams

Builds and develops inclusive, high-performing teams aligned to strategic goals for exceptional talent and business results.

• Focus on employee engagement

• Build a strong talent pipeline

Fosters Relationships & Collaboration

Builds trust and alignment through open communication, shared goals, and strong partnerships to drive collective success.

• Build trust-based partnerships

• Nurture long-term relationships

• Remove collaboration barriers

• Celebrate cross-team success

Engages & Influences

Inspires action and alignment through clear communication, purposeful influence, and a compelling vision.

• Use storytelling to build buy-in

• Align communication with organizational goals

• Guild alignment through strong engagement

Maximizes Performance

Sets and reinforces performance standards that drive results, ensure accountability, and align with Epiq’s goals.

• Use data to identify improvement opportunities

• Make informed decisions

• Align team goals with boarder strategy

• Empower teams to manage their own goals

• Translate vision into clear priorities

• Prepare for disruptions with strong change management

It is Epiq’s policy to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws by making all employment decisions without unlawful regard or consideration of any individual’s race, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, transgender status, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran or family status or any other basis protected by applicable national, federal, state, provincial or local law. Epiq’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on any of these impermissible bases, as well as any bases or grounds protected by applicable law in each jurisdiction. In addition Epiq will take affirmative action for minorities, women, covered veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. Epiq is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.  Pursuant to relevant law, where applicable, Epiq will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.