eDiscovery Project Manager

Company: Leidos
Location: Washington
Posted on: February 26, 2021

Job Description:

Job #: R-00049334
Location: Washington, DC
Schedule (FT/PT): Full Time
Description Job Description: Leidos is a Fortune 500--- company aimed at embracing and solving some of the world's most pressing challenges. Through science and technology, Leidos makes the world safer, healthier and more efficient. Be part of a dynamic team in providing legal and technical services to support the Department of Justice. From emails and instant messages, to electronic devices, and social media systems, we're equipped to meet the challenge of forensically capturing, reviewing, and illuminating the "smoking gun" evidence. Join us and make a difference!Leidos is seeking an eDiscovery Project Manager (PM) with a passion for all phases of litigation support and a desire to lead challenging projects for the U.S. Government. We are a fast-paced group tasked to provide innovative solutions by utilizing technologies that are defensible, efficient, and that present our customers with the knowledge they need to defend their positions. We enjoy a high level of autonomy and exposure to all parts of the Leidos organization. We are customer-obsessed and always strive to provide the best professional experience while driving the most value for Leidos.As a project manager, you will work with multidisciplinary teams across divisions to plan and deliver projects on time and within budget. This position requires a strong eDiscovery and leadership background, solid understanding of eDiscovery methodologies, excellent client management skills, and experience in leading projects with cross-functional technical and legal teams. Successful candidates must be action-oriented, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively to executive, business, technical, and client audiences. In addition, the ideal candidate needs to be able to establish an effective project management approach that will deliver on the goals and objectives of all assigned projects. In this role, you will:

• Serve as a key stakeholder in the development of proposal (RFIs & RFPs) and project documentation, including requirements, timelines, resource allocations, cost projections, and operational processes.
• Develop strong partnerships with the clients and supporting Leidos team leaders to provide stellar customer service.
• Effectively communicate technology and project strategies and trade-offs to senior and executive management as well as development teams.
• Track and report on project and program budgets.
• Establish or refine processes and delivery methodologies to enable successful delivery on project goals.
• Coordinate with other project stakeholders to ensure the quality of all project deliverables in a proactive fashion.
• Consistently deliver well-articulated, balanced, and informed communications of project statuses to internal and external stakeholders. This requires the ability to effectively assess project health (i.e., time, cost, and resource statuses/impacts) and communicate with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Participate in defining and maintaining the processes and tools that allow organizational leaders to effectively manage project lifecycle and change management processes.
• Facilitate standing meetings between key project stakeholders.
• Facilitate retrospectives and lessons-learned processes with large, cross-functional teams.
• Serve as a key stakeholder in the management of risks and issues across projects and within teams.
• Establish collaborative relationships with co-workers and team members.
• Assist Upper Management in other client service tasks as needed.
• This position reports to and takes work direction from a Lead Project Manager, Deputy Director and other Program management. This position manages the direct reports of Project Supervisors, Task Supervisors, Law Clerks (doc review attorneys) and other eDiscovery personnel as needed. Primary Responsibilities:
  • Respond to client requests and provide consultation to clients to service all client eDiscovery needs.
  • Develop, modify and implement workflows, essential resources needed to progress work through the system, and tools being utilized.
  • Work hands on the review platform, communicate effectively about data intake, volumes, cost estimates, etc.
  • Initiate work on behalf of clients by creating and submitting work orders for tasks associated with data processing, data loading, review, and production.
  • Track, update and maintain situational awareness regarding all technical and administrative aspects of eDiscovery project work.
  • Train teammates to conduct quality checks to ensure accuracy and completeness of job instructions and of final work product.
  • Quality check client deliverables and monitor client delivery timelines.
  • Communicate expectations for scope and deadlines to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Establish informed project schedules based on a solid understanding of project activities, sequences of events, dependencies, work effort, duration of tasks across departments, and associated resource requirements based upon the complexity of work and the size of the queue.
  • Train leaders to participate in, sometimes handling yourself, project management tasks including kick-off call preparation and completion, and documentation of workflows, standards and project closure tasks such as final billing and data destruction.
  • Maintain an understanding of e-discovery, market competitors and the tools used to support the industry.Basic Qualifications:
    • Required: Must have a minimum of 5 (five) years as a leader with direct reports, and project responsibilities.
    • Required: Excellent communication, presentation, and inter-personal skills with both eDiscovery technical teams and non-technical business leaders.
    • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment agile work environment.
    • Required: U.S. Citizenship.
    • BS/BA degree OR Equivalent years of experience AND 5+ years of relevant prior experience OR Masters with 3+ years of relevant experience OR equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of education .
    • Must work in DC 5 days a week (once Pandemic Remote Work is over).Preferred Qualifications:
      • The ideal candidate will have 5 (five) years of experience, as a project manager, with a focus on client solutions, eDiscovery technologies (Relativity, DISCO, EnCase, Concordance, Summation, etc.), reporting, client liaising and experience with multi-terabyte sized litigation matters.
      • Required: 2 (two) years hands on experience with Conceptual and Structured Analytics and Technology Assisted Review.
      • U.S. Government security clearance preferred.Leidos is growing!--Connect with us onLinkedIn andFacebook . We value and support the well-being and mobility of our employees with competitive benefit packages, complementary e-learning training, work-life flexibility, an excitingExternal Referral Program , and a diverse, inclusive and ethical work place. In fact, in 2020, Leidos was ranked as one of the" World's Most Ethical Companies " by the Ethisphere Institute for the third consecutive year.External Referral Bonus:IneligiblePotential for Telework:NoClearance Level Required:Public TrustTravel:NoScheduled Weekly Hours:40Shift:DayRequisition Category:ProfessionalJob Family:Proj and Prog ManagementPay Range: About LeidosLeidos is a Fortune 500 -- --information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 38,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com . Pay and BenefitsPay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here .Securing Your DataLeidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to spam.leidos@leidos.com .Commitment to DiversityAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. Description Job Description:More About the Role:The... Join our Talent Community to create a profile, enabling a streamlined application process and to help our recruiters better understand your areas of expertise and interest. Contact us about product information and pricing, customer feedback, stockholder services, or just to voice a concern.

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