Director, E-Discovery

Company Overview Hilco Global, a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation USA, is a diversified financial services company that delivers integrated professional services and capital solutions that help clients maximize value and drive performance across the retail, commercial and industrial, real estate, manufacturing, brand and intellectual property sectors, and more. Hilco Global provides a range of customized solutions to healthy, stressed, and distressed companies to resolve complex situations and enhance long‑term enterprise value. Hilco Global works to deliver the best possible result by aligning interests with clients and providing strategic advice and, in many instances, the capital required to complete the deal. Hilco Global is based in Northbrook, Illinois and has more than 850 professionals operating on four continents. Visit Hilco Global is a diversified financial services, advisory, and capital solutions company with a long‑standing reputation for helping clients maximize value, solve complex problems, and navigate critical business moments. Across its platform, Hilco provides a broad range of services and solutions spanning valuation, restructuring, advisory, monetization, transactions, and capital solutions for corporations, lenders, investors, private equity sponsors, boards, and legal counsel. What differentiates Hilco is the strength and breadth of its platform. The firm is trusted in high‑stakes, complex, and often time‑sensitive situations where financial, operational, strategic, and legal issues intersect. Hilco brings together deep experience, commercial judgment, and execution capability across the business lifecycle — from healthy companies seeking growth or strategic alternatives to stressed and distressed situations requiring decisive action. Built on that foundation, Hilco Global is expanding its Global Investigations & Dispute Resolution practice. This growing practice advises clients on matters involving fraud and misconduct investigations, forensic accounting and financial analysis, post‑acquisition and other commercial disputes, bribery and corruption matters, asset tracing, investigative due diligence, litigation support, regulatory response, digital forensics and cyber‑enabled investigations, e‑discovery, and other sensitive situations requiring rigorous analysis, sound judgment, and clear communication. It is not a standalone niche practice being built in isolation. It is being developed within a powerful platform that already has deep client relationships, strong market credibility, and meaningful adjacency to restructuring, valuation, capital solutions, and other advisory capabilities. For the right professionals, that creates a rare opportunity: the chance to build within an established platform that already matters in the market. Why Hilco Global There are many firms that offer investigations, digital forensics, cyber investigations, and e‑discovery work. Very few offer the combination of platform strength, market relevance, entrepreneurial upside, and cross‑disciplinary opportunity that Hilco does. Joining Hilco's Global Investigations & Dispute Resolution practice means joining at a time of strong momentum. The practice is being actively built and expanded, with the benefit of Hilco's broader brand, relationships, and capabilities across capital solutions, restructuring, valuation, advisory, and special situations. For professionals who are ambitious, commercial, and excited by the idea of helping shape a market‑facing practice, Hilco offers a differentiated proposition: A powerful platform behind the practice, with meaningful credibility and access across lenders, investors, boards, law firms, and corporate clients A true build opportunity — the chance to help shape a leading global investigations and disputes offering, not simply join a mature team with limited room to influence direction Complex, high‑value matters at the intersection of digital evidence, accounting, finance, investigations, disputes, transactions, restructurings, and distressed situations Cross‑platform opportunity, with natural adjacency to Hilco's capital solutions, restructuring, valuation, and advisory capabilities Meaningful responsibility and career upside for professionals who combine technical excellence, sound judgment, and initiative Position Overview As a Director in Hilco Global Investigations & Dispute Resolution practice, you will be a senior leader responsible for managing significant e‑discovery and litigation support matters, developing trusted client relationships, and contributing directly to the strategic growth of the practice. You will oversee major engagements involving discovery strategy, data scoping, preservation, processing, hosting, analytics, review management, production, privilege workflows, and defensible reporting in litigation, investigations, regulatory response, disputes, and special situations. This role offers a compelling opportunity for experienced professionals who want to combine high‑end client work with meaningful practice‑building responsibility inside a platform that already has substantial market presence and connectivity. Key Responsibilities Lead significant e‑discovery, litigation support, document review, regulatory response, and discovery strategy matters across investigations, disputes, restructuring, and special‑situations engagements. Advise clients, counsel, boards, investors, lenders, and other stakeholders on data strategy, discovery obligations, review design, analytics, production issues, and defensible workflows. Oversee engagement teams across multiple concurrent matters and ensure excellence in execution, documentation, quality control, client communication, and deliverables. Serve as a senior client contact and help develop durable, trusted relationships with law firms, corporate clients, boards, lenders, investors, and other market participants. Direct the development of discovery plans, review strategies, analytics approaches, production protocols, status reports, metrics, and client presentations. Partner with leadership on practice strategy, market positioning, technology strategy, talent development, recruiting, and business growth. Identify opportunities to expand client relationships and originate new work where appropriate. Collaborate with professionals across Hilco's broader capital solutions, restructuring, valuation, advisory, forensic accounting, investigations, and dispute resolution platform to deliver integrated solutions. Mentor Managers and Associate Directors and help build the long‑term leadership bench of the practice. Represent the practice in the market through thought leadership, speaking engagements, recruiting, and other brand‑building activities. Help define the culture, standards, workflow protocols, vendor strategy, and external profile of a growing e‑discovery capability. Desired Qualifications Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, business, legal studies, accounting, finance, economics, or a related discipline required; candidates with master's degrees or JD degrees are strongly encouraged and will be prioritized. Approximately 10+ years of relevant experience in e‑discovery, litigation support, forensic technology, managed review, investigations, disputes, or related consulting services. Strong track record of leading complex e‑discovery matters and managing senior client and counsel relationships. Deep technical credibility in one or more areas such as EDRM strategy, review workflow design, analytics, technology‑assisted review, large‑scale productions, privilege workflows, data governance for discovery, or managed review. Demonstrated success leading teams in a professional services environment. Strong commercial instincts and interest in supporting business development and practice growth. Excellent communication, writing, presentation, and relationship‑management skills. Professional credentials such as RCA, CEDS, ACEDS, Relativity certifications, PMP, JD, CFE, or similar credentials are valued depending on specialization. Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and contribute to building a leading practice. Willingness to travel based on client and business needs. Annual base salary gross: $200,000 - $300,000. The base salary range represents the estimated low and high end of Hilco’s salary for this position based on geography. Actual base salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role. The base pay is one component of Hilco’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards and benefits include cash bonuses, long‑term incentives, health insurance, accident and life insurance, and retirement benefits. Hilco Global is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered on merits and without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, gender, veteran, or disability status. Hilco Global strives to comply with all applicable local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. Any offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications and market considerations. In addition, Hilco Global is proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle. Available benefits are based on eligibility. Our Total Rewards package includes a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well‑being benefits to support your mental health. #J-18808-Ljbffr Hilco Global