Gibson Dunn

Gibson Dunn

Director of Data Services

Los Angeles; New York City; Washington, D.C · Director

Sponsorship not specified$300k-$380kDetected 22 days ago
SnowflakeDatabricksVector DatabasesAWSAzureCloud PlatformsData EngineeringData ScienceData VisualizationLLMsRAGStatisticsComplianceCRMBusiness DevelopmentHRLeadershipPublic Speaking

About the role

  • Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes.
  • Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes.
  • The firm's work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

Responsibilities

  • Building and chairing the firm's Data Governance Council.
  • Designing and overseeing the build of the firm's enterprise data architecture, creating a unified, governed data layer integrating Aderant (financial/billing), iManage (document management), Intapp (conflicts, NBI, risk), CRM, HR systems, and operational platforms.
  • Overseeing the data engineering team and setting technical standards for pipeline development, data quality testing, schema design, and system integration architecture.
  • Partnering with Finance to deliver analytics beyond standard reports, providing partner-level, matter-level, and client-level economic insight that informs compensation, pricing, and staffing decisions.
  • Partnering with Business Development to build client intelligence products including relationship analytics, cross-sell opportunity modeling, client revenue trend analysis, and competitive positioning data.
  • Establishing a BI Center of Excellence, selecting, governing, and supporting firm BI and visualization tooling (Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent); building a community of data users; and expanding self-serve analytics capability across the firm.
  • Our recruiting support team will respond as soon as possible.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, data architecture, analytics, or enterprise data strategy
  • at least 5 years in a Director, VP, or executive director-level role.
  • Deep expertise in modern data stack
  • Deep expertise in modern data stack technologies: cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, Azure or equivalent), orchestration tools, data catalog and lineage platforms, and BI visualization tooling.
  • Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Management, Statistics, or related field
  • Proven track record building enterprise data infrastructure from the ground up in a complex, multi-system environment, including data warehouse architecture, ETL/ELT pipeline development, and enterprise data governance.
  • Proven experience developing and implementing data governance frameworks that achieve lasting organizational adoption, including data ownership models, classification schemas, and stewardship programs.
  • Exceptional executive presence: ability to translate data complexity into strategic insight for partners, managing partners, and peers.
  • Strong track record building and leading multidisciplinary data organizations spanning engineering, analytics, and governance.
  • Experience building AI data infrastructure: RAG pipelines, vector databases, embedding workflows, and LLM evaluation data architectures.

Skills

  • Professional services, legal, financial services, or other highly regulated, data-sensitive industry experience.
  • Prior experience at a law firm, in-house legal department, or legal technology company.
  • Familiarity with legal systems: Aderant (financial/billing), iManage (DMS), Intapp (conflicts/risk/NBI), or comparable platforms.
  • Understanding of attorney-client privilege, confidentiality rules, and professional responsibility as applied to data management and AI.
  • Experience with master data management (MDM) in a multi-entity, multi-jurisdictional environment.

Compensation

  • The annual compensation range for this position is $300k - 380k.
  • The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.
  • For technical difficulties with our online application, please contact us at staffrecruiting@gibsondunn.com.
  • Our recruiting support team will respond as soon as possible.
  • Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities.
  • We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience.

Company info

  • We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience.

Equal opportunity

  • If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or otherwise take part in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruiting-accommodations@gibsondunn.com.
  • Please note, this is a dedicated email inbox established exclusively to assist applicants with accommodation request related to the recruitment process.
  • Inquiries about the status of an application or other non-accommodation matter will not receive a response.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Serving as an executive sponsor for data literacy and data culture initiatives across the firm, demonstrating personally that data-driven decision making is how Gibson Dunn's leadership operates
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