Associate Director – Global Records Information Management

Role Summary

As an Associate Director supporting our Global Records and Information Management (RIM) team, you will work with a team of experienced professionals to help clients optimize information governance/records and information management practices and associated business operations, including M&A RIM activities. You will contribute directly to delivering first-class services to our clients, and your support of the engagement lifecycle will include solution design, service delivery, and directly leading junior practitioners. This role works closely with Lilly Legal, partner vendors, and the IT organization, requiring strong relationships across Lilly and partner components.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of multiple simultaneous large enterprise-wide projects
• Provide Technical SME support and consultation across Records Management domains (retention schedule, impact assessment, training, electronic records management, etc.)
• Lead engagement planning, budgeting, and economics, including development of cost models and financial plans and support leadership teams across key focus areas
• Develop and lead strategic solutioning across RIM initiatives
• Be responsible for day-to-day interactions with internal clients and Lilly teams
• Display breadth and depth of knowledge regarding functional and technical issues
• Facilitate consensus of proposed solutions from senior client collaborators
• Establish, negotiate, lead, and facilitate strategic client and vendor relationships
• Perform Corporate RIM Due Diligence on potential acquisitions and actively engage with Business Development teams to drive key outcomes
• Lead sell-side deals and any records separation activities
• Lead post-close activities including issuing retention holds, acting as lead for data retention activities of acquired employees, and other activities
• Regularly maintain the Global Records Retention Schedule (GRRS) as well as perform annual review and/or revision of GRRS
• Perform regular records cleanup using the Lilly Records Management (LRM) system
• Act as a human-in-the-loop for any AI model development (i.e. review AI model outputs, refine model’s logic)

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree
• Required: A minimum of 8+ years of relevant industry or consulting experience in Records and Information Management
• Required: 5+ years of project management experience
• Required: Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; Lilly will not provide sponsorship for work authorization or visas
• Preferred: 8-10 years of relevant industry or consulting experience, including 5+ years of leading high-performing teams and 5+ years of project management experience
• Preferred: Experience with sophisticated Records and Information Management strategies and tools (information governance, data governance, records management, data/content management, metadata/taxonomy management, data classification, retention or disposition)
• Preferred: Strong analytical and decision-making skills
• Preferred: Strategic approach and ability to drive innovation
• Preferred: Experience in information management tactics in multi-national matters
• Preferred: Travel ability to Indianapolis on as-needed basis
• Preferred: Ability to collaborate with legal, IT, compliance and security teams; demonstrated cross-functional collaboration

Skills

• Exceptional communication and the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
• Problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate sophisticated legal challenges and deliver results under pressure
• Global perspective with experience leading cross-border litigation and eDiscovery projects
• Technical Savvy with proficiency in current records management, archiving, data classification, and familiarity with AI/ML applications in legal contexts
• Business Operations & Regulatory Acumen: understanding of corporate operations, regulatory requirements, and data management compliance in the pharmaceutical industry

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel to Indianapolis on an as-needed basis