Director, Head of Legal Discovery & Strategy

Apple • Cupertino, CA

86d

About The Position

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly! Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Do you love taking on big challenges without precedent? Do you possess a deep knowledge of the legal field and a passion for innovation? As a part of our Legal group, you’ll help uphold Apple’s high ethical and corporate standards, as well as defend our intellectual property. You’ll help provide legal support for all our products and businesses across the globe. Working for a company that invents entire categories and industries means you’ll be challenged to creatively apply your deep legal expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law. Together with your team, you’ll provide the critical support needed worldwide for all Apple products and businesses.

We're looking for a Director, Head of Legal Discovery & Strategy to lead our global Discovery Program. You'll partner with litigation, competition, regulatory, and technical teams to provide strategic advice, build scaled operational solutions, and lead a cross-functional team of attorneys, program managers, and analysts. You'll build programmatic solutions and support matter-level execution and management across a diverse, global docket. The right person for this role has significant experience in managing in-house discovery programs and one who can advise executives on proactive risk management and lead innovative, operational execution.

Requirements

• 12–15+ years of experience managing large-scale discovery in an in-house legal department, government agency, or law firm, with a demonstrated record of innovation and impact.
• Experience designing vendor strategy and scaled program management.
• Strong understanding of the legal standards governing discovery compliance.
• Knowledge of digital forensics strategies and best practices.
• JD or equivalent and admission to at least one US state bar.

Nice To Haves

• A track record of identifying, prioritizing, and resolving issues quickly and effectively.
• Experience building and mentoring high performing teams while remaining deeply engaged in substantive legal work.
• A demonstrated ability to identify gaps, propose solutions, and take ownership of projects while balancing time, quality, cost, and risk.
• Strong collaboration skills — building relationships across teams, communicating openly, and supporting teammates and cross-functional partners in pursuit of shared goals.
• Experience building programs designed to measure and report impact (PQ).
• A demonstrated record of using automation, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), or other emerging technologies to improve discovery compliance and efficiency.
• Experience designing and leading program development spanning legal and technical teams.
• Executive-level communication skills, with the ability to communicate risk strategies and technical discovery concepts to executives, attorneys, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent program management skills and experience managing outside counsel, vendors, and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead our global Discovery Program.
• Partner with litigation, competition, regulatory, and technical teams to provide strategic advice.
• Build scaled operational solutions.
• Lead a cross-functional team of attorneys, program managers, and analysts.
• Build programmatic solutions and support matter-level execution and management across a diverse, global docket.
• Advise executives on proactive risk management.
• Lead innovative, operational execution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director