Product Development Manager

At Epiq, your work contributes to complex, global legal outcomes. You’ll join a values‑driven community where integrity guides decisions, relentless service sets the bar, and we thrive on big challenges together. We invest in your growth with enterprise‑wide learning and mobility. We celebrate who you are, and we respect life beyond work with flexibility that’s recognized externally. Enabled by modern platforms and AI, you’ll do the most meaningful work of your career and see your impact at scale.

Job Description:

Position Overview:

Are you seeking a career that challenges you to use the latest cloud technologies to address complex issues within the legal sector? Do you have an interest in working with extensive, unstructured data sets that can exceed a petabyte in size? We are in search of an talented engineering leader to join our team in the development and maintenance of Epiq Discovery, a premier eDiscovery platform capable of handling complex legal matters around the globe.

Our distributed team operates across multiple countries and time zones, and we are experiencing rapid growth as we extend our product reach into new regions worldwide while investing in new AI features for our platform. If you are in pursuit of a career with boundless growth potential, this is an excellent opportunity to become a part of a large organization with a startup culture.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead a cross‑disciplinary Agile development team of up to eight people, including React and Python Developers, Automation Engineers, and Product Owners

• Participate in architecture and design sessions to support the development of new platform features

• Guide the personal and professional development of all team members across all specialisms

• Collaborate with business stakeholders and the Product Management team to define and refine the long‑term platform roadmap

• Hire, mentor, and retain talented software professionals across multiple functional areas

• Work closely with other technical stakeholders to ensure CI/CD workflows operate efficiently and effectively

• Establish, track, and maintain application performance objectives, including monitoring and optimisation activities

Qualifications and Skills

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a software leadership role (required for Manager‑level positions)

• High‑energy, proactive, and approachable personality with a passion for solving a diverse range of challenges

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Solid understanding of Scrum, architectural concepts, and associated terminology

• Hands‑on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, preferably React

• Knowledge of Python and frameworks such as Django or FastAPI is a plus

• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure

• Knowledge of object‑oriented languages such as Java and/or C# is an advantage

• Familiarity with relational database systems such as MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server

Epiq Leadership Compass

Builds Talented Teams

Builds and develops inclusive, high-performing teams aligned to strategic goals for exceptional talent and business results.

• Focus on employee engagement

• Build a strong talent pipeline

Fosters Relationships & Collaboration

Builds trust and alignment through open communication, shared goals, and strong partnerships to drive collective success.

• Build trust-based partnerships

• Nurture long-term relationships

• Remove collaboration barriers

• Celebrate cross-team success

Engages & Influences

Inspires action and alignment through clear communication, purposeful influence, and a compelling vision.

• Use storytelling to build buy-in

• Align communication with organizational goals

• Guild alignment through strong engagement

Maximizes Performance

Sets and reinforces performance standards that drive results, ensure accountability, and align with Epiq’s goals.

• Use data to identify improvement opportunities

• Make informed decisions

• Align team goals with boarder strategy

• Empower teams to manage their own goals

• Translate vision into clear priorities

• Prepare for disruptions with strong change management

Achieves Operational Success

Drives continuous improvement and operational excellence through smart processes, data insights, and quality execution.

• Improve workflows for team efficiency

• Use clear documentation and expectations

• Resolve issues quickly using data and feedback

It is Epiq’s policy to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws by making all employment decisions without unlawful regard or consideration of any individual’s race, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, transgender status, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran or family status or any other basis protected by applicable national, federal, state, provincial or local law. Epiq’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on any of these impermissible bases, as well as any bases or grounds protected by applicable law in each jurisdiction. In addition Epiq will take affirmative action for minorities, women, covered veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. Epiq is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. Pursuant to relevant law, where applicable, Epiq will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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