Epiq · 2 days ago
Director of AI Platforms & Agentic Systems
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$250K/yr - $375K/yr
12+ years expEpiq is seeking an accomplished Director of AI Platforms & Agentic Systems to lead the strategic direction, execution, and scaling of Epiq’s AI ecosystem within legal services. This pivotal role is responsible for architecting and operationalizing a robust, extensible, and compliant AI platform that empowers teams to deliver AI-driven workflows across cyber incident response, compliance, investigations, and litigation.
Document ManagementEdiscoveryInformation TechnologyLegalLegal Tech
No H1B
Responsibilities
Define and evolve Epiq’s agent-based AI platform strategy, leveraging frameworks such as CrewAI, Dify, LangGraph, and MCP-based tool orchestration
Establish the long-term technical vision for agent ecosystems, including standards for tools, workflows, memory, evaluation, observability, and governance
Translate business priorities across legal domains into a cohesive, scalable AI platform roadmap
Ensure AI solutions progress from pilot to production to platformized capabilities, minimizing one-off implementations
Develop architectural guardrails and reusable components to enable consistent delivery across teams and regions
Champion compliance-by-design AI, emphasizing auditability, explainability, and human-in-the-loop controls
Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of Principal, Senior, and Staff AI Engineers
Set engineering standards, career development paths, and operating rhythms that balance innovation with reliability
Act as a force multiplier—removing obstacles, resolving architectural tradeoffs, and accelerating team delivery
Collaborate with Product, Legal SMEs, Security, Compliance, and Client Delivery to align AI capabilities with real-world legal workflows
Engage directly with strategic clients to provide technical guidance, participate in roadmap discussions, and establish technical credibility
Represent Epiq externally with partners, vendors, and academic institutions
Own and report on AI platform metrics, including adoption, reliability, cost efficiency, quality, and business impact
Advance LLMOps/MLOps maturity across environments, focusing on evaluation, monitoring, rollback, and governance
Make informed build-vs-buy decisions for models, tools, and platforms with a clear ROI focus
Qualification
Required
Minimum 12 years of experience in software engineering, AI systems, or platform engineering
At least 5 years in technical leadership roles (Director, Senior Manager, or equivalent) with responsibility for multi-team delivery
Proven track record of scaling platform teams beyond single product teams
Deep understanding of agent-based AI systems, tool orchestration, and workflow automation
Hands-on experience with agent frameworks (e.g., CrewAI, Dify, LangGraph, AutoGen) and familiarity with MCP or similar protocol-based architectures
Demonstrated ability to define and enforce architectural standards across teams
Extensive experience with cloud-native SaaS platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Strong knowledge of multi-tenant architectures, security, reliability, and cost controls
Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive leadership, clients, and regulators
Skilled at balancing speed, safety, cost, and quality in decision-making
Strong collaboration skills across product, engineering, legal, and go-to-market teams
Preferred
Experience operationalizing AI in regulated or high-risk environments is strongly preferred
Company
Epiq
Epiq Systems provides legal process outsourcing (LPO) services in the United States and internationally.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2016-07-27Post Ipo Equity
2016-07-27Acquired
1997-02-04IPO
Leadership Team
David Dobson
Chief Executive Officer
Brad Scott
President and Chief Operating Officer
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