Global IT Project Manager at Mayer Brown in Remote

Overview

Mayer Brown LLP is a leading global law firm with offices in 26 key business centers across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. We are a collegial, collaborative and diverse firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support and development they need to grow, thrive and realize their greatest potential.

If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are achievement, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Information Technology department, in Chicago, as a Global IT Project Manager.

The Project Manager’s overall responsibility is to deliver projects that are on-time, on-budget, within scope, and fulfill the business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the overall management of assigned projects through the Project Delivery Framework phases: initiate, plan, execute, and close
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including the project brief, project plans, communications plans, project team status, executive status reports, project roles & responsibilities, and maintain the document repositories
• Accountable for coordinating project activities including establishing schedules, assigning tasks, monitoring, and resolving conflicts
• Accountable for the project Risk, Issue, and Change Management processes, analysis, reporting, and escalation
• Facilitate executive status meetings with business sponsors and other firm leadership as necessary during which, the project progress will be reviewed, issues discussed for resolution, and any material changes to scope, budget, or schedule should be raised
• Provide regular status progress reports to the Project Management Office to assist with the overall tracking and management of the Project Portfolio
• Program Management oversight including mentoring of staff in project management best practices
• Responsible for managing multiple large and complex projects at one time
• Responsible to work closely with the business functional areas, vendors, and other IT teams in defining project priorities, scope, approach, resource requirements, schedule, deliverables, and budgets; facilitate cross project coordination and communication
• Obtain stakeholder buy-in and proactively manage expectations throughout the project
• Responsible for vendor relationships throughout the project ensuring outsourced tasks meet contract expectations, firm standards, and are delivered on time
• Assist with the development of RFIs and RFPs as required to enable third party solutions and IT services
• Adhere to and promote PMO standard project management tools, procedures and best practices
• Responsible for the definition of project business requirements, analysis, and design; facilitate decision making sessions for project specific architecture, business strategy, operational processes, business processes, and organizational requirements
• Meet with project stakeholders to clearly capture business requirements, critical milestones, and dependencies – may require travel to other offices
• Coordinate the creation and follow up of project related surveys and end-user communications that clearly explain technical concepts using non-technical language
• Challenge the status quo
• Performs other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered in lieu of the degree when the experience has been directly related to the functions of the job
• A minimum of 8 years successfully managing large and complex IT projects from inception to completion, overseeing direct / indirect reports and vendors. 12+ years of IT experience
• Legal Industry experience preferred
• Agile and DevOps experience preferred
• Strong understanding of project management principles and methods; preferred current Project Management certification such as PMP, Prince 2, Master’s Certificate, CSM or other certification / degree in project management
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with all levels of the Firm and outside vendors
• Ability to work in a diverse team environment and effectively support the demanding needs of the Firm
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines with shifting priorities
• Must be a self-starter with a high level of initiative
• Strong client-service orientation and skills, able to anticipate needs and exercise independent judgment
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects
• Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion
• Exercises solid strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience
• Participation in the recruitment process
• Able to determine and implement change processes to improve workflow efficiencies
• Process- and service-oriented with strong leadership and project management skills
• Able to set priorities and delegate in an efficient manner
• May require occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs.