Legal Project Manager

INTELLISWIFT INC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Toronto is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee the External Legal Counsel program. The ideal candidate will have 6 to 8 years of project management experience, ideally in a legal context, and be familiar with change management processes. This role involves leading complex initiatives and ensuring successful project completion while managing various stakeholders. Candidates who can work in a hybrid model are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 6 to 8 years of project management experience.
• Valid PMP designation from PMI is an asset.
• Experience working with client Legal teams.

Responsibilities

• Leads assigned projects from initiation to implementation.
• Ensures successful business outcomes are achieved.
• Drives to mitigate execution risks and facilitates communication.

Skills

Project management experience

Experience with client Legal teams

Change Management experience

Banking experience

Procurement experience

Valid PMP designation

Entrepreneurial skills

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Project Manager – Legal

Location: Toronto, ON (Open to remote candidates who can work on EST, however, the preference is for a candidate who can follow a hybrid model and come to office during the week as needed. The team currently goes into office 3 days weekly.)

Duration: 6 months

Contract Type: T4 only

Pay Rate: $87.84/Hour

Role Mandate

• We are looking for a Project Manager to join Client’s External Legal Counsel program to support an initiative focused on a program and panel refresh.
• RFPs are expected to be distributed to a number of firms and a skilled PM who can navigate Change Management and direct various levels of leadership and groups is requested to keep the project on track.

Role Responsibilities

• Leads assigned projects from project initiation to implementation to achieve desired business results.
• Ensures that a successful business outcome is the prime measure of project success including delivering projects on time, within budget, within quality standards and to the satisfaction of the project sponsor.
• Drives to mitigate execution risk to achieve the desired business outcomes. Understands the business/group and facilitates communication with other program/project managers and stakeholders efficiently and effectively.
• Directs, manages, and coordinates team members including other project managers, business and technology resources, user groups, internal and external consultants and contractors, as well as vendors and external regulatory organizations.
• Monitors and tracks performance and addresses any issues.
• Designs and produces regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.
• Socializes change management plans with stakeholders and consistently measures project effectiveness and adoption.
• Directs complex initiatives typically involving multiple business units.
• Exercises direct accountability for projects with up to 50 team members
• Negotiates complex contracts with external vendors (in consultation with Strategic Sourcing) to ensure receipt of specific resources and materials
• Provides guidance to the project sponsor on the implementation and sustainment of projects, resulting in successful project outcomes
• Manages all aspects of the project lifecycle, including business, operational and technology deliverables. Ensures all project processes are completed.
• Ensures change management plans are developed, socialized and consistently measured to deliver the expected project benefits and adoption.
• Executes project requirements in governance frameworks focused on risk appetite, regulatory and compliance standards.
• Develops all related project management artifacts, while complying with applicable enterprise standards
• Monitors and controls project deliverables. Makes recommendations and adjustments to the overall project plan to achieve deliverables

Must Have Skills

• Project management experience – 6 to 8 years (grounded in PM organization, meetings, minutes, sequence activities, problem solving)
• Background must reflect experience working with client Legal teams, external legal counsel
• Change Management experience is preferred
• Banking and Procurement experience are nice to have
• Valid PMP designation from the Project Management Institute (PMI) is an asset.
• Entrepreneurial skills, able to navigate change – In-depth.