Project Manager

VIQU IT Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services organization in the UK seeks an experienced Project Manager to oversee complex projects within legal or professional services. The role involves leading global project teams, managing law-firm mergers and acquisitions, and streamlining document management systems. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience, strong project management skills, and relevant project management certifications. This position offers a hybrid work pattern, requiring 2-3 days on-site.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience in legal or professional services.
• Experience delivering M&A integrations and document management systems.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead global project teams to implement legal technology initiatives.
• Manage M&A integration projects including systems and data migration.
• Deliver iManage and DMS optimization projects.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Waterfall methodologies

Budget management

Risk management

Change management

Continuous improvement

Education

Project management certification (PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Job description

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite

Contract: 12-month FTC

VIQU is partnering with a leading professional services organisation to deliver high-impact, global initiatives. We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with a background in legal or professional services to lead complex technology and business change projects. These include law-firm mergers and acquisitions, document and matter management (iManage/DMS) streamlining, and identity and access management (IAM) / Active Directory initiatives.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders, technical teams, and third-party vendors to deliver projects from initiation through to closure.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead global, cross-functional project teams, including third-party vendors, ensuring end-to-end delivery of complex legal technology initiatives.
• Manage projects related to law-firm mergers and acquisitions, including systems integration, data migration, and user transition.
• Deliver iManage / DMS optimisation and streamlining programmes, improving document management, governance, and user experience.
• Oversee IAM and Active Directory projects, including access controls, role-based permissions, and security enhancements.
• Define project scope, requirements, objectives, success metrics, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, RAID logs, and resource plans.
• Manage project communications, governance, risk, and change control, tracking progress against agreed KPIs.
• Partner with change and communications teams to deliver effective stakeholder engagement and change impact analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement and promote best practice in project delivery.

Key Requirements

• 5+ years’ project management experience delivering global projects within legal or professional services environments.
• Proven experience delivering projects such as M&A integrations, document management systems (iManage/DMS), and IAM / Active Directory initiatives.
• Strong experience across software, infrastructure, cloud, and enterprise platforms.
• Solid knowledge of Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Excellent organisational, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior legal and business leaders.
• Demonstrable experience managing budgets, timelines, scope, risk, change, and governance frameworks.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Project.
• Project management certification (PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM, or equivalent).

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