Global Project Manager – PMO & Tech Initiatives

Winston & Strawn LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Winston Taylor is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join its Project Management Office (PMO) and oversee medium to high complexity initiatives on a global scale. You will partner with staff and attorney stakeholders to scope, plan, and deliver projects spanning business processes, office moves, technology implementations, and special business development initiatives.

You will collaborate with senior leadership to drive progress, improve methodologies, and ensure stakeholder satisfaction

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management experience in a law firm or relevant professional services environment.
• Must live within a commutable distance to a firm office with ability to come into the office 3-4 days per week.
• Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain ongoing relationships with firm leadership, customers, stakeholders, and project sponsors.
• Experience with mergers, acquisitions, and organizational integrations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with project sponsors or subject matter experts to identify and document a project's business requirements with a focus on increasing business effectiveness and efficiencies, including development of project feasibility and cost-benefit analyses.
• Lead and facilitate project meetings ensuring effective and timely communication across the project team, especially among project stakeholders and PMO leadership.
• Prepare project charters and project plans and deliver projects within allocated time and resource targets to satisfy the defined scope and quality.
• Identify risks, manage scope changes and resource constraints, and develop mitigation strategies as needed.
• Drive decision-making and escalation among project stakeholders, PMO leadership, and firm leadership, when appropriate.
• Continuously improve upon existing project management methodology. Assist with the expansion of the firm's project management methodology, best practices, and tools
• Prepare recommendations for technological and business solutions based on project requirements.
• Develop and maintain project objective(s), scope, and work plan related to software development, implementations of new or modified applications, and business processes.
• Communicate with project teams and management regarding the status of all ongoing projects including project issues and accomplishments. Ensure completion of project deliverables based on identified requirements and approved timeline.
• Work closely with the Quality Assurance Manager and Business Analyst roles to monitor and track defects identified during testing through resolution.
• Work closely with Change Managers to support organizational readiness, stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption activities.
• Coordinate project rollout to the user community, including communications, documentation, reference guides and demonstrations.
• Understand integrations between all applications/systems maintained by the Firm.
• Research and analyze new technologies. Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and establishing personal networks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Winston Taylor is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join its Project Management Office (PMO) and oversee medium to high complexity initiatives on a global scale. You will partner with staff and attorney stakeholders to scope, plan, and deliver projects spanning business processes, office moves, technology implementations, and special business development initiatives.

You will collaborate with senior leadership to drive progress, improve methodologies, and ensure stakeholder satisfaction