IT Product Portfolio & Governance Lead

Morgan Lewis; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, a leading global law firm, seeks a Manager of IT Products to govern the enterprise technology portfolio, own software vetting and compliance, and partner with application service owners on lifecycles and roadmaps.

Responsibilities include end-to-end software intake, governance reviews, maintaining Olympus as the catalog, budgeting input, and coordinating with BRMs and BAs to ensure smooth handoffs. 5–7 years’ experience in leadership required.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience with a minimum of 3 years in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of audiences.
• Broad perspective on IT technology and business issues.
• Strong financial analysis skills, including intermediate-level Excel knowledge.
• Track record for leading change and driving cross-functional initiatives from concept to implementation.
• Strong leadership and project management skills, including verbal and written communication.
• Technical skills including Microsoft products.

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end software intake, vetting, and approval/decline process.
• Coordinate Security, Privacy, Risk, Architecture, and AI governance reviews.
• Serve as final IT governance authority on software eligibility decisions.
• Own and maintain Olympus as the authoritative software catalog.
• Ensure accurate documentation of approved use cases, constraints, ownership, and lifecycle status.
• Govern portfolio rationalization, redundancy reduction, and sunset planning.
• Partner with Application Service Owners to develop and maintain tool‑level roadmaps.
• Track lifecycle states (emerging, strategic, maintain, retire).
• Provide input into budgeting, renewals, and long‑range planning.
• Coordinate with BRMs and BAs to ensure clean handoffs from vetting to delivery.
• Partner with PMO to provide vetted solutions for project planning.
• Establish and document standards, workflows, and decision criteria.
• Design and execute internal communication strategies to promote Olympus adoption.
• Educate the firm on available tools and expected intake processes.
• Track KPIs such as software reuse, time‑to‑decision, redundancy reduction, and adoption.
• Continuously optimize intake, vetting, and catalog usability.
• Directly supervise multiple non‑supervisory employees, set expectations, balance workload, and resolve staff issues.
• Handle interviewing, hiring, training, performance appraisal, rewarding, and disciplining staff.
• Manage departmental budget and improve efficiency.
• Other responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial analysis

Verbal & written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft products

Job description

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, a leading global law firm, seeks a Manager of IT Products to govern the enterprise technology portfolio, own software vetting and compliance, and partner with application service owners on lifecycles and roadmaps.

Responsibilities include end-to-end software intake, governance reviews, maintaining Olympus as the catalog, budgeting input, and coordinating with BRMs and BAs to ensure smooth handoffs. 5–7 years’ experience in leadership required.