Manager of IT Products

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; Pennsylvania; Hybride; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP seeks a Manager of IT Products in Philadelphia on a hybrid schedule. The role governs the enterprise technology portfolio, owns software vetting and compliance, and partners with application service owners to manage lifecycles and roadmaps.

You will ensure investments align with security, privacy, AI governance, risk, regulatory, and architectural standards while promoting reuse of tools across the firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university.
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience, and a minimum 3 years in supervisory or leadership role.
• Ability to collaborate with a wide range of audiences.
• Breadth of perspective on IT technology and business issues.
• Strong financial analysis skills including intermediate Excel.

Responsabilités

• 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.
• Develop and maintain tool-level roadmaps with Application Service Owners.
• Track lifecycle states (emerging, strategic, maintain, retire).
• Provide input into budgeting, renewals, and long-range planning.
• Coordinate with BRMs and BAs for 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 intake processes.
• Track KPIs such as software reuse, time-to-decision, redundancy reduction, and adoption.
• Fulfills supervisory responsibilities, including interviewing, hiring, training, budgeting, and staff development.

Connaissances

Leadership

Project management

Verbal & written communication

Financial analysis

IT governance

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

Olympus

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Products

Description du poste

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, a leading global law firm with offices in major commercial, legal, and governmental hubs worldwide, is seeking a Manager of IT Products. Reporting to the Director of IT Project and Business Relationship Management, the successful candidate will be responsible for governing the firm’s enterprise technology portfolio. Owning the software vetting and compliance process, and partners with application service owners to manage technology lifecycles and roadmaps. The role ensures that technology investments align with security, privacy, AI governance, risk, regulatory, and architectural standards while promoting reuse of existing tools across the firm.

This position will reside in our Philadelphia office with a hybrid in-office/remote working schedule.

Responsibilities

Technology Vetting & Governance

• Own the 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

Application Portfolio Ownership

• 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

Lifecycle & Roadmap Management

• 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

Stakeholder & Operating Model Integration

• 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

Adoption, Communications & Marketing

• Design and execute internal communication strategies to promote Olympus adoption
• Educate the firm on available tools and expected intake processes

Metrics & Continuous Improvement

• Track KPIs such as software reuse, time-to-decision, redundancy reduction, and adoption
• Continuously optimize intake, vetting, and catalog usability

Team Management

• The incumbent of this job directly supervises multiple non-supervisory employees. Leads by example; establishes clear expectations; sets direction and priorities; ensures that work levels are balanced among all staff; resolves internal staff issues in a timely manner; keeps staff informed of all appropriate information; builds effective team; delegates at appropriate level.
• Fulfills supervisory responsibilities aligned with the firm's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Facilitates the development of staff by providing opportunities and support; provides timely feedback on work product; regularly coaches, evaluates, and recognizes staff performance and accomplishments.
• Establishes/adheres to department budget; seeks opportunities to improve department efficiency and reduce expenses by streamlining operations.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Education And Experience

• A bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience, and a minimum 3 years of experience in supervisory or leadership role, or, equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to collaborate and interact effectively and comfortably with a wide range of audiences.
• Possess a breadth of perspective on IT technologyand business issues.
• Strong financial analysis skills include the intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Track record for leading change and proven ability to drive cross-functional initiatives from concept to implementation.
• Strong leadership and project management skills including verbal and written communication skills
• Technical skills including Microsoft Products

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value inclusion and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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If hired, your employment relationship with the firm will be on an "at-will" basis, meaning that the firm may modify the terms and conditions of your employment at any time, and that either you or the firm will be free to end the relationship at any time with or without cause and with or without advance notice, although reasonable notice would be expected.