Manager of IT Products

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 with offices in major commercial, legal, and governmental hubs worldwide, is seeking a Manager of IT Products. The successful candidate will govern the firm’s enterprise technology portfolio, owning the software vetting and compliance process, and partnering with application service owners to manage technology lifecycles and roadmaps.

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.

Education and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four‑year college or university.
• Minimum 5‑7 years of experience and a minimum 3 years in a supervisory or leadership role, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 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 Microsoft 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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. California applicants: Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act, the Firm’s California Consumer Privacy Act Privacy Notice for Candidates explains the categories of personal information that we collect and the purposes for which we use such personal information.

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.