Program Manager - Financial Systems

King & Spalding LLP; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

HSA/FSA

401(k) plan

Profit sharing

Paid Time Off

Job summary

King & Spalding LLP is seeking a Financial Systems Program Manager to lead the delivery of financial systems initiatives, coordinating across Finance, IT, and vendors to ensure on-time, on-budget outcomes aligned with business needs.

The role emphasizes planning, governance, and continuous improvement of financial systems projects in a global law firm environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Project Management experience and 5+ years in Program & Portfolio Management.
• Experience in a large enterprise with multiple locations.
• Experience in the legal industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage financial systems programs and projects from planning through implementation.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, status reports, and governance docs.
• Manage portfolios in partnership with Finance leadership.
• Apply appropriate PM methodologies, tools, and practices.
• Monitor performance, mitigate risks, and resolve issues.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and delivery strategies.
• Communicate status, risks, milestones, and business impacts for governance.
• Lead cross-functional meetings and release management for production adoption.

Skills

PMI PMP

ITIL v3 Foundations

Budgeting & reporting

Risk & issue mgmt

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

BA/BS degree in PM/Business/IT/Accounting/Finance

Tools

MS Project

Job description

King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services. We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast-paced and dynamic legal landscape.

The Financial Systems Program Manager leads and oversees the successful delivery of financial systems programs and projects that support the firm's strategic and operational objectives. This role is responsible for managing project portfolios, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business requirements.

The Program Manager partners closely with Finance leadership, Information Technology, vendors, and other stakeholders to drive planning, governance, execution, reporting, and continuous improvement across financial systems initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and manage financial systems programs and projects from planning through implementation, ensuring alignment with business objectives, scope, timelines, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, status reports, scorecards, financial reporting, risk assessments, issue logs, and other project governance documentation.
• Manage project and program portfolios in partnership with Finance leadership, supporting planning, prioritization, resource allocation, and ongoing portfolio oversight.
• Select and apply appropriate project management methodologies, tools, and practices based on project needs and complexity.
• Monitor project performance and proactively identify, mitigate, and resolve risks, issues, dependencies, and resource constraints.
• Partner with Finance leadership, stakeholders, Information Technology, subject matter experts, and external vendors to define requirements, establish delivery strategies, and achieve project objectives.
• Communicate project status, risks, decisions, milestones, and business impacts to support effective governance, stakeholder alignment, and informed decision‑making.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration, project review meetings, and release management activities to ensure successful delivery, adoption, and transition of new systems, services, and enhancements into production.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA/BS in Project Management, Business, Information Technology, Accounting, Finance or related discipline preferred.
• Project Management Institute's (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification ITIL v3 Foundations Certification or equivalent knowledge preferred.
• At least 10 years of Project Management experience and 5 years in Program and Portfolio Management, at least 3 of which are in a large enterprise with multiple locations.
• Experience in the legal industry preferred.

The firm offers a generous total compensation package with bonuses and raises awarded in recognition of individual merit-based performance.

Benefits & Compensation

• health and wellness plan
• life and disability insurance
• flexible spending accounts and a health savings account
• a 401(k) plan
• profit sharing plan
• a substantial Paid Time Off (PTO) program

Pay Transparency Range: Washington, DC: full-time annualized salary range $160,000 - $195,000.

Equal Employment Opportunity

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law.

About Us

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2,500 lawyers and business professionals worldwide. We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us. King & Spalding advances leading companies' complex legal and business interests in more than 160 countries. Collaborating across an integrated platform of transactional, litigation and regulatory talent in 24 offices globally, we work to understand and achieve our clients' business objectives.