Project Specialist - Legal, Compliance, and Risk

Justia, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) + match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Wellness programs

Job summary

Bloomberg in New York seeks a Project Specialist for Legal, Compliance, and Risk to drive multi-stakeholder projects and adopt AI-enabled workflows. You will coordinate planning, track milestones, risks, and deliverables, while maintaining cross-functional momentum in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree and 3+ years managing complex projects, with strong analytical, communication, and discretion skills and proficiency in MS Office and project tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 3 years coordinating or managing multi-stakeholder projects.
• Experience tracking milestones, risks and deliverables.
• Working knowledge of AI tools with ability to share best practices.
• Strong judgment, discretion and communication, with attention to detail.
• Proficiency with MS Office; familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management and operational support for Legal, Compliance and Risk.
• Identify opportunities to integrate AI tools into workflows.
• Coordinate projects from planning through execution with milestones and risks.
• Anticipate blockers and resolve issues to maintain momentum.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure timely execution and deliverables.
• Manage and organize legal, compliance and risk documentation.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

AI tools knowledge

MS Office proficiency

JIRA familiarity

Confluence familiarity

Smartsheet familiarity

Attention to detail

Discretion and judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Smartsheet

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Project Specialist - Legal, Compliance, and Risk

Location

New York

Business Area

Legal, Compliance, and Risk

Ref #

10054175

Description & Requirements

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Responsibilities

• Provide a wide range of project management, administrative and operational support for the Legal, Compliance, and Risk departments;
• Identify opportunities to integrate AI tools and technologies into departmental workflows, sharing best practices and helping stakeholders adopt practical use cases to enhance team efficiency and productivity.
• Coordinate projects from planning through execution, including tracking milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and follow-up actions;
• Anticipate blockers, identify interdependencies, and expedite or help resolve issues as appropriate to maintain cross-functional project momentum;
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to coordinate work, action deliverables, and support timely execution;
• Identify and implement improvements to current operations and workflows through Legal, Compliance, and Risk to enhance efficiency;
• Support a variety of workflows, for example: providing support in litigation and enforcement matters; gathering, organizing and analyzing data to address legal, compliance or risk matters (e.g., regulatory filings and submissions); conducting due diligence; creating, maintaining, and storing legal, compliance and risk documentation (e.g., database management, recordkeeping).

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree;
• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience, including hands-on experience coordinating or managing projects with multiple stakeholders, deliverables, and deadlines;
• Demonstrated project management and analytical skills, including experience tracking milestones, action items, risks, and deliverables;
• A working knowledge of AI tools and technologies, with an eagerness to share best practices and help teams leverage them in day-to-day workflows;
• Excellent judgment, discretion, communication skills, and attention to detail, with the ability to handle sensitive matters confidentially.
• Proficiency in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word); familiarity with project tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet);
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, exercise sound judgment, and effectively manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to take on new responsibilities and develop new skills.

Desired Experience

• Experience supporting Legal, Compliance, or Risk functions in a project management, project coordination, or operational role;
• Experience supporting cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders;
• Experience using AI or other technology to improve processes or workflows.

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Salary Range

75,000-95,000 USD Annual+ Benefits + Bonus

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

Benefits

• Merit increases
• Incentive compensation (exempt roles only)
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Short and long term disability benefits
• 401(k) +match
• Life insurance
• Various wellness programs

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