Sr. Program Manager

jacksonlewis; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson Lewis P.C. seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead large, cross-functional initiatives within the firm’s PMO. You will drive complex programs spanning technology and business operations, aligning governance and prioritization with executive stakeholders.

You will partner with leaders across Technology, Finance, HR, Marketing, Communications, and Legal Operations to optimize delivery, mitigate risks, and deliver measurable enterprise value for the firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of progressive experience leading complex, cross-functional enterprise projects.
• PMP or comparable project management certification.
• Experience managing initiatives with multiple business units and executive sponsors.
• Strong governance, risk, dependency, and benefits realization understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex enterprise projects and programs from initiation through closure using PMO methodologies.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans including roadmaps, schedules, budgets, risks, and governance.
• Partner with senior leaders to facilitate demand intake, clarify objectives, assess readiness, and prioritize initiatives.
• Provide visibility into portfolio health, resource capacity, risks, and competing priorities.
• Establish governance structures, executive reporting, logs, and escalation paths.
• Mentor and coach junior PMs and project teams to apply enterprise delivery standards.

Skills

Executive communication

Project leadership

Cross-functional leadership

PMP certification

Stakeholder management

Governance

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/IT or related field

Tools

PMO tools

Job description

Focused on employment and labor law since 1958, Jackson Lewis P.C.'s 1,000+ attorneys located in major cities nationwide consistently identify and respond to new ways workplace law intersects business. We help employers develop proactive strategies, strong policies and business-oriented solutions to cultivate high-functioning workforces that are engaged and stable, and share our clients' goals to emphasize belonging and respect for the contributions of every employee.

The Firm is ranked in the First Tier nationally in the category of Labor and Employment Litigation, as well as in both Employment Law and Labor Law on behalf of Management, in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms".

Senior Program Manager

The Jackson Lewis Project Management Office (PMO) partners with firm leadership to enable successful execution of the firm's strategic priorities through disciplined portfolio, program, and project management. The PMO fosters enterprise alignment by establishing consistent governance, standard methodologies, and a culture of collaboration, accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.

As a Senior Program Manager , you will serve as a senior delivery leader responsible for driving the successful execution of the firm's highest-priority strategic initiatives. You will lead large, complex, cross-functional programs and projects spanning technology and business operations while advancing the maturity, consistency, and effectiveness of the firm's enterprise project management practices.

In addition to delivering strategic initiatives, you will partner with senior business leaders to shape project demand intake, assess business readiness, and facilitate prioritization recommendations that align resources to the firm's most important objectives. You will collaborate across Technology, Finance, HR, Marketing, Communications, Innovation, Legal Operations, and other business functions to ensure initiatives remain strategically aligned and deliver measurable enterprise value.

As a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, you will anticipate risks, manage complex dependencies, guide governance and decision-making, and help establish a scalable enterprise approach to project, program, and portfolio management across the firm.

Essential Functions

• Lead large, complex enterprise projects and programs from initiation through closure using disciplined project and program management methodologies.
• Develop and maintain integrated project and program plans, including program roadmaps, project schedules, milestones, dependencies, resource plans, budgets, risks, issues, assumptions, and governance activities.
• Partner with senior business leaders to facilitate project demand intake, clarify strategic objectives, assess readiness, identify dependencies, and develop prioritization recommendations.
• Support enterprise portfolio management by providing visibility into project and program health, resource capacity, risks, and competing priorities.
• Design, establish, and maintain effective governance structures, steering committees, executive reporting, decision logs, and escalation paths.
• Build trusted relationships with executive sponsors, senior business leaders, and cross-functional teams while serving as a strategic advisor throughout planning and execution.
• Monitor portfolio, program, and project health; proactively identify risks and issues; recommend mitigation strategies; and escalation key decisions with clear options and business impacts.
• Coordinate cross-functional dependencies to ensure alignment across initiatives and maximize organizational efficiency.
• Drive organizational change by partnering with business leaders to prepare stakeholders for new processes, technologies, and ways of working.
• Develop and maintain project artifacts, status reporting, executive presentations, communications, and governance documentation.
• Mentor and coach project managers, program managers, and project teams on consistent application of PMO standards, governance practices, and enterprise delivery disciplines.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, transparency, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Qualifications & Skills

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of progressive experience leading complex, cross-functional enterprise projects and programs, with demonstrated ownership of high-visibility strategic initiatives.
• PMP or comparable project management certification
• Demonstrated experience managing strategic initiatives involving multiple business units, executive sponsors, and senior stakeholder groups.
• Strong understanding of project, program, and portfolio management principles, including governance, prioritization, risk management, dependency management, and benefits realization.
• Experience with enterprise project management tools.
• Excellent executive communication, facilitation, presentation, neg