Technology Project Manager

Sidley Austin LLP (IL LLP); Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Comprehensive benefits program

Job summary

Sidley Austin LLP seeks a Technology Project Manager to oversee a portfolio of technology initiatives across Core IT, accounting, marketing, HR, and more. You will drive projects from initiation to closure, manage scope, budget, and risks, and lead cross-functional teams including vendors and solution architects.

The role requires strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills, with experience in governance, and familiarity with ERP, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum four years of project management experience, with at least two years on technology projects.
• Experience using MS Project, Smartsheet, Asana, Planview, or similar tools.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams of technical and business stakeholders.
• PMP certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage technology projects from initiation through closure within scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Partner with IT, stakeholders, and vendors to ensure successful delivery and alignment with objectives.
• Develop and maintain project charters, plans, schedules, status reports, risk assessments, and governance materials.
• Facilitate project governance activities, including gate reviews and status updates to IT Directors and sponsors.
• Monitor scope, timelines, budgets, risks, issues, and resources; resolve blockers.
• Prepare regular reports on portfolio status, budgets, and mitigation strategies for leadership.
• Coordinate resources across multiple initiatives and resolve conflicts related to priorities.
• Facilitate communication among teams and leadership to maintain alignment throughout the lifecycle.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of PMO processes, templates, and best practices.
• Support change management and user adoption for assigned projects.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Relationship management

Organizational skills

Risk management

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Business

PMP certification (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Asana

Planview

Job description

The Technology Project Manager manages a portfolio of technology initiatives supporting Core IT, Accounting, Marketing, Human Resources, Infrastructure, Records Management, Security and other business functions. This role is responsible for delivering high-quality technology projects on time, within budget, and in accordance with established project management methodologies and governance processes. The Technology Project Manager leads cross-functional initiatives involving business applications, infrastructure, networking, cloud and hosting services, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, and other technology-related initiatives. The role partners closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, solution architects, vendors, and leadership to plan, execute, and successfully deliver projects while effectively managing scope, risks, resources, budgets, and communications. Strong project management, organizational, communication, leadership, and relationship management skills are essential.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage technology projects from initiation through planning, execution, implementation, and project closure, ensuring successful delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Partner with Solutions delivery, IT team members, business stakeholders, vendors, and other departments to ensure successful project delivery and alignment with business objectives.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including project charters, project plans, schedules, status reports, risk assessments, issue logs, communication plans, and project governance materials.
• Facilitate project governance activities, including preparing and presenting project gate reviews and status updates to IT Directors and project sponsors.
• Monitor project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and resource allocations, proactively identifying and resolving obstacles that could impact delivery.
• Prepare regular reports on project portfolio status, budgets, resource utilization, risks, issues, and mitigation strategies for leadership.
• Coordinate project resources across multiple concurrent initiatives, identifying and resolving conflicts related to priorities, schedules, and staffing.
• Facilitate communication among technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and leadership to ensure alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of IT PMO processes, methodologies, standards, templates, and best practices.
• Support change management and user adoption activities as appropriate for assigned projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience

• Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Minimum of four (4) years of project management experience, including at least two (2) years managing technology projects supporting IT infrastructure, business applications, or enterprise business functions.
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities.
• Experience contributing to project management methodologies, governance, or process improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Asana, Planview, or similar platforms.
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams consisting of technical and business stakeholders.
• Preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• Experience working in a legal or professional services environment.
• Experience managing projects involving ERP, accounting, finance, human resources, document management, or other enterprise business systems.
• Familiarity with infrastructure, cloud services, cybersecurity, disaster recovery, networking, or enterprise application implementations.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Strong organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good judgment
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
• Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities
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The target salary range for this role is: $85,000 - $117,700 if located in Illinois. Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the relevant market, skills, experience, and education of the selected candidate. Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits information can be found at Sidley.com/Benefits.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities above satisfactorily and meet the requirements. The requirements listed above are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation, please email [e-mail] (current employees should contact Human Resources).

Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Sidley is an elite global law firm with a known reputation of deploying innovative strategies to achieve powerful results. Business professionals are essential to the firm’s ability to deliver the highest quality legal services to our clients. We are always looking for talented, motivated individuals who thrive in a performance‑driven culture to join our team. Sidley employs approximately 2,300 lawyers working with our clients in complex transactional, restructuring, crisis management, investigation, regulatory, and litigation matters. Our 160 years of perspective and reach are truly global, supported by 21 offices strategically situated in key commercial, regulatory, and financial centers across the world. Our lawyers and business professionals, fluent in more than 75 languages, possess the cultural awareness and cross-border legal acumen needed to bring clarity to a dynamic business landscape.