Project Manager
Locke Lord

Job Info

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Success is always within your reach at Locke Lord.

Locke Lord is a premier full-service law firm that has earned a solid reputation for complex litigation, regulatory and transactional work on behalf of clients in important and growing industry sectors around the world.

At Locke Lord, our diverse and inclusive culture of collegiality and collaboration - core values of the Firm - across all of our offices and practices is ultimately reflected in our client experience by culminating in a deep understanding of our clients' businesses.

Locke Lord is proud to uphold a collective sense of integrity. Our Firm invests in your professional growth, whether you are a seasoned professional or a recent graduate. In addition to lawyers, we hire problem solvers to deliver creative solutions across numerous disciplines, including marketing, technology, accounting, human resources, practice support and office services. We reward our employees with a team oriented work environment, competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits program.

General Statement of Duties:

The Project Manager will be an integral part of the Firm and will focus on all information technology-related projects for the Firm. This position is responsible for the implementation of all enterprise applications to include financial systems, human resource information system, client intake systems, docketing, etc. The Project Manager will interface with all outside vendor and consultants to ensure all projects are handled timely and appropriately.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Partner with departmental directors to lead projects in support of the department's strategic plan for each project
  
• Responsible for creating all the project artifacts, developing plans for multiple IT projects across all functional departments of the Firm
  
• Serve as a project resource responsible for driving analysis, project execution, and delivery
  
• Understand business needs at both a strategic and tactical level in order to provide critical support to the Technology Department by monitoring and reporting on projects including performance against objectives
  
• Responsible for overall performance of the projects in the department, including, but not limited to, managing scope, cost, and schedule for assigned projects
  
• Responsible for leading cross-departmental projects, delivering project deliverables to the Director of Business Intelligence & Analytics and project sponsor in a timely and efficient manner
  
• Maintain ownership of full project life cycle; successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously
  
• Develop complex project plans for multiple simultaneous and highly complex projects including scope, budget and schedule and executes tasks defined in the project plan to achieve project goals using standard project management methodologies and practices
  
• Drive testing and acceptance of project results
  
• Identify gaps in processes and proposes alternatives to plans
  
• Partner with project sponsors, department directors and vendors to assemble project teams and provide ongoing motivation to drive projects to completion
  
• Manage, mentor and coach other project managers and business analysts
  
• Improve the speed, timeliness and quality of project execution
  
• Develop and manage communication strategies and plans for assigned projects
  
• Facilitate collaboration among team members to bridge functional silos
  
• Research best practices within and outside the organization to establish benchmark data and use continuous process improvement disciplines to achieve results
  
• Ability to manage highly confidential information and exercise discretion
  
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned
  

Education & Experience:

• 5+ years of work experience in project management
  
• 5+ years of as a project manager required
  
• Proficient in issues/risk management and project change requests
  
• Proficient knowledge of strategic and financial analysis
  
• Bachelor's Degree required
  
• PMP and PMI-ACP or similar certification required
  
• Advanced Information Technology Skills
  
• Experience with SmartSheet preferred
  
• Excellent experience in SDLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, SDLC / Waterfall
  
• Experience negotiating vendor contracts
  
• Experience leading, motivating and managing various project and program team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance
  
• Technically competent with various software programs
  
• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products
  
• Must be able to learn, understand and apply new technologies
  
• Superb attention to detail
  
• Expert knowledge of project management processes, problem management tools and project management procedures
  
• Expert knowledge of MS Project, Visio, MS Office Suite
  
• Strong financial acumen to interpret financial analysis and reporting
  
• Maintain composure under pressure in a highly dynamic fast-paced environment
  

Additional Information:

Supervisory Responsibility - This position does not have any direct reports.

Work Environment - This position operates onsite in the Dallas office in a professional office environment.

Position Type/Expected Work Hours - This position is exempt for purposes of federal wage-hour law and not eligible for overtime compensation. The core onsite hours for the Dallas office are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. However, as this is an exempt position, additional hours are required as necessary to meet the demands of this position.

Locke Lord LLP is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, domestic partner status, civil union status, genetic information, disability, veteran status or other classifications that are deemed to be protected under federal, state and/or local laws. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

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