Legal Staff Information Technology in Dallas, TX

Law Firm

Dallas, TX

Legal Staff Information Technology in Dallas, TX

Legal Staff

Min 7 yrs required

No

Job Title: IT Program Manager - Legal Support Service (Hybrid)

Job Responsibilities:
The IT Program Manager at the law firm is tasked with managing and delivering strategic initiatives in alignment with the firm's goals and objectives. This role involves collaboration with multiple departments to develop annual roadmaps, manage critical projects, and serve as a point of contact for project management queries related to the assigned portfolio. Key responsibilities include:

- Facilitating the creation of project requirements, business cases, and executive summaries.
- Defining and reviewing project scope, planning, and tracking execution.
- Identifying and securing necessary resources for project execution.
- Creating and maintaining project plans to achieve stated goals.
- Logging, analyzing, and managing project issues and risks.
- Addressing deviations from project plans or schedules proactively.
- Facilitating project meetings, including agenda creation, material preparation, and documentation of meeting minutes and results.
- Providing status reports on project progress for stakeholders and IT leadership.
- Managing vendor solicitation and selection, including creating Request for Proposal (RFP) packages.
- Utilizing project management tools effectively.
- Coordinating project milestones with all stakeholder groups.
- Translating cross-team dependencies into actionable plans.
- Working with multiple stakeholders in business and IT to meet objectives.
- Determining the appropriate Project Management Office (PMO) methodology for assigned projects.

The role also includes demonstrating senior project manager skills such as mentoring junior project managers, streamlining or automating processes, setting project management standards, and delivering on projects of various complexities. The IT Program Manager is responsible for portfolio management, including collecting and documenting yearly IT project wish lists, tracking requirements and costs, and keeping portfolio information updated in ServiceNow. Other duties include preparing financial and what-if analyses, applying portfolio management best practices, and continuously reviewing and optimizing portfolios to align with organizational goals.

Education and Experience Information:
- A Bachelor's Degree is required.
- Formal project management training and certification (PMP) is required.
- Agile Methodology experience is desired.
- A minimum of 7 years of experience as an IT Project Manager is required.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and tasks.
- Involvement with technical teams through all project lifecycle phases.
- Some travel may be required.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a law firm is preferred.

Salary Information:
The text does not provide specific salary information for the IT Program Manager position.

Benefits:
The law firm offers a comprehensive benefits package to promote a work environment where individuals can excel both professionally and personally. Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, life and AD&D insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, tax-advantaged accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses, health advocacy services, behavioral health and counseling resources, 401(k), profit sharing, pre-tax transit and parking programs, backup dependent care, senior care planning support, resources for individuals with developmental disabilities and their caregivers, and paid holidays and other paid time off, including paid leave for new parents. Benefits may vary by position and office.

The law firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by law. Personal information collected from applicants is used for processing applications and may include data such as name, address, phone numbers, email, Social Security Number, and signature. Additional information may be collected with consent for background checks.