Associate Director of Enterprise Applications

Associate Director of Enterprise Applications

Description

The Associate Director of Enterprise Applications is a role for a leading global law firm with more than 900 lawyers in nine offices with integrated global practices, serving clients around the world. In the last year, our teams advised on matters in more than 90 countries. They are known for developing a deep understanding of the business of our clients, and pursuing every matter with intensity and creativity to achieve optimal results. 

The Associate Direct of Enterprise Applications is an experiences IT leader who provides technical leadership and direction, delivering a modern suite of applications to support our lawyers in delivery of legal services to clients. This role reports to the Chief Information Officer and oversees the Application Engineer team to ensure the selection, delivery, stability and performance of industry leading applications. The Associate Director interfaces with the firms legal practice groups and professional staff to understand evolving requirements and recommends relevant emerging technologies. They will work closely with the business Applications, Technology Infrastructure, Information Security, Technology support and IT Project Management teams to develop and implement strategies and solutions, This hybrid position is based in the firms New York Office. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead the design, implementation and maintenance of a modern suite of software tools to support the delivery of legal services to clients
• Provide technical leadership and expertise to optimally configure enterprise software, including MS Office and legal add-in products, PDF, document management software, collaboration tools as well as specialized applications for practices and individual users
• Set up and uphold firm standards for maintaining stability and performance of applications 
• Seek out, evaluate and propose enhancements, updates and new software solutions
• Other duties as needed

Who You Are:

• 8+ Years of experience in delivering and supporting enterprise applications in a law firm or professional services organization
• Expertise in MS-Office Suite and legal industry add-ins, collaboration platforms and document management systems. 
• Demonstrable experience leading successful large-scale migrations to M365 and hosted document management systems
• Experience and understanding of user identity and application security m odelsl securely integrating disparate systems
• Strong knowledge of best practices and industry standards
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with lawyers and staff at all levels of the organization
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related discipline highly desired