Manager of Technical Projects

Wilson Elser is a leading defense litigation law firm with more than 1400 attorneys in 46 offices throughout the United States. Founded in 1978, we rank among the top 100 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 36 in the National Law Journal’s survey of the nation’s largest law firms. 

Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation.  If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply to our Manager of Technical Projects position in our New York City Office.

This position offers a flexible, hybrid working arrangement.

The Position

This hands-on BSI Manager of Technical Projects (MTP) position will reside within the Firms Business Solutions & Innovations Department (BSI) and will lead multiple project lifecycles and deliverables for the Firms most strategic and innovative business services initiatives. The MTP is expected to directly oversee and support day-to-day departmental operations involving the firm's financial system (LMS/Rippe) and provide direct oversight and support to BSI Staff.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the planning, management, execution, and delivery of complex technical projects and work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Serve as a key point of contact for stakeholders and will be instrumental in driving project success.  
• Interpret and document detailed business requirements, lead thorough business process discovery, formulate, and manage project plans, utilize data to make informed decisions, develop testing plans, lead quality assurance testing, and assist with the creation of training materials. 
• Lead requirements’ gathering sessions, collaborate with internal and external IT resources for application development needs, develop detailed user stories, manage projects with JIRA software, as their central application for all team and task management.
• Collaborate with the firm's internal Revenue and Finance departments' leadership on all BSI cross-functional projects involving LMS/Rippe, Data Analytics & reporting, Aderant, Power BI, third party vendors, new software Integrations, and other initiatives.
• Support BSI Department staff PTO scheduling, system access, training sessions, hardware and/or connectivity issues, and other matters.  
• Balance priorities while successfully managing expectations in the Firm's fast-paced, ever-evolving legal environment.  

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years recent experience in a hands-on leadership or project management role within an Information Technology or Business Services department, managing both internal staff and external vendors
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a supervisor or management role with direct oversight of support staff
• Minimum of 3 years recent experience leading projects through Agile/Iterative/Hybrid methodologies, operating in Product Owner role when necessary to decompose high level project requirements into actionable Sprints and deliverables for the project teams
• Highly proficient using JIRA software for project and task management
• Motivated to educate and facilitate sprint planning, daily scrums, and retrospectives
• Educate and reinforce scrum methodology and Agile framework to team members and key stakeholders
• Experience and preferable certification in Process Improvement Methodology (Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen, etc.)
• Leading vendor resources for projects that fall outside of existing IT functional areas
• Expert communicator with exceptional written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Subject matter expert in the basics of project management (estimation, project planning, resource planning, issue management, risk management, change management, communication planning)
• Multi-tasker with ability to successfully manage numerous projects and tasks concurrently
• Substantiated experience raising the bar on staff delivery performance and cultivating high performance work environments
• Experience transforming teams through technology, organization, culture, process, and business change management
• Solution-oriented with strong leadership skills and a passion for excellence
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science or equivalent work experience
• Experience with Aderant Financial System & Power BI Development Studio strongly desired
• Scrum Master, Lean Six Sigma, PMP certification(s) strongly desired
• Experience leading the transition, integration and implementation of legal e-billing platforms a plus
• ITIL certification a plus
• Prior industry experience in mid to large sized Law Firm a plus

Why Should You Apply? 

• Benefits: Outstanding benefits package, including 401k match and generous PTO plan
• Career Growth: Ample opportunities for professional development and advancement
• Employee Perks: Access to corporate discount plans and other benefits

Wilson Elser welcomes submissions of candidates for our open positions exclusively from recruitment agencies with an active, signed fee agreement who have been granted access to a position through our dedicated Recruitment Agency Portal. We are unable to consider submissions from recruitment agencies without a current (dated as of 7/1/2024) agreement in place. We appreciate your understanding. For collaboration inquiries or to establish an agreement, please contact us at talentacquisition@wilsonelser.com.

Wilson Elser is committed to a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.  It is the Firm's policy that employment will be based on merit, qualifications, and competence. Further, employment decisions will be made without regard to an applicants race, color, age, sex, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking, past or present service in the uniformed services or application or obligation to serve in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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