Sr. Project Manager Marketing Operations

Sr. Project Manager Marketing Operations

DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive. Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let's see what we can achieve. Together. Summary The Sr. Project Manager Marketing Operations will be responsible for helping DLA Piper's Marketing and Business Development (MBD) team drive operational excellence, collaboration, and transparency in support of the firm's strategic priorities for growth and brand enhancement. This position will support MBD leaders in orchestrating and executing on strategic and interdepartmental projects, serving as a critical link between strategy formulation and tangible implementation to improve both the effectiveness and efficiency of MBD functions among our team and across the firm.

Location This position can sit in any of our US offices and offers a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management for MBD workstreams relating to the design, implementation and launch of the firm's Next-Gen CRM system, a project that will significantly enhance the capabilities of the firm's BD and marketing functions with complex requirements and multiple workstreams.
• Play a pivotal role in facilitating the MBD team's realignment in support of firm strategy by ensuring that the process is smooth, efficient, and well-coordinated. Develop detailed plans for the reorganization, outlining the steps, timelines, and resources needed.
• Assist in priority MBD AI optimization projects from project planning through execution and tracking success. Develop project plans, ensure collaboration and engagement, and track the progress of each project, measuring its impact on team performance to ensure that the desired outcomes are achieved.
• Facilitate ongoing operational change and improvement projects, focusing on ways to optimize opportunities to streamline our processes, reduce redundancies, and ensure that we are all working towards the same objectives leveraging people, process, and technology.
• Continuously improve the MBD team's knowledge management approach and maintain resources and shared team libraries to centralize core information, foster consistency, improve collaboration, and enhance learning and development and team onboarding.
• Assist with the budgeting process, both in the strategic planning stages and to help manage departmental budget needs throughout the year.
• Support project management in relation to the content development and strategy for firm conferences and events.
• Manage other key projects and resources including facilitating definition of business and / or system requirements, communicating with stakeholders, analyzing and reporting.