Associate Project Manager - Legal Operations

Hybrid

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) - Associate Project Management - Legal Operations

Location : New York, NY 10036

Duration : 6-month contract, possibility of extension

This is a hybrid role, with three (3) days per week required in our midtown Manhattan headquarters.

About the Role

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Associate Project Manager to support our Global Business Operations (GBO) and M&A integration initiatives. This role will serve as a liaison between the Legal team and Business stakeholders throughout the M&A lifecycle, including post-close integration initiatives. In this role, the Project Manager will work closely with the Legal Department to facilitate delivery of legal operations that support Global Business Operations and M&A Projects, as well as high-priority legal compliance initiatives across the company.

The Project Manager will be responsible for M&A integration processes across all legal functions, as well as other initiatives and cross-functional and legal operations projects, ensuring acquired businesses are brought into compliance with the company's legal frameworks and operating standards. As the central point of coordination for legal team project management, you will help organize and track various project components while driving legal process improvements and efficiencies. As a change agent, you will support a new center of excellence program that focuses on continuous improvement and transformation initiatives.

Project Management & Coordination

• Coordinate and help drive strategic projects across the company on behalf of Global Business Operations.
• Develop and maintain project plans and timelines, identify resource requirements and deliverables.
• Report on the delivery and execution of results, as well as resolution of key risks & issues.
• Demonstrate agility in managing multiple projects across a diverse portfolio, adapting swiftly and efficiently to new mandates critical to project success.
• Monitor and track project progress against established goals,
• Communicate project status, including roadblocks, risks, milestones, and successes, with all stakeholders and senior managers.
• Support the overall function of proactive response and ad-hoc request execution, accurately assessing the time and resources required for completion.

Administrative & Process Management

Stakeholder Communication

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