IT Project Manager

The IT Project Manager will oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple IT projects across the firm, including infrastructure upgrades, software implementations, and systems integrations. This role involves collaborating with attorneys, legal staff, vendors, and IT teams to ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.

This role also leads diverse teams to successfully manage projects, create project work breakdown structures, create project plans and task lists, and define project goals, objectives, and scope.

A career at Nixon Peabody is the opportunity to do work that matters. It’s the chance to use your knowledge to shape what’s ahead. To share, to innovate, to learn at a firm that taps the power of collective thinking.

We’ve created a dynamic, energizing environment that promotes success for our clients and each other. We offer fast growth, connectedness and training in business as well as law. And our rigorous standards assure you are part of a diverse team of top talent at every turn.

If you’re someone who’s looking toward the future, we’d love to hear from you.

Location : Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; New York NY; Rochester, NY; San Francisco, CA; Washington, DC

• Manages the full project lifecycle from startup to closure on assigned IT initiatives in accordance with the Project Management Methodology established by the firm’s PMO including processes, templates and best practices.
• Works with sponsor / stakeholder to define scope, requirements, outcomes, timeline and budget so they are correctly understood and properly documented prior to project startup.
• Develop detailed project plans utilizing PMO templates, processes and methodologies to manage scope, time, resources, budget, key deliverables and success criteria.
• Coordinates internal resources and third-party vendors for seamless execution of project tasks and activities.
• Facilitates cross-functional collaboration between legal teams, IT staff and external partners.
• Monitors project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques throughout the life of the project to ensure value-based outcomes.
• Proactively identifies and manages risks, issues and change requests, which includes coordinating risk assessment activities related to IT projects.
• Evaluates alternative designs and associated costs. Documents and obtains approval from Project Sponsor for all changes in project design and parameters.
• Ensures compliance with legal industry standards, data security and privacy regulations, including adherence to and support of the firm’s ISMS and ISO 27001 information security policies, procedures, and controls.
• During the project life, monitors contracts including review and approval of payment requests and change orders; maintains regular communications with service providers and / or vendors involved in project.
• Plans and oversee the preparation and dissemination of project communications to team members, IT staff and vendors regarding status of specific milestones. Prepares and presents regular status reports to leadership and stakeholders.
• In conjunction with the project team, ensures proper assembly of operations and maintenance documentation.
• Manages the transfer of the care, custody and control of the finished product to the Service and Support Team at project end for ongoing support and maintenance.
• Demonstrate leadership to proactively and effectively accomplish project tasks, lead teams, facilitate conversations to identify and resolve issues / problems, and successfully achieve project scope and goals on time and in budget.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements :

Nixon Peabody LLP is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer : Disability / Veteran. Nixon Peabody is committed to creating a fair workplace and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To comply with Federal law, Nixon Peabody participates in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are verified through this electronic system established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to confirm their identity and employment eligibility.

In accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, the anticipated annual salary range for this position, depending on location, is as follows : Boston, MA : $89,000 to $132,000; Chicago, IL : $89,000 to $132,000; Los Angeles, CA : $89,000 to $132,000; New York, New York : $98,000 to $145,750; Rochester, NY : $81,000 to $120,450; San Francisco, CA : $98,000 to $145,750; Washington, DC : $89,000 to $132,000.

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