IT Project Manager
Houston, MS - USA
Job Summary
Job Description
At Norton Rose Fulbright people thrive because of a shared commitment to quality unity and integrity. The highly regarded law firm consistently receives recognition from Great Place to Work and Top Workplaces two companies that specialize in assessing organizational culture. Teams collaborate across regions value new ideas and deliver meaningful client solutions supported by a culture that embraces ambition development and shared success. With more than 3000 lawyers and 3000 business services professionals working together across 50 offices worldwide this global law firm provides a full range of legal services to leading corporations and financial institutions operating in key markets and sectors.
We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead complex enterpriselevel applicationimplementationand integration projects in a large professional services environment. This roleis responsible fordelivering projects that span multiple systems vendors and business functions and that directly support firm operations risk management and strategicobjectives.
The successful candidate will be adept in waterfall agile and hybrid methodologies capable of tailoring delivery approaches based on project needs and comfortable engaging with technical teams business stakeholders and executive leadership across the firm.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Project Delivery & Governance
Lead multiple concurrent IT projects from initiation through closure maintaining full accountability for scope schedule budget quality and risk
Define and manage project plans schedules dependencies resource demands and critical path activities
Establish and manage project governance including steering committees decision frameworks escalation paths and change control
Application Implementation & Integration
Manage SaaS and onpremise application implementations including integrations with finance HR document management data platforms and identity management systems
Coordinate with architecture development infrastructure security and data teams to ensure integration requirements are clearly defined and delivered
Support vendor management activities including implementation partners software vendors and thirdparty service providers
Ensure technical and functional design reviews to confirm alignment with firm standards and business requirements are completed
Stakeholder & Leadership Engagement
Build strong trusted relationships with project sponsors business owners and IT leadership
Facilitate consensus on scope priorities tradeoffs and delivery approach
Prepare and deliver executivelevel updates including status risks mitigation strategies and recommendations
Translate technical concepts into clear actionable information for nontechnical audiences
Financial & Operational Management
Develop and manage project budgets forecasts and expense tracking
Support IT annual planning budgeting and forecasting activities as needed
Ensure appropriate security reviews nondisclosure agreements and contractual artifacts are completed and retained
Maintain accurate project documentation artifacts and collaboration sites (e.g. SharePoint Teams)
Continuous Improvement
Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the firms project delivery framework templates standards and tools
Promote best practices aligned with PMI standards and modern delivery approaches
Other duties
Please note that this job description does not cover or contain all activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree and 5 years of relevant and professional experience in IT project management
In lieu of a bachelors degree 9 years of relevant and professional experience in IT project management
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite required including Microsoft Project Professional Teams and SharePoint
Advanced criticalthinking and problemsolving skills with sound judgment applied in highimpact timesensitive situations
Advanced verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence align stakeholders and support informed decisionmaking
Must demonstrate consistent professionalism and discretion while interacting with all levels of the organization
Flexibility to work outside of regular business hours as needed
Travel may be required as defined by the needs of the project or department
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you your health and your family. Benefit packages include access to three medical plans dental vision life and disability insurance. Employees can also access pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts. Norton Rose Fulbright helps provide financial security by allowing employees to participate in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible. Full- time employees are eligible to access fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys.
In addition to the Firms health and welfare benefits above we offer a competitive paid time off plan which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm. The firm offers a generous paid parental leave benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn or adopted child(ren). Employees are also entitled to 11 Firm holidays.
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal laws and their implementing regulations that require the collection and recording of certain data and information. The information we receive will not be used to make any decision regarding employment and will be kept separate from your application. Similarly self-identification information is kept confidential and used only in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran Rose Fulbright is committed to providing reasonable accommodation as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation to complete your application please contact . Please provide your contact information and a description of your accessibility issue. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the firm or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. We provide the world’s pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service.