Manager of IT Products

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP a leading global law firm with offices in major commercial legal and governmental hubs worldwide is seeking a Manager of IT Products. Reporting to the Director of IT Project and Business Relationship Management the successful candidate will be responsible for governing the firms enterprise technology portfolio. Owning the software vetting and compliance process and partners with application service owners to manage technology lifecycles and roadmaps. The role ensures that technology investments align with security privacy AI governance risk regulatory and architectural standards while promoting reuse of existing tools across the firm.

This position will reside in our Philadelphia office with a hybrid in-office/remote working schedule.

Responsibilities:
Technology Vetting & Governance
Own the end-to-end software intake vetting and approval/decline process
Coordinate Security Privacy Risk Architecture and AI governance reviews
Serve as final IT governance authority on software eligibility decisions

Application Portfolio Ownership
Own and maintain Olympus as the authoritative software catalog
Ensure accurate documentation of approved use cases constraints ownership and lifecycle status
Govern portfolio rationalization redundancy reduction and sunset planning

Lifecycle & Roadmap Management
Partner with Application Service Owners to develop and maintain tool-level roadmaps
Track lifecycle states (emerging strategic maintain retire)
Provide input into budgeting renewals and long-range planning

Stakeholder & Operating Model Integration
Coordinate with BRMs and BAs to ensure clean handoffs from vetting to delivery
Partner with PMO to provide vetted solutions for project planning
Establish and document standards workflows and decision criteria

Adoption Communications & Marketing
Design and execute internal communication strategies to promote Olympus adoption
Educate the firm on available tools and expected intake processes

Metrics & Continuous Improvement
Track KPIs such as software reuse time-to-decision redundancy reduction and adoption
Continuously optimize intake vetting and catalog usability

Team Management
The incumbent of this job directly supervises multiple non-supervisory employees. Leads by example; establishes clear expectations; sets direction and priorities; ensures that work levels are balanced among all staff; resolves internal staff issues in a timely manner; keeps staff informed of all appropriate information; builds effective team; delegates at appropriate level.
Fulfills supervisory responsibilities aligned with the firms policies and applicable laws.
Responsibilities include interviewing hiring and training employees; planning assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Facilitates the development of staff by providing opportunities and support; provides timely feedback on work product; regularly coaches evaluates and recognizes staff performance and accomplishments.
Establishes/adheres to department budget; seeks opportunities to improve department efficiency and reduce expenses by streamlining operations.
Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Education and experience:
A bachelors degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university.
Minimum 5-7 years of experience and a minimum 3 years of experience in supervisory or leadership role or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to collaborate and interact effectively and comfortably with a wide range of audiences.
Possess a breadth of perspective on IT technologyand business issues.
Strong financial analysis skills include the intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
Track record for leading change and proven ability to drive cross-functional initiatives from concept to implementation.
Strong leadership and project management skills including verbal and written communication skills
Technical skills including Microsoft Products

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value inclusion and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race color gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition veteran status gender identity genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.

Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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If hired your employment relationship with the firm will be on an at-will basis meaning that the firm may modify the terms and conditions of your employment at any time and that either you or the firm will be free to end the relationship at any time with or without cause and with or without advance notice although reasonable notice would be expected.