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Senior Project Manager

Milbank LLP


Job Location:

New York City, NY - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 125000 - 160000
Posted: 29 September 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 29 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Manager to partner with the CIO and IT leadership team to deliver enterprise IT initiatives. This role will lead and coordinate complex efforts across internal teams external vendors and consulting partners ensuring strong execution and alignment with business priorities. This is a highly visible executive-facing role requiring strong communication sound judgment and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced evolving environment.

Responsibilities

Program & Project Leadership

  • Lead delivery of enterprise IT initiatives including technology implementations transformation efforts and strategic programs
  • Lead end-to-end project management of AI initiatives including scoping planning execution and delivery
  • Develop and manage project plans timelines risks dependencies and deliverables
  • Drive coordination across multiple workstreams and stakeholders
  • Establish and maintain program governance reporting and execution discipline

Stakeholder & Executive Engagement

  • Partner with the CIO and IT leadership on key initiatives and priorities
  • Lead cross-functional stakeholder engagement across IT and business teams
  • Develop and deliver executive-level reporting presentations and updates
  • Translate complex topics into clear concise business communications

Vendor & Delivery Coordination

  • Manage relationships with external vendors consultants and delivery partners
  • Ensure vendor deliverables align with program objectives timelines and quality expectations
  • Coordinate across internal and external teams to drive accountability and execution

AI Initiatives & Enterprise Tool Adoption

  • Project manage the firm-wide rollout of enterprise AI tools including change management training coordination stakeholder communication and adoption tracking
  • Support the development and enforcement of AI usage policies governance frameworks and best practices across project teams
  • Partner with IT operations and business units to ensure successful integration of AI tools and capabilities into existing workflows

Execution & Delivery

  • Drive structured execution across initiatives including:
    • Planning and requirements activities
    • Working sessions and stakeholder workshops
    • Issue and risk management
    • Delivery and/or assessment activities (as applicable)
  • Ensure alignment across related initiatives dependencies and priorities

Compensation: The anticipated base salary range offered for this role will be between $125000 to $160000 and represents the firms good faith and reasonable estimate of the base compensation range. Actual base compensation will be dependent upon several factors including but not limited to the candidates relevant experience performance qualifications degrees and location as well as the needs of the firm.

Qualifications

  • 10 years of experience in IT Project / Program Management
  • Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale technology initiatives
  • Strong experience managing complex multi-vendor environments
  • Experience supporting senior executive stakeholders
  • Excellent communication executive presence and stakeholder management skills
  • Familiarity with enterprise AI tools relevant to modern law firms including Microsoft Copilot Harvey and similar platforms
  • Experience in law firm or professional services environments preferred
  • Exposure to a mix of:
    • Technology delivery (applications platforms integrations)
    • IT operating model or process improvement initiatives
    • Data analytics or AI-related programs

What Success Looks Like

    • Leads complex initiatives with strong structure discipline and accountability
    • Effectively coordinates across teams vendors and stakeholders
    • Delivers clear concise execution-level communication
    • Operates as a trusted partner to IT leadership
    • Drives successful adoption and integration of AI tools across the firm

Required Experience:

Senior IC


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