Sr. Enterprise Applications Manager

Nelson Mullins an AmLaw 60 Firm is seeking a Sr. Enterprise Applications Manager to lead the Firms enterprise application portfolio and the teams that support it. This is a senior leadership role with broad scope across the Firms core legal financial document and workflow systems and meaningful ownership of where those systems meet the practice. The role oversees the Enterprise Applications Desktop Engineering and Applications Development teams and partners closely with attorneys business professionals IT leadership practice groups and vendors.

The ideal candidate will provide strategic leadership for the Firms Enterprise Applications Desktop Engineering and Applications Development functions fostering a collaborative accountable and high-performing team culture through coaching mentoring performance management career development and succession planning. Develop and execute the Firms enterprise application strategy and technology roadmap ensuring technology investments align with business objectives attorney productivity client service security compliance and operational efficiency. Lead the planning and delivery of enterprise application implementations upgrades migrations integrations and production deployments including after-hours maintenance windows when necessary while establishing and enforcing governance change management documentation support licensing and application lifecycle best practices.

Serve as a trusted technology partner to attorneys business leaders and administrative departments by building strong cross-functional relationships and delivering reliable business-focused technology solutions. Leverage expertise with enterprise legal applicationsincluding Aderant Intapp NetDocuments SharePoint Milana BigHand and the Microsoft technology ecosystemto support the Firms evolving business needs. Oversee enterprise integration architecture and automated data pipelines that connect the Firms legal financial document management workflow and business systems while ensuring applications meet information security confidentiality records management business continuity and regulatory compliance requirements.

Manage strategic vendor relationships software licensing contracts and budget recommendations to maximize value and maintain compliant cost-effective technology operations. Continuously evaluate emerging legal technology artificial intelligence automation and business applications recommending and leading the adoption of innovative solutions that enhance service delivery and operational performance. Provide regular portfolio reporting strategic guidance and operational updates to IT leadership and firm governance committees exercising sound judgment in determining when to build buy enhance or retire technology solutions to best support the Firms long-term objectives.

The ideal candidate will possess a bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Business Administration or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Candidates should have 10 or more years of progressively responsible experience supporting enterprise applications with prior experience in a law firm or legal technology environment strongly preferred. Previous leadership experience is required including successfully coaching mentoring and developing high-performing teams while fostering accountability operational excellence and a collaborative culture.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience leading enterprise technology initiatives including large-scale application implementations integrations upgrades migrations and cross-functional projects. A proven ability to balance innovation with stability sound governance and operational discipline is essential along with strong knowledge of enterprise application administration modernization integrations licensing lifecycle management vendor management and support best practices. Candidates should also possess familiarity with legal technology platforms document management and financial systems workflow and collaboration tools the Microsoft technology ecosystem AI-enabled business applications and automation platforms with the ability to evaluate and implement technologies that enhance business performance and client service.

With more than 1000 attorneys policy advisors e-discovery professionals and other business professionals across offices in California Colorado the District of Columbia Florida Georgia Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota New York Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia and throughout North Carolina and South Carolina Nelson Mullins has strong roots in the business community and an appreciation for new directions in the business world.