IT Project Manager - Fisher & Phillips LLP

IT Project Manager

At Fisher Phillips, we know exceptional talent is the key to our success, to providing the best service to our internal and external clients. Being a part of the Fisher Phillips team means you will work with cutting edge technology in a professional and fun environment under leadership ready to invest in your professional development. If you have a growth mindset, are eager to challenge yourself, and desire to work with a team of professionals instituting change on an ongoing basis, keep reading.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Fisher Phillips is an international labor and employment law firm, and we are hiring for an experienced IT Project Manager to join a talented team of Technology, Security, and Information Governance professionals. With 600 attorneys in 40 offices, located in the United States and Mexico, our range of experience and expertise enables us to bring efficient and practical solutions to today's labor and employment law problems. For more information about the firm, please visit us at our website at www.fisherphillips.com.

In this role, the IT Project Manager’s primary focus is to drive project results by communicating expectations, planning, monitoring, and appraising results. Our teams often have several concurrent major projects that require direct IT PM leadership, and even more small to medium projects that will require PM oversight. The IT PM reports to the Director of IT Projects and leads projects both within IT team and potentially cross operational department projects outside of IT.

This position is based in the firm’s Atlanta Corporate Office, and will work a hybrid schedule.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and maintain project documentation for major projects including project charters, requirements, change logs, etc.
• Plan projects and track status for all assigned projects in Jira, including goals, timeframes, resources, assignments, and risk assessment.
• Motivate project participants to complete tasks on time.
• Contribute to the team’s success by pitching in when able and needed.
• Communicate status with IT leadership, primary stakeholders, and task owners.
• Advise IT leadership of risks to projects’ critical paths.
• Manage and coordinate directly with vendor resources when they are involved in project tasks.
• Generate reports on a regular and/or ad hoc basis.
• Assist in PMO build out and ensuring Best Practice procedures are being upheld to standard.

REQUIREMENTS

• Technology degree and/or 6-10 years of experience and demonstrated ability to manage complex projects effectively.

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS

• Experience with process improvement and Business Process Re-engineering is a big plus.
• Experience with Training and/or Change Management is a big plus.
• Strong understanding of multiple project management methodologies, including traditional waterfall process and software development lifecycle.
• Experience using Atlassian Products (Jira Work Management, Confluence, etc.)
• Any marketing experiences is a bonus.
• Experience with research and Quality Assurance testing
• Background in legal technology is a plus.
• Certifications such as CAPM and PMP are a plus, but not required.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Manage formal and informal engagements and interactions.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments by urgency and ask appropriate questions for successful execution of projects.
• Demonstrate good time management skills to meet both internal and external deadlines.
• Handle multiple assignments and/or deadlines, while maintaining a professional demeanor and seeking assistance in a timely manner when needed.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Meet deadlines.
• Ability to adapt communication style when interacting with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Meticulous attention to detail, documentation, and note-taking.
• Determination to represent proper Project Management Best Practices

WORK CONDITIONS

• Occasional availability after business hours
• Occasional travel for remote office installs or moves.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, power tools and to handle other computer components.

WHAT WE PROVIDE

Fisher Phillips offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible staff that includes medical, dental, and vision benefits, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k) and profit sharing, life insurance, long-term disability, and an employee assistance program. We also offer optional benefits such as critical care, accident and hospital indemnity insurance, a student loan refinancing program, life insurance for dependents, and pet insurance.

No relocation costs. Principals only; no calls please.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex (including childbirth, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniform service member and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.

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