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At Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, we are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to oversee and coordinate all aspects of our technology initiatives, including software deployments, platform upgrades, process improvements, and custom development. You will be responsible for strategic planning, cross-functional team leadership, and ensuring projects meet their defined scope, timeline, and budget targets.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with stakeholders across legal teams, business groups, and IT to define project scope, goals, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Develop comprehensive project plans including charters, timelines, budget, and staffing.
• Conduct business analysis and feasibility studies to identify and overcome potential project obstacles.
• Coordinate with security, legal, technical, and business teams to ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project-related inquiries and updates to ensure transparency and open communication.
• Lead cross-functional teams comprising legal, IT, and professional support staff using a relationship-centric approach.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities effectively, ensuring clear understanding of roles, next steps, and dependencies.
• Motivate and inspire team members to meet project milestones, deliverables, timeline, and budget targets.
• Proactively communicate project status via routine progress reports and EPMO reporting tools.
• Conduct regular team meetings with stakeholders to track progress, address issues, and manage expectations.
• Allocate personnel resources efficiently with mindfulness of competing priorities and workloads.
• Monitor project expenditures and adjust plans to maintain financial targets; implement cost-saving measures without compromising quality or timelines.
• Identify potential risks, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate critical issues to senior management for timely intervention.
• Establish quality standards and performance metrics; implement testing and validation processes, including user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Oversee the deployment of legal software platforms/updates and development of new solutions, collaborating with IT teams on integration.
• Coordinate user training sessions and prepare Help Desk documentation/knowledge base articles.
• Conduct post-project reviews to evaluate outcomes, document lessons learned, and identify areas for improvement.
• Promote a culture of innovation and lead process improvement efforts for legal and business teams.
• Assist the EPMO team with maintenance of templates and tools.

What We're Looking For

• High-level proficiency with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Forms, PowerPoint, and Visio (or other process mapping tools).
• Experience planning and executing projects with teammates across U.S. time zones.
• Ability to thrive in a fully remote position, with availability to visit the Seattle office when needed.
• Full-time availability during firm business hours (8:30AM-5PM Pacific or Mountain time).

Nice to Have

• A bachelor's degree.
• 2+ years of IT Project Management experience.
• A PMP, CAPM, Scrum Master, CompTIA Project+, or Product/Program Management Certification.
• Experience with MS Flow and PowerBI.
• Previous experience in a law firm or professional services organization, supporting a multi-office environment.
• Experience with IT project management in a legal environment.

Technical Stack

• Microsoft Teams
• SharePoint
• Forms
• PowerPoint
• Visio
• MS Flow
• PowerBI

Team & Environment

You will work across legal practice groups, industry teams, core business teams, office administration, knowledge management, practice support, and the security office.

Benefits & Compensation

• Compensation varies by location: Washington: $127,000 to $144,000; Los Angeles: $124,000 to $141,000; San Francisco: $149,000 to $168,000
• Choice of health and vision insurance plans
• Dental plan
• Fertility and adoption benefit
• Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service
• Tuition reimbursement
• Commuter benefits
• Retirement contribution
• Health insurance with optional HSA
• Long term disability
• Vision care
• Telemedicine and virtual short-term counseling services
• Life insurance
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Subsidized backup care and caregiving resources
• 401(k)
• Vacation and sick time
• 11 paid holidays each year
• Employee assistance program
• Voluntary accident, life, disability, and long term care insurance
• Pet insurance
• 2 paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work

Work Mode

This position is hybrid, with locations in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

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