Senior Manager - Enterprise Project Management Office

Role Description

The Senior Manager - Enterprise Project Management Office is a critical leadership role responsible for building, scaling, and leading this function while serving as a senior project manager on the firm's most strategic initiatives. This hands-on position operates with strong executive sponsorship from firm leadership, establishes structure and standards, leads a growing team, delivers complex projects that align with the firm's highest-priority strategic objectives, and earns credibility across a sophisticated stakeholder environment. This role combines strategic PMO leadership with active project delivery and is ideal for a builder who thrives in a dual-capacity, matrixed environment: leading teams and doing the work.

• PMO Leadership & Team Development
  • Execute the roadmap for scaling the EPMO within the governance structure and operating model established by the Transformation Office leadership.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of project management professionals.
  • Build and maintain a PM competency framework.
  • Implement and maintain a PM deployment model.
  • Serve as the firm's primary authority on project management standards, tools, and methodologies.
• Project Management Delivery
  • Serve as the lead project manager owning end-to-end project delivery on high-visibility, complex initiatives.
  • Work hand in hand with Business Analysts during project initiation and requirements phases.
  • Navigate complex, matrixed stakeholder environments.
  • Model best-in-class project management practices.
• Standardization & Process Excellence
  • Design, implement, and continuously improve standardized PMO methodologies.
  • Administer the project intake process established by the Transformation Office.
  • Administer change control protocols.
  • Evaluate, select, and implement the EPMO's technology stack.
• Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management
  • Maintain a firm-wide view of the project portfolio.
  • Design and manage the firm's PM resource allocation model.
  • Provide regular reporting and dashboards to give firm leadership insights.
  • Conduct post-implementation reviews (PIRs).
• Stakeholder Engagement & Influence
  • Build strong, trust-based relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Navigate partner culture with confidence and credibility.
  • Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to firm leadership.
• Risk Management & Governance
  • Establish processes to identify and track project risks early.
  • Create clear escalation protocols for project issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Project Management, Information Systems, or a related field required.
• Master’s degree in business administration or a related field preferred.
• PMP certification required or demonstrated equivalent mastery of project management methodology.
• Change management certification (Prosci/ADKAR or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive project management experience.
• Demonstrated experience founding or standing up a PMO function.
• Experience designing and executing a PM resource deployment model.
• Track record of building PM competency frameworks.
• Proven ability to develop and implement firm-wide standards.
• Experience managing, assessing, and developing project management staff.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing a departmental or functional operating budget.
• Experience in a law firm or professional services environment strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with legal operations or law firm business functions preferred.
• Strong expertise across project management methodologies.
• High proficiency with project management tools and platforms.
• Forward-thinking perspective on AI-assisted project management.
• Highly strategic thinker with the ability to connect day-to-day project execution to firm-level priorities.
• A skilled relationship builder who earns trust through credibility and results.
• Adaptable, resilient, and capable of managing complex initiatives.
• Demonstrated openness to adopting new technologies.
• A builder's mindset energized by ambiguity.

Requirements

• Employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with skill and experience.
• The expected compensation ranges for this position in various states and jurisdictions are as follows:
  • State of California: $151,000 - $308,000
  • State of Colorado: $139,000 - $248,000
  • State of Illinois: $136,000 - $265,000
  • State of Massachusetts: $151,000 - $289,000
  • State of Maryland: $146,000 - $222,000
  • State of Minnesota: $151,000 - $250,000
  • Jersey City, NJ: $164,000 - $297,000
  • State of New York: $141,000 - $304,000
  • State of Vermont: $149,000 - $286,000
  • State of Washington: $146,000 - $278,000
  • Washington, D.C.: $195,000 - $286,000
• The above salaries do not include a discretionary bonus.
• Full-time employees receive benefits including:
  • Medical and dental coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Pre-tax flexible spending account for certain medical and dependent care expenses
  • An employee assistance program
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid holidays
  • Participation in a retirement plan program after meeting eligibility requirements
  • And more

Benefits

• Employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with skill and experience.
• The exact compensation will vary based on skills, experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.
• Full-time employees receive benefits including:
  • Medical and dental coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Pre-tax flexible spending account for certain medical and dependent care expenses
  • An employee assistance program
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid holidays
  • Participation in a retirement plan program after meeting eligibility requirements
  • And more