Posted: 04/02/2025 Job Number: 40504

Job Description

Program Manager IV
Hybrid

Summary:
Our legal team is seeking a collaborative, innovative, and skilled Program Manager to join the Head of Legal Community and team within the LegalOps Project Management Office. This person will help bring focus, delivering results, and cohesion to growing central community and connection initiatives. This team develops, executes, and scales high-impact, high-visibility central programs that foster an inclusive and connected Legal Org, builds community across employees, and engages and retains our talent.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker, detail-oriented, highly motivated, with the ability to move fast, adapt, and be comfortable operating with autonomy in an ambiguous environment. Strong communication and project/event management skills, and ability to problem solve, own projects end-to-end with minimal guidance, and develop strong partnerships are essential.

Responsibilities:

Project manage various legal team events, including org-wide and regional summits, all hands, special initiatives, drafting communications, leading logistics, and partnering with relevant stakeholders
Own Community Development programs including volunteer tool management, volunteer communications, oversight of local activities and relationship managers, and donation processing end-to-end
Support talent development programs for early career and mid career through internal strategy and partnerships with external organizations; drive new process for earning continuing learning education credits across the Legal org
Drive New Hire Onboarding experience and program goals for tool adoption, manager/ guide enablement, organization of resources to accelerate role readiness, and collaboration on building a welcoming, effective, consistent, and positive onboarding experience for all Legal new hires
Coordinate cross-functional projects and maintain cohesion across initiatives, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the activity needed from partners and stakeholders.
Track program budget, expenses, and manage purchase order processing.
Develop and manage relationships with relevant internal and external partners.

Skills:

Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, attention to detail and interpersonal skills
Strong ability to work independently and manage one’s time while on multiple, simultaneous projects
Event planning and logistics management
Teamwork and developing cross-functional partnerships
Communications drafted for a global audience, at all levels of the organization, using various channels and mediums
Strong knowledge of computer software, such as Google Suite, Microsoft Office, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

Effective interpersonal skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience thriving in a fast-paced environment and ability to solve problems through ambiguity and changes in priorities
Expert event planning skills creating in-person and global events and employee engagement experiences
Operational excellence and exceptional organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently with acute attention to detail and an eye for developing processes
Proficient in Microsoft Suite and Google Suite, and accustomed to learning new technologies and tools
Experience working on an in-house legal team or in Human Resources and on a global team

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree
8+ years of project/program management experience, driving complex projects in a cross-functional, multi-stakeholder environment
Experience with community engagement initiatives or working with or in support of nonprofit organizations
Experience leading programs with colleagues volunteering their time
Experience with product and/or internal tool pilots, adoption, and ownership
Proven skills in creative approach to solving problems, and confident with drafting communications

Pay range is $93/hr - $98/hr per hour with full benefits available, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, 401K, parental leave, and more. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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