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About the Role

The Project Manager will support the planning, execution, and governance of programs and initiatives across Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. This role bridges business operations, legal practice, and program management, translating stakeholder needs into firm-wide value. The successful candidate will coordinate with cross-functional teams and ensure initiatives align with strategic objectives and deliver measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

Support the planning, execution, and delivery of programs and initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and business objectives.
Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of assigned firm projects, including requirements gathering, stakeholder coordination, implementation support, change management, and post-deployment follow-up.
Apply appropriate program and project management methodologies to manage delivery cycles, ensuring timely progress while maintaining quality standards.
Serve as a liaison between business teams, legal professionals, firm leadership, and external vendors, translating operational needs into actionable plans.
Develop and maintain program roadmaps, budgets, risk registers, and status reports for stakeholders and steering committees.
Support organizational change management activities, including training programs and communication strategies.
Monitor industry trends and provide recommendations on opportunities and risks affecting program areas.
Ensure all program activities comply with the Firm’s legal, ethical, and regulatory requirements.
Collaborate with and support project managers, analysts, and other PMO team members on assigned initiatives.

Requirements

5-10 years of experience in program or project management, preferably supporting cross-functional initiatives.
Demonstrated experience supporting programs or projects in complex organizational environments, preferably in professional services or legal.
PMO experience, including supporting governance frameworks, portfolio tracking, resource planning, and reporting.
Workday and SAAS systems program management experience.
Exceptional communication skills—both written and verbal—with the ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Excellent stakeholder management skills with a track record of building trusted relationships with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
Coaching and mentoring fellow PMO team members.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to organize, prioritize, plan and multi-task work activities in a high-pressure environment.
Experience working in a law firm, professional services firm, or financial institution (preferred).
Familiarity with legal technology ecosystem (document management, e-discovery, contract lifecycle management) (preferred).
Knowledge of legal industry regulations around data privacy, confidentiality, and privilege (preferred).
Experience supporting program or project budgets of varying sizes (preferred).

Skills

Program Management
Project Management
Stakeholder Management
Communication (Written and Verbal)
Organizational Skills
Prioritization
Planning
Multitasking
Attention to Detail
Coaching
Mentoring
Workday
SAAS Systems
PMO Governance
Portfolio Tracking
Resource Planning
Reporting
Change Management
Risk Management
Budget Management
Legal Technology Ecosystem Familiarity
Legal Industry Regulations Knowledge

Location

New York

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

5-10 years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
PMP, Prince2 or CAPM preferred

Salary/Compensations

$150,000 to $180,000

About the Company

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is one of the world’s leading international law firms, established in 1884 with approximately 2,000 lawyers.
The Firm is headquartered in New York with offices in Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Palo Alto, San Francisco, São Paulo, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.
The Firm provides coordinated legal advice and transactional capability to clients around the globe.

Equal Opportunity

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is committed to a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
The Firm prohibits discrimination or harassment based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other legally protected status.
This Policy pertains to every aspect of an individual’s relationship with the Firm, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training and development, promotion, transfer, discipline, termination, and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment.