About Ashurst:

Ashurst is a leading progressive global law firm with a rich history, celebrating its bicentenary in 2022. We are proud of our history and future-focused, having expanded into new technologies through our NewLaw division, Ashurst Advance, and our consulting arm. Our in-depth understanding of our clients and commitment to providing excellent standards of service have seen us become a trusted adviser to local and global corporates, financial institutions and governments in all areas of commercial law. To find out more please visit www.ashurst.com .

In order to comply with regulatory and client requirements, Ashurst will undertake appropriate vetting of staff. When applicants accept a job offer, Ashurst, alongside a specialist provider, will undertake professional verification and background checks. These checks are only undertaken with consent, and in accordance with our legal and regulatory obligations.

Role overview:

Project manage large and medium sized IT projects for the firm.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead and direct global project teams to ensure timely delivery of projects facilitating business initiatives, keeping within budget and managing risk to the firm.
• Manage medium to large complex projects from end-to-end, from requirements gathering, contract negotiation, development and testing through to implementation and service transition to the operations and support teams.
• Manage internal and external project communications to all levels of stakeholders, both business and technical.
• Liaise with the infrastructure architects to ensure that the IT solutions and their supporting infrastructure fully supports the business requirements.
• Carry out business analysis where required.
• Create and manage project plans and documentation.
• Estimate and manage project budgets.
• Manage, monitor and motivate the cross-functional project teams.
• Conduct project presentations and compile reports.
• Manage third parties and suppliers.
• Ensure projects are delivered and run in such a way that they meet industry leading quality standards following the firm's methodology.
• Act as a role model for others within the team and provide mentoring services where necessary.
• Identify opportunities for improvement within the project methodology.

Risk and Control: Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with our regulatory requirements and internal policies.

Essential skills and experience:

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a project manager with a proven track record of successfully managing and leading global projects through the full project life cycle in a professional services company, ideally a law firm.
• Minimum of 3 years' in project management roles with specific and proven experience of IT services projects.
• Strong planner and with ability to spot tenuous links and dependencies.
• Working within a structured project framework.
• Good understanding of soft skills involved in successful management of projects and team motivation.
• Able to manage teams remotely in a global context.
• A good eye for detail; ability to work accurately and effectively even when under pressure.
• Able to learn and understand current business processes and help to model new processes/procedures.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent knowledge of all elements of the project lifecycle.
• Able to listen and understand customer requirements.
• Able to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Able to liaise at a senior level within the firm.
• Able to challenge and motivate others.
• Assist with research and evaluation of software solutions from 3rd party suppliers and production of necessary deliverables such as tender documents, liaising with suppliers.
• Experience of managing and developing productive working relationships with vendors.
• Tactful and diplomatic when in pressured situations.
• Excellent presentation, written and communication skills.
• Uses initiative - 'can do' approach.
• Client focused.

Desired skills and experience:

Familiarity with some or all of the following:

• HQ Office Relocations.
• Prince 2, Agile or similar project methodologies.
• MS Office implementations.
• Skype for Business implementations.
• Data centre relocations.
• Operating System implementations.
• Document management systems.
• Accounting/billing and/or time recording systems.
• Workflow applications.
• Integration projects.
• Client/server architectures.
• ITIL.
• Web technologies - Internet, Intranet, Extranet.
• Microsoft environments - Windows 10, .Net, SQL Server, MS Project.