Technology Program Manager

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.  

The Technology Program Manager is an integral part of Latham’s Technology & Information Services team. This role will be responsible for holding a strategic project leadership position, collaborating closely with the Manager of Technology – Project Management Services and Technology Leadership to ensure projects and programs adhere to department project management methodology with consistent high quality, while building and maintains strong working relationships with Technology Directors to support programs and projects that satisfy firm business needs, as well as working closely with Managers, Senior Managers, and Directors to align technology initiatives with firm business objectives, ensuring clear communication and strategic partnership. This role will be located in our Global Services Office in Los Angeles. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Developing, maintaining, and training team members in department project management methodology and tools, encompassing project intake, milestone development, stakeholder management, communication plans, progress tracking, risk mitigation, issue logs, deployment, and project handoff to support
• Ensuring project management activities meet requestors' and sponsors' expectations, making adjustments as needed to maintain consistency in service delivery by team members
• Maintaining project roadmaps with reporting to provide status updates, identify risks, propose mitigation plans, and enhance awareness of project performance
• Managing interdependencies between projects within the program, ensuring effective collaboration towards program objectives
• Monitoring and reporting on benefits realization as defined by program goals, recommending adjustments to program strategy to maximize value delivery to the Manager of Technology – Project Management Services and Technology Directors

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills (i.e., team-building, project planning and execution, change and risk management) necessary for effective management
• Display advanced knowledge of program and project management principles and the ability to apply them to complex, long-term projects
• Possess the advanced ability to perceive and analyze problems and develop alternative strategies to solve them

And have:

• High school diploma or equivalent, with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, Engineering, Management, or a related field preferred
• A minimum of ten years’ project management experience
• A minimum of five years’ management experience

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional Development programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

Latham & Watkins is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are.

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