Project Manager, Legal Operations

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job.  Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below.  Specific activities may change from time to time. 

A Legal Operations Project Manager ensures projects are adequately resourced and timely completed. They develop and utilize effective project management tools, communicate assignments and deliverables, track progress, enforce accountability, and create project status reporting for each practice area and the Legal Department.

The role involves overseeing budgets, optimizing processes, implementing technology solutions, and supporting the legal team in achieving its strategic goals.

In this role, you will:

• Participate in larger efforts to independently manage sub-program components and identify opportunity for smaller scale, lower risk projects such as initiation planning, executing, controlling, and closing within change management.
• Identify and capture basic dependences and interdependencies, ensure alignment of actions and artifacts with project policy, methodology and appropriate business deliverables are produced, maintained and milestones are met.
• Exercise independent judgment to guide project plans, budgets, resolution of issues and ensure project tasks are completed according to established timelines.
• Exercise independent judgment while developing expertise in identifying, analyzing, and reporting the risks related to immediate deliverables.
• Collaborate and consult with subject matter experts, sponsors, stakeholders, project roles, direct managers, program leads, project individuals, risk managers, business partners and outside vendors.
• Coordinate multiple objectives, target dates, and audiences to prepare for a smooth, on-time release.
• Anticipate change and proactively prepare for it.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Law, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in legal operations, project management, or a related field.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels where flexibility, collaboration and adaptability are important.
• Ability to execute in fast pace high demand, environment while balancing multiple priorities.
• Proven ability to listen and communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders by employing a calm, credible and confident leadership style.
• Proven success achieving objectives requiring an elevated level of cooperation from people in other parts of the organization.
• Ability to present complex concepts into simplified solutions in a straightforward and understandable manner to multiple stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with legal professionals, vendors, and other stakeholders
• Experience with project management applications
• Experience working on projects with upper management and leadership across the organization.
• Microsoft 365 suite expertise

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience managing budgets and financial processes in a legal or corporate environment
• Experience with legal technology solutions and process improvement methodologies.
• Proficient in legal technology tools and financial management systems
• Banking industry experience
• One or more project management industry certifications (SAFe, Agile, PMI-ACP, TKP)
• Data software migration project planning expertise
• Knowledge and understanding of banking practices, policies, and procedures.
• Indirect experience with a large financial institution
• MBA degree

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

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