Working Pattern: Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite
Contract: 12-month FTC
VIQU is partnering with a leading professional services organisation to deliver high-impact, global initiatives. We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with a background in legal or professional services to lead complex technology and business change projects. These include law-firm mergers and acquisitions, document and matter management (iManage/DMS) streamlining, and identity and access management (IAM) / Active Directory initiatives.
You will work closely with senior stakeholders, technical teams, and third-party vendors to deliver projects from initiation through to closure.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead global, cross-functional project teams, including third-party vendors, ensuring end-to-end delivery of complex legal technology initiatives.
- Manage projects related to law-firm mergers and acquisitions, including systems integration, data migration, and user transition.
- Deliver iManage / DMS optimisation and streamlining programmes, improving document management, governance, and user experience.
- Oversee IAM and Active Directory projects, including access controls, role-based permissions, and security enhancements.
- Define project scope, requirements, objectives, success metrics, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, RAID logs, and resource plans.
- Manage project communications, governance, risk, and change control, tracking progress against agreed KPIs.
- Partner with change and communications teams to deliver effective stakeholder engagement and change impact analysis.
- Drive continuous improvement and promote best practice in project delivery.
Key Requirements
- 5+ years’ project management experience delivering global projects within legal or professional services environments.
- Proven experience delivering projects such as M&A integrations, document management systems (iManage/DMS), and IAM / Active Directory initiatives.
- Strong experience across software, infrastructure, cloud, and enterprise platforms.
- Solid knowledge of Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
- Excellent organisational, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior legal and business leaders.
- Demonstrable experience managing budgets, timelines, scope, risk, change, and governance frameworks.
- Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Project.
- Project management certification (PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM, or equivalent).
Apply in confidence to Phoebe Rees at VIQU IT Recruitment:
Email: phoebe.rees@viqu.com Phone: 0121 720 3665 Know someone suitable? Refer them and earn up to £1,000 if successful (T&Cs apply). Follow VIQU IT Recruitment on LinkedIn for more roles and opportunities
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