Senior Project Manager

McCann Partners is supporting a loop-based organization hiring a Senior Project Manager for 6+ month contract engagement. This is a hybrid engagement that requires two days in their Chicago office.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full life cycle of technology projects, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closeout, using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methods as appropriate.
• Define project scope, schedules, budgets and resource plans, and track progress against milestones.
• Partner with technical teams, vendors and business stakeholders, including attorneys and administrative leaders, to gather requirements and align priorities.
• Identify, track and mitigate project risks, issues and dependencies, escalating when necessary.
• Coordinate with information security and risk teams so that projects meet Firm standards for data protection and compliance.
• Schedule rollouts and system changes to minimize disruption to end users and client work.
• Prepare clear status reports and presentations for project teams and senior leadership.
• Manage vendor relationships, statements of work and deliverables.
• Oversee testing, user acceptance, cutover planning and post-launch support.
• Drive change management, training and adoption activities for new tools and processes.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management practices, templates and tools.

Required

• Bachelor's degree (B.S. or B.A.) in information systems, computer science, business or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least five years of technology project management experience leading complex, cross-functional projects.
• Working knowledge of enterprise technology, including cloud platforms, business applications, infrastructure and information security concepts.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics to nontechnical audiences.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or Microsoft Project.

Preferred

• PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster or similar certification.
• Experience in a law firm or other professional services environment.
• Experience deploying AI or automation tools.