Description
Join Freshfields to work on exciting challenges at the intersection of law, technology, and business. As a Project Manager, you will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of AI-enabled legal solutions, applications, and technology initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Lead project planning, execution, and delivery of AI-enabled legal solutions
- Partner with lawyers, business stakeholders, Product Managers, and Engineers to define project scope, objectives, timelines, and success metrics
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of solutions
- Manage project plans, milestones, dependencies, budgets, risks, and issue resolution
- Support pilot programs, user acceptance testing, rollout activities, and adoption initiatives
- Track and report project progress, benefits realization, risks, and opportunities to leadership stakeholders
- Drive continuous improvement in project delivery processes, governance, and change management practices
- Ensure solutions are implemented in alignment with security, compliance, risk, and responsible AI requirements
Skills and Experience:
- Experience managing technology, legal technology, AI, digital transformation, or business process projects
- Strong project management expertise, including planning, resource coordination, risk management, and stakeholder communications
- Understanding of legal workflows, legal operations, knowledge management, or professional services delivery models
- Experience working with software development, product, and engineering teams using Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies
- Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced, global environment
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships across all levels of the organization
- Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation, and organizational skills
- Experience supporting technology adoption, change management, and user engagement activities
- PMP, Prince2, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent project management certification is desirable
- Knowledge of Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, legal AI platforms, document automation, or knowledge management solutions
- Understanding of responsible AI, information governance, privacy, and regulatory considerations
A reasonable estimate of the current range is $110,000 to $160,000.