Descripción del puesto

We are seeking a Legal Project Manager to join our team and lead complex client engagements with a focus on quality, efficiency, and profitability.!

Responsibilities:

The following is a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities and areas of ownership of the Project Manager:

• Lead project planning, scoping, requirements gathering, and validation with the client.
• Identify and work with the relevant client and internal stakeholders to plan and allocate appropriate project resources in terms of quality, cost, and schedule expectations.
• Conduct risk analysis and contingency planning (plan-do-check-act cycle).
• Lead the internal and external teams to successful execution and delivery of client projects.
• Create schedules and monitor timeliness of delivery.
• Manage the budget and control project costs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, internal teams and external suppliers.
• Oversee project activities and ensure resolution to any problems that may arise (corrective and preventive action).
• Actively seek ways to optimize delivery, client satisfaction, quality, and profitability.
• Report, both in written and verbal form, to internal and external stakeholders regarding project scope, financials, progress and status (formally and on an ad-hoc basis as required).
• Ensure finance systems are kept up to date and accurate.
• Process documentation and knowledge management.
• Ensure the profit of the project is maintained through managing margins.

Measures of Success:

Delivery of services in line with core KPIs for project management, which include but are not limited to:

• client satisfaction;
• on-time delivery;
• cost control and profitability;
• revenue throughput;
• client growth.

Requisitos

Requirements:

• Experience in Intellectual Property (IP)–related projects; with a statistics and mathematics major as a plus.
• 5+ years of proven project management experience in a fast-paced, client-centric environment, ideally in the translation or localization industry.
• Knowledge of the translation industry and a keen interest in its technology, process, competitive landscape, and emerging trends.
• Demonstrated success managing large accounts and/or projects.
• Curiosity and creativity to question existing processes and approaches and propose innovative solutions.
• Proven experience developing processes and ideas.
• Solid financial management skills, including budget planning and variance analysis.
• Strong customer relationship management and business development skills to drive organic growth.
• Must be available to travel for work-related commitments.

Other relevant skills:

• Energy and a positive attitude with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead large, diverse, virtual teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a time-sensitive and deadline-driven work environment.
• Ability to cope with high pressure caused by one or more project management elements such as quality, turnaround time, resource, or budget constraint.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to learn and master quickly the technology, tools, and processes required by the account.
• Ability to train a Project Coordinator on projects/processes.

Beneficios

Benefits:

• National public holidays.
• Vacations: 3 weeks per year.
• Work laptop provided.