Job Description
Associate Project Manager – Legal 12084 #PP
A leading professional development and networking company is looking for an Associate Project Manager – Legal. The successful candidate will provide support primarily to the company’s product legal, data privacy, trust and safety, security, and engineering teams to help ensure that we can continue to lawfully provide products and services that help connect the world’s professionals to make them more successful and productive. The ideal candidate has prior experience in project or program management. The company offers a great work environment!
Associate Project Manager – Legal Pay and Benefits:
- Hourly pay: $50/hr
- Worksite: Leading professional development and networking (San Francisco, CA 94105, Hybrid or Remote, Candidates local to South Bay and San Francisco are preferred)
- W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Savings Program
- 40 hours/week, 12 Month Assignment
Associate Project Manager – Legal Responsibilities:
- Maintain and expand legal documentation systems, while working in a fast-paced, diverse, collaborative, and motivated legal department that values humor and teamwork.
- Own and lead a variety of Legal projects concurrently applying a structured methodology and project management approach; drive initiatives that contribute to long-term operational excellence, ensuring key projects have clear success measures and operational plans.
- Become a subject matter expert on the processes used by the Product, Platform, and Partnerships team, addressing stakeholder concerns and finding creative solutions when issues arise. Will be heavily involved in process design and development projects across cross-functional teams.
- Proactively make recommendations to the business on areas of improvement, optimization, and opportunities for efficiency.
- Drive change management and adoption within the organization of the agreed-upon business solution with the appropriate horizontal supporting teams.
- Build an in-depth knowledge of the business they serve and the processes by which they operate, serving as a close and trusted advisor to help inform and facilitate decision-making related to operational activities.
- Increase the effectiveness of partnerships with stakeholders to ensure strong communication and alignment; Effectively communicate throughout the project lifecycle and influence the adoption of change. Compare actual performance against planned scheduled performance.
Associate Project Manager – Legal Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience in project or program management.
- BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience.
- Experience utilizing organizational skills to manage multiple, contemporaneous matters.
- Project or program management experience within technology companies is preferred.
- IAPP certification(s) is preferred.
- Self-motivated team player with the ability to drive projects, identify and resolve issues, and earn the confidence and cooperation of others is preferred.
- Effective communicator who can work both independently and collaboratively across cross-functional teams. is preferred.
- Excellent judgment and high integrity is preferred.
- Ability and willingness to master new software tools are preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to juggle tasks from the mundane to the strategic, and to work productively and deliver on deadline in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with resilience and a sense of humor. is preferred.
- Proficiency with (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is preferred.
- Working knowledge of the project life cycle.
- Communication and collaboration skills.
- Systematic, detail-oriented, and organized.