Project Manager - Information Systems

Barasch & McGarryManhattan, New York

$100,000 - $125,000 / year

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Overview

Schedule

Full-time

Career level

Director

Remote

Hybrid remote

Compensation

$100,000-$125,000/year

Job Description

PurposeThe Project Manager will join the Information Systems team in a key role in the planning, coordination, and execution of technology programs — including significant enterprise initiatives. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Business Applications and Portfolio Management, this individual will take a leading role in maintaining our portfolio of projects, including project timelines, tracking deliverables, facilitating communication across teams, and ensuring projects stay on scope, schedule, and budget. They will also be responsible for managing some current projects underway. This requires an individual who has a background in maintaining a portfolio of projects, with demonstrated proficiency in Asana, as well as experience implementing and upgrading Salesforce. This is an exceptional opportunity for a results-oriented project management professional to take on meaningful scope and visibility in a mission-driven, fast-paced legal technology environment.Job ResponsibilitiesProject Portfolio Management & DeliveryThis role maintains a portfolio of active technology projects spanning enterprise implementations, system upgrades, and process improvement initiatives. The Project Manager will serve as the operational backbone of the portfolio — owning the Asana project management environment, maintaining visibility across all workstreams, and directly managing a select group of current projects.

Manage the planning, scheduling, and tracking of project milestones, tasks, and deliverables across active initiatives
Lead select projects supporting our current environment while also engaged in future platform initiatives
Maintain and update project plans, RAID logs (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions), and status reports on a weekly basis
Monitor project timelines and proactively flag risks, delays, or blockers to the Senior Manager, Business Applications and Portfolio Management
Support the coordination of sprint ceremonies in an Agile environment, including daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Track action items and follow up with stakeholders to ensure timely completion

Stakeholder Communication

Prepare and distribute weekly project status reports, meeting notes, and executive summaries
Maintain organized project documentation in SharePoint and other collaboration platforms

Implementation Support

Coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) logistics, tester scheduling, and defect tracking
Coordinate the build of test cases and support the build of automated regression testing
Help manage go-live readiness checklists, mock cutover plans, and hypercare support coordination

Documentation & Reporting

Create and maintain project artifacts, including process flows, decision logs, training schedules, and test case libraries
Support the development of change management communications and training materials
Compile and analyze project metrics to support reporting to leadership and steering committees

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field
3–5 years of progressive experience in project management, with enterprise-wide software implementations
Experience with Salesforce implementations strongly preferred; general CRM platform familiarity required
Experience with SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) and technology implementation processes
Proficiency in Asana for portfolio and project tracking; familiarity with other project management tools such as Jira, Monday.com, or Microsoft Project a plus
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and collaboration tools such as Teams and SharePoint
Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable preparing summaries and status updates for varied audiences
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage relationships with diverse stakeholders
Proactive, self-starter mindset with a strong sense of accountability and follow-through

Preferred

Exposure to Agile or Scrum methodologies; CAPM, PMP, or Scrum certification in progress or completed
Prior Business Analyst experience, including technical requirement documentation
Experience leveraging AI tools to empower process efficiencies
Prior experience in a legal, healthcare, public sector, or nonprofit environment

Work Schedule: Must work on-site Monday–Thursday; Friday optional remoteCompensation: $100,000 – $125,000 annually, commensurate with experienceWho We AreBarasch & McGarry is proud to be the nation’s leading advocate for the 9/11 community, representing more 9/11 victims than any other law firm. No one has filed more claims with the Victim Compensation Fund or helped more people enroll in the free World Trade Center Health Program. With their office steps from Ground Zero, they felt the impact that day and continue to feel it today through their work with more than 25,000 members of the 9/11 community.Equal Opportunity EmployerBarasch & McGarry (the “Firm”) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. The Firm strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, interns, or any other covered persons because of age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, gender, actual or perceived gender identity or expression, including status as a transgender individual, actual or perceived sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, marital status, familial status, caregiver status, partnership status, unemployment status, military status, including past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, domestic violence victim status, sexual or reproductive health decision making, actual or perceived physical or mental disability, height, weight, credit history, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

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