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Project Manager - Information Systems

Barasch & McGarry

Manhattan, NY

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JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Acceptance Testing, Agile Programming Methodologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Atlassian JIRA, Budgeting, Bug Tracking/Defect Management, Business Administration, Business Analysis, Business Solutions, Calendar Management, Change Management, Communication Skills, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Data Science, Detail Oriented, Documentation, Follow Through, Genetics, Government, Information Technology & Information Systems, Investment Management, Leadership, Legal, Logistics, Meeting Minutes, Metrics, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Word, Military, Multitasking, Nonprofit, Organizational Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Flow, Process Improvement, Project Evaluation, Project Management Information System (PMIS), Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Software, Project Planning, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Public Health, RAID Storage, Regression Testing, Relationship Management, Reporting Skills, Sales/Support Engineering (SE), Salesforce.com, Scrum Project Management and Software Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Sprint Retrospective, Standup Meetings, Status Reports, Systems Administration/Management, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Technical Writing, Test Automation, Test Case, Test Plan/Schedule, Time Management, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Manhattan, NY
POSTED
30+ days ago
Purpose
The 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 Responsibilities
Project Portfolio Management & Delivery
This 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
Required
  • 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 remote
Compensation: $100,000 – $125,000 annually, commensurate with experience
Who We Are
Barasch & 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 Employer
Barasch & 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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