IT Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager will manage various IT projects in the areas of IT Portfolios supporting Core IT, Accounting, Marketing, HR, Infrastructure, IT Security, and more. The Senior Project Manager will ensure delivery of high quality projects within time and budget according to a pre‑defined, consistent process. This role will manage complex cross‑functional projects focused on business functions, application life cycles, networking, hosting, disaster recovery, cybersecurity and other IT related areas.

Must organize work and communicate with a variety of system architects, IT senior leaders, and business owners from various areas. The position requires excellent project management, program management, communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

• Work with other Project Managers, Solutions Delivery Team, other IT and business stakeholders, and vendors to ensure successful project delivery from project inception through closure.
• Create various project documents, including project charters, project plans, status reports, project risk assessments, project gating, and leadership presentations. Work with project team to ensure relevant project documentation is created.
• Provide project gating presentations to the IT Directors during the various stage gates of their assigned projects.
• Report on the project pipeline, budget run, risks, issues and mitigation plans for assigned projects.
• Resolve resource, timing or other conflicts between projects.
• Contribute to the project management best practices and standards within the IT PMO.
• Other duties as required.

$127,000 - $147,000 if located in Illinois

Benefits information can be found at

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the duties and responsibilities above satisfactorily and meet the requirements below. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 7 years of IT project management experience, with 5 years of experience managing increasingly complex, enterprise projects, which may include enterprise software implementations, infrastructure, stand‑alone applications, mobile or web development.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to process and methodology improvements
• Demonstrated knowledge and execution of project management practices, tools and methodologies, including an appropriate project management tool (Smartsheet, Asana, etc.)

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Business, or Management Information Systems
• Legal experience
• Consulting experience
• Experience with transactional systems, particularly in the accounting, finance or human resources functional areas or experience in infrastructure, IT security, and core IT functions.

• Strong organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good judgment
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
• Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities

Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer