Project Specialist - Legal, Compliance, and Risk , NY Posted

Project Specialist - Legal, Compliance, and Risk

Location

New York

Business Area

Legal, Compliance, and Risk

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The energy of a newsroom, the pace of a trading floor, the buzz of a recent tech breakthrough; we work hard, and we work fast - while keeping up the quality and accuracy we're known for. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open, just like our spaces. We bring out the best in each other through collaboration.

Through our countless volunteer projects, we also help network with the communities around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.

• Provide a wide range of project management, administrative and operational support for the Legal, Compliance, and Risk departments;
• Identify opportunities to integrate AI tools and technologies into departmental workflows, sharing best practices and helping stakeholders adopt practical use cases to enhance team efficiency and productivity.
• Coordinate projects from planning through execution, including tracking milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and follow-up actions;
• Anticipate blockers, identify interdependencies, and elevate or help resolve issues as appropriate to maintain cross-functional project momentum;
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to coordinate work, action deliverables, and support timely execution;
• Identify and implement improvements to current operations and workflows through Legal, Compliance, and Risk to enhance efficiency;
• Support a variety of workflows, for example: providing support in litigation and enforcement matters; gathering, organizing and analyzing data to address legal, compliance or risk matters (e.g., regulatory filings and submissions); conducting due diligence; creating, maintaining, and storing legal, compliance and risk documentation (e.g., database management, recordkeeping).

• A Bachelor’s degree;
• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience, including hands-on experience coordinating or managing projects with multiple stakeholders, deliverables, and deadlines;
• Demonstrated project management and analytical skills, including experience tracking milestones, action items, risks, and deliverables;
• A working knowledge of AI tools and technologies, with an eagerness to share best practices and help teams leverage them in day-to-day workflows;
• Excellent judgment, discretion, communication skills, and attention to detail, with the ability to handle sensitive matters confidentially.
• Proficiency in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word); familiarity with project tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet);
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, exercise sound judgment, and effectively manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to take on new responsibilities and develop new skills.

• Experience supporting Legal, Compliance, or Risk functions in a project management, project coordination, or operational role;
• Experience supporting cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders;
• Experience using AI or other technology to improve processes or workflows.

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Salary Range = 75,000 - 95,000 USD Annual + Benefits + Bonus

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles…