Senior Project Manager

Husch Blackwell LLP is a full-service litigation and business law firm with multiple locations across the United States, serving clients with domestic and international operations.

At Husch Blackwell we believe that diverse, equitable and inclusive teams lead to better outcomes. Husch Blackwell is committed to retaining, recruiting, developing, and promoting talented lawyers and business professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We foster an engaged, diverse, and inclusive team culture of accountability and purpose that makes our Firm and our communities better.

Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation. If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply to our Senior Project Manager position.

This position may be filled remotely, or in any of our locations.

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading complex, cross-functional initiatives that support the strategic objectives of Husch Blackwell. The Senior Project Manager will drive strategic initiatives, stakeholder alignment, risk management, program planning, stage-gate discipline, and executive reporting to ensure initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with business objectives across internal and client-facing implementations.

Working proactively and independently, this role develops practical solutions to complex project challenges and adapts project approaches to support the evolving needs of the firm, business services teams, and legal professionals. Essential job functions include:

• Partner with the Strategy Delivery Portfolio Analyst and EPMO Leader to lead strategic initiatives, establish project governance, enable cross-functional execution, and provide leadership visibility into progress, risks, dependencies, decisions, and value realization.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of EPMO standards, tools, templates, and governance practices while applying those frameworks to support disciplined project execution, stage-gate reviews, issue escalation, and leadership decision-making.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, critical paths, and interdependencies to ensure successful delivery.
• Facilitate alignment across business leaders, functional teams, subject matter experts, and external partners to clarify scope, priorities, success measures, and accountabilities.
• Drive executive-ready reporting and communication, including status updates, risk summaries, milestone reviews, and recommendations for corrective action.
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; escalat critical concerns with recommended mitigation plans.
• Lead working sessions to define implementation road-maps, coordinate decisions, remove barriers, and maintain momentum across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Partner with business leaders and stakeholders to drive change readiness, stakeholder engagement, adoption planning, and successful implementation of new processes, technologies, and operating models.
• Coach project teams and functional leaders on governance expectations, accountability, project discipline, risk management, and effective execution practices.
• Other assignments as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field or equivalent professional or educational experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional projects or transformational initiatives
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide or cross-functional initiatives…