Project Manager, OD Labs

Ogletree Deakins•Greenville, SC

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Project Manager is responsible for end-to-end delivery of OD Labs technology initiatives, including custom software development, third-party platform deployments, AI adoption, workflow design, and firm-wide rollouts. The role manages project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and vendor relationships, and keeps practice groups, firm leadership, and vendors aligned throughout delivery. The Project Manager works in partnership with the OD Labs AI Architect and Business Analysts and reports to the Director of OD Labs. Initiatives follow the OD Labs delivery model: prototype, pilot, production, enhancements, and operational handoff. The role validates each phase before scaling, with a focus on the minimum viable product (MVP), the critical path, and maintaining no more than two active projects at a time. The Project Manager also supports process mapping, stakeholder communication, change management, adoption, and operational handoff while maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive firm and client information. This is a remote position. Compensation varies by location, and the role is eligible for performance-based bonuses. Ogletree Deakins is a multi-state employer and describes itself as a large labor and employment law firm with more than 1,200 attorneys in 62 offices worldwide.

Requirements

5+ years of experience working inside a law firm in a role connected to the delivery of legal work, such as legal assistant, paralegal, practice group coordinator, legal operations, or recruiting.
2+ years of experience managing technical projects, such as custom software development, systems rollouts, or technology adoption initiatives.
Experience owning project budgets, tracking project financials, and reporting status to stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to identify, track, and escalate risks and dependencies with proposed solutions.
Strong knowledge of project management practices, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, and change management.
Working understanding of how attorneys communicate and set priorities, and how decisions are made within a law firm.
Ability to drive work forward with incomplete requirements and changing priorities.
Ability to build alignment among attorneys, firm leadership, vendors, and technical team members.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present to senior leadership.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Experience within or alongside practice groups.
Experience as a legal assistant, paralegal, practice group coordinator, or legal recruiting coordinator, particularly within a Labor & Employment practice, and familiarity with single plaintiff litigation or class action matter structures.
Experience in a legal innovation unit, legal technology function, or practice group technology initiative.
Experience in process mapping and business analysis, including capturing workflows, facilitating working sessions, and translating operational needs into requirements.
Familiarity with tools such as Visio or Lucidchart.
Experience supporting or managing adoption of AI platforms or similar emerging technologies in a legal setting.

Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end delivery of OD Labs initiatives, including custom development, vendor platform deployments, AI adoption, and firm-wide rollouts, from initiation through active use.
Manage initiatives through the OD Labs delivery model of prototype, pilot, production, enhancements, and operational handoff; validate each phase before scaling and focus on the MVP and critical path, with no more than two active projects at a time.
Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans; coordinate internal and external resources; track status against scope, schedule, and budget; and recommend adjustments as needed.
Plan and lead project team meetings, including setting agendas, coordinating attendees, and following up on action items.
Maintain risk, issue, and dependency logs, and escalate items that may affect schedule, cost, or scope with a recommended resolution.
Manage relationships with outside technology vendors, including forward-deployed engineers, and hold them accountable to deliverables, quality standards, and timelines while keeping vendor scope aligned with the current MVP objective.
Support process mapping by capturing current- and future-state workflows, facilitating working sessions, and translating practice group needs into actionable requirements in coordination with Business Analysts.
Prepare and deliver project status updates to multiple levels of firm leadership, including senior leadership, and identify upcoming decisions and their impact.
Plan and support change management and adoption, including rollout planning, training materials and user guides, tracking adoption metrics and user feedback, and operational handoff.
Identify project stakeholders and communicate project direction and upcoming milestones so practice groups and team members remain informed.
Maintain the confidentiality of sensitive firm and client information.