Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm with locations across the world in 15 countries, has an exciting employment opportunity for you. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package, along with the opportunity to work within an innovative and collaborative environment.
Join our Innovation Team as a Innovation Project Manager in one of our various U.S. office locations.
We are seeking a highly skilled professional who thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. The ideal candidate possesses strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in every task. With a dedicated work ethic and a can-do attitude, you will take initiative and approach challenges with confidence and resilience. Excellent communication skills are essential for collaborating effectively across teams and delivering exceptional client service. If you are someone who demonstrates initiatives, adaptability, and innovation, we invite you to join our team.
Position Summary:
The Innovation Project Manager leads the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of innovation initiatives across the firm, with a focus on the firm’s AI program. Working closely with attorneys, practice group leaders, IT, and external vendors, the Innovation Project Manager moves initiatives from intake and evaluation through pilot, implementation, adoption, and value realization. The role serves as a strategic partner in building a well-governed innovation portfolio that aligns with firm strategy, protects client confidentiality, and promotes the responsible use of AI.
Key Responsibilities:
Innovation Portfolio & AI Program Management
Manages the intake, prioritization, and readiness assessment of innovation and AI use cases
Plans, scopes, and delivers projects within the firm’s AI program across enterprise AI tools
Maintains visibility of the innovation project portfolio, including status, dependencies, and resourcing, through executive-level reporting and leadership dashboards
Develops annual innovation roadmaps in collaboration with firm and practice group leadership
Project Planning & Execution
Partners with sponsors to define project objectives, scope, schedule, and success metrics
Develops project plans, critical success factors, status reports, and delivery roadmaps
Executes projects across Agile, hybrid, and traditional delivery models
Leads geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams and secure resources in a matrix organization
Coordinates testing, deployment, training, and adoption readiness with departments and vendors
Manages tasks, timelines, expenses, and budgets, and takes corrective action when tasks or milestones slip
Coordinates timely review and sign-off on all project deliverables
Technology Evaluation, Pilots & Implementation
Designs and launches vendor pilots with defined success criteria and metrics
Prepares pilot debriefs and go/no-go recommendations for leadership
Develops rollout playbooks covering readiness assessment, governance, pilot design, training, and phased deployment
Leads phased firm-wide and global deployments of approved solutions
Applies AI and automation to legal and business workflows, including document processes, knowledge management, and reporting
Stakeholder & Client Engagement
Serves as key point of contact for attorneys, practice group leaders, and executive leadership
Collaborates with IT, Training, and InfoSec to align priorities and delivery
Facilitates stakeholder meetings, discovery and requirements sessions, workshops, and solution design sessions
Supports client-facing innovation work, including client requirements discussions and performance reporting
Manages and aligns client and internal stakeholder expectations proactively
Vendor & Third-Party Management
Occasionally leads RFP processes (e.g., SharePoint provisioning automation), including requirements, evaluation, due diligence, and vendor selection
Serves as liaison between vendors and internal…