Business Intake Project Manager

CMS are currently recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to join either our London or Sheffield office.

About CMS

CMS is a Future Facing firm. With 75 offices in 43 countries and 4,800+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep sector understanding with a global overview, giving us the ability not only to see what's coming, but to shape it.

CMS is well equipped to help our clients face the future with confidence. We are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of delivering legal services. Our bold approach to a changing future ensures that we nurture our employees and recruit top talent.

About the Role

As a Project Manager, you will provide exceptional client service to a forward-thinking law firm and be an integral part of the New Business Intake Project Team. You will be responsible for the planning, designing and implementation of the Intapp Conflicts and Intake solution.

•    Develop detailed project plan to design, build and implement the solution
•    Meet with Stakeholders at all levels to identify project requirements, delivery timelines and costs
•    Identify and assign project tasks to the Project Team and other Stakeholders
•    Encourage collaborative working
•    Monitor project performance to ensure timely delivery
•    Compile and submit project status reports to the PMO, Project Team, and other stakeholders
•    Manage costs and keep track of all costs attributed to the project

About You

Skills & Experience required
•    Experience and knowledge of every aspect of the project lifecycle
•    Experience in initiating projects, planning, delegating, managing and risk mitigating
•    Proven experience of a new business intake implementation within the legal or professional sector environment
•    Excellent problem-solving abilities
•    Excellent leadership, customer relations and communication skills to liaise effectively with all project stakeholders 

Personal Characteristics
•    Passionate about “making working life easier” for Stakeholders
•    Able to deal with high levels of complexity and has a “can do”, positive attitude
•    Focuses upon the needs and requirements of the customer rather than personal preferences
•    Establishes priorities, tasks, and work schedules in advance and in writing
•    Clarifies the responsibilities of self and others, avoiding duplication of activity and wasted effort
•    Flexible and adaptable
•    Autonomous and self-directed yet seeks management guidance where necessary
•    Can multitask without losing sight of execution priorities

Equal Opportunities

At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. We're diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive. For further information about CMS' diversity initiatives and programmes, please view the Diversity & Inclusion pages on our website.

Please apply online or contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. For information regarding our competitive range of benefits please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.

Please note that CMS have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.

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