The central Transformation Team at Clyde & Co have started on an
exciting journey and are working to realise the firm's appetite for
greater coordination and strategic focus across our current and future
projects portfolio globally. This role plays a key part in continuing
to establish credible relationships for the team across other areas of
the business and ensuring projects and change initiatives meet
objectives and realise benefits by increasing employee adoption and
usage. It focuses on the people side of change, including changes to
business processes, systems and technology, job roles and organisation.
The Role
The role is based within the
Transformation Team and will manage the delivery of multiple
business-driven projects. The role is responsible for providing
overall direction, coordination, control, implementation, and
completion of projects, ensuring alignment with business strategies.
The role will have overall responsibility for the full lifecycle of
projects encompassing delivery to time, budget, benefits, quality,
and change. It will require an excellent grasp of how best to
deliver change to a diverse group of global stakeholders in a
fast-moving environment. As such, the role will require strong
communication and influencing skills and building effective working
relationships with all levels within the firm. The successful
candidate will be able to demonstrate a track record of successfully
managing and leading projects to delivery in a professional services
company or comparable environment. This is a great opportunity to
join a forward thinking, fast growing and entrepreneurial law firm.
Key Responsibilities
Create business cases, incorporating
feasibility studies and research; liaising with stakeholders at
all levels and subject matter experts to elicit and define
business requirements.
Create and manage stakeholder and
communication plans
Organise and lead the appropriate formal
governance of one or more projects.
Manage the full lifecycle of complex
projects, including: requirements gathering, procurement, design,
development, testing, implementation and operational handover
Manage the day-to-day aspects of one or
more projects, including but not limited to: planning and
scheduling, budget management; risk and issue management; work and
resource assignment; and reporting.
Manage the commercial and legal aspects
of projects, including the preparation of budgets, risk
assessments, tenders and related commercial and legal negotiations
Identify and manage the change
management aspects of projects, e.g. recognise the changes in the
broader business environment; identify the relevant stakeholders;
develop the appropriate approach; communicate with and train the
relevant staff/clients on the appropriate changes; and generally
win support.
Identify and manage the realisation of
the benefits and value to be delivered by projects.
Ensure that all changes are fully
embedded into the business' operation.
Contribute to the on-going development
of the firm's approach to project and change management,
addressing processes, tools and techniques
Ensure all handover, support and systems
documentation is produced and signed off
Essential Skills & Experience
Technical Skills
At least 5 years' experience managing
Business-driven technology projects in a legal or comparable
global partnership environment.
Excellent practical understanding of
project management methods, techniques and tools.
Demonstrable experience of liaising with
and influencing senior business executives (e.g. CxO level) and partners.
Excellent networking and knowledge
building skills.
Excellent commercial and budget
management skills.
Excellent, pragmatic approach to risk
and issue management.
Excellent analytic skills with a good
understanding of business analysis techniques
Experience of using Microsoft Project,
or an equivalent tool, to plan, manage and track projects.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office
applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
Familiarity with legal IT systems would
be beneficial
Qualifications:
Good educational background to degree
standard or equivalent.
Professionally recognised project
management qualification, e.g. PRINCE2 or APMP is essential.
Professionally recognised business
analysis qualification, e.g. a BCS diploma, is desirable. Specification.
Specification:
Demonstrable success in defining,
managing and implementing large, complex business-driven
technology/change projects.
Demonstrable good planning skills and a
track record of delivering projects to time, budget and quality.
Strong consulting, influencing and
communication skills (oral and written).
Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
Able to manage multiple projects
simultaneously and composed when in pressured situations.
Able to communicate with a variety of
stakeholders in a clear manner:
In writing, in the form of emails
and other documentation.
Verbally, on the telephone and in
group and one-to-one situations.
Business and client service focused with
good interpersonal skills, with confidence to deal with all levels
of staff.
Experience of working effectively across
geographies, cultures, teams and functions with an ability to
operate effectively in a complex environment.
Flexible and adaptable and able to work
as a part of a small team within the wider organisation.
Self-motivated and uses initiative.
Able to cope with ambiguity.
Collaborative and diplomatic.
Relationship driven.
Good attention to detail.
Creative thinker.
Organised with a pragmatic approach.
Able to manage time effectively and
prioritise workload.
The Firm
Clyde & Co is a leading global
law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and
commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction,
energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a
comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal
services and commercially-minded legal advice to businesses
operating across the world. Clyde & Co is committed to operating
in a responsible way. This means progressing towards a diverse and
inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities
and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities
through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and
minimising the impact it has on the environment. The firm has 480
partners, 2400 lawyers, 3200 legal professionals and 5000 people
overall in over 60 offices and associated offices worldwide.
Our Values
Our values are the principles that
guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and
strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We:
Work as one
We are a globally connected team of talented people
who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
Excel with clients
We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver
unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of
everything we do
Celebrate difference
We help each other to be at our best and believe our
differences result in greater achievement
Act boldly We
seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising
that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth
Business Services Competencies
Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and
professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to
be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to
fulfil their career aspirations.
The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services
career development. They vary across levels and different business
areas and fall under the following areas:
