Director of Enterprise Applications

We are a leading Global Law firm with over 900 Lawyers in nine offices with integrated Global practices, serving clients Worldwide. Our firm has been in business for over 100 years and is a household name in the Legal industry.

Previous Law Firm Experience is a Requirement ! ! !

This hybrid position is based in the Firm’s New York offices in Hudson Yards. Hybrid – 3 days a week in the office

We are currently seeking a Director of Enterprise Applications to join our IT team, providing technical leadership, supervision, and delivering an advanced suite of applications to support our lawyers in the delivery of legal services to our clients.

The Director reports to the CIO and oversees the Application Engineering team to ensure the selection, delivery, stability, and performance of industry-leading applications. The Director interfaces with the firm’s legal practice groups and professional staff to understand evolving requirements and, keeps abreast of and recommends relevant emerging technologies.

The Director works closely with the Business Applications, Technology Infrastructure, Information Security, Technology Support, and IT Project Management teams to develop and implement strategies and solutions for the entire Firm.

What is your mission:

• Be the visionary in the migration of our legal applications from on-prem into the cloud (Azure, Office 365 + Legal Add-Ins).
• Provide technical leadership and expertise to optimally configure enterprise software, including MS Office and legal add-in products.
• Set and uphold firm standards for maintaining stability and performance of applications.
• Seek out, evaluate and propose enhancements, updates and new software solutions.

What skills do you need to be successful in this role:

• 8+ years of experience in delivering and supporting enterprise applications in a law firm (Previous Law Firm Experience is a Requirement)
• 5+ Years of Management Experience at a top Law firm
• Familiarity with “lift and shift” methodology
• Expertise in MS-Office Suite and legal industry add-ins, collaboration platforms and document management systems
• Experience and understanding of user identity and application security models; securely integrating disparate systems

What’s in it for you:

• A great base salary of $250,000 - $275,000
• Bonus Potential
• The chance to build a team from scratch, and work on some amazing projects modernizing multiple applications and integrations from on-prem into the cloud
• A Great Leadership Team that genuinely cares about its employees
• Stability – The firm has been in business for over 100 years and is still dedicated to innovation in tech and legal practices.