Project Manager

Are you hungry for efficiency and driven to get things done smartly? Do you have a passion for people and technology? Are you ready to think out of the box or better yet, get rid of the box? If you have answered yes, then read on and join our next-generation team.

Cognia seamlessly extends corporates, banks and law firms' legal capability to deliver sustainable outcomes. Our goal is to connect the legal sector, moving it from a siloed approach to integrated partnerships. We help in-house legal teams by bringing simplicity to complex matters and replacing broken procedures with efficient processes.

Cognia is a Chambers-ranked law company which integrates how legal services are provided so our team, partners, clients and communities thrive together with people at the heart of what we do. We encourage our people to bring their whole self to work and focus on enabling them to realise their full potential.

This is basically what we need you to do - The job description!

• End-to-end project management of legal projects: from project set-up, through execution to successful completion.

• Working as part of Cognia's Delivery team to understand our client's challenges and requirements and help define practical and innovative solutions.

• Core responsibilities include: budget control, scheduling and planning, managing team productivity and quality, proactively managing risks, issues and changes, project reporting, team briefing and training (material creation and execution), stakeholder management, lessons learned and close-out activities.

• Support BD activities such as project scope, identifying requirements and drafting solutions documentation.

If you are ready to grow, here is your opportunity:

• Develop your full potential with the growth of the Project Management Office and Cognia, through participation in continuous improvement of process design and training.
• Developing towards taking on program or portfolio management roles.
• Participating in and/or owning selected Cognia internal projects.

Do you have the ability to:

• Manage relationships with clients, end clients and other external stakeholders.
• Lead and manage a diverse team.
• Plan, organise and control delivery of work.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Think creatively and analytically.
• Communicate clearly and professionally.
• Work with numbers, particularly in Microsoft Excel, and manage budgets.
• Pay attention to detail and still keep your eye on the bigger picture.

Do you possess the following characteristics?

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and a fast-changing environment.
• A flexible and agile approach.
• Customer-oriented and a passion for value-based delivery.
• Self-starter and results-driven.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A keen interest in process efficiency, supported by the use of technology.
• The maturity and professionalism to be directly customer-facing with international law firms, corporate and investment banking clients.

In order to apply, you would need to say yes to all of the above, and further have:

• A tertiary qualification in Commerce or Management studies, Information Systems or LLB degree.
• 4+ years' experience as a business-facing project manager in a legal services, financial services or professional services sector.