Morrison Foerster · 1 week ago
Program Manager, Innovation Business Analysis
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$140K/yr - $195K/yr
4+ years expMorrison Foerster is seeking a Program Manager for their Innovation team. This role involves managing AI and GenAI initiatives, focusing on program management, strategic communications, and business analysis to enhance AI enablement across the firm.
Law Practice
Responsibilities
Firm-wide AI Enablement & Adoption Strategy
Strategic Roadmap: Design and lead the "last mile" of firm-wide AI adoption. You will move beyond basic training to create a comprehensive enablement strategy that ensures AI tools and agentic workflows are integrated into the daily fabric of legal practice
Practice Group Advisory: Serve as a high-touch consultative partner to practice group leaders. Diagnose substantive legal workflows and prescribe specific AI-driven solutions that solve high-value pain points
Change Management: Own the communication lifecycle and change management strategy. You will develop the narratives that move attorneys from "awareness" to "trust" and "habitual use" of AI technology
Internal Thought Leadership: Identify "power users" and success stories within specific groups; package these wins into tailored internal case studies and thought leadership to drive viral, peer-to-peer adoption
Program Orchestration & Executive Reporting
SteerCo & Leadership Readiness: Own the end-to-end preparation for Steering Committee meetings and leadership updates. You will be responsible for synthesizing complex project updates into high-impact, executive-ready presentations (PPT) and briefings
Program Tracking: Act as the "air traffic controller" for innovation initiatives, ensuring all stakeholders and peers are tracking against milestones and providing necessary inputs on time
Strategic Storytelling: Translate raw program updates and adoption data into a cohesive narrative that demonstrates ROI, progress, and strategic alignment with firm goals
Business Analysis & Data Insights
Rigorous Analysis: Apply a "Business Analyst" lens to innovation. Leverage technology usage data and adoption metrics to identify trends, uncover regional or practice-level gaps, and "tell the story" of how technology is changing firm-wide efficiency
KPI Development: Define and track the metrics that matter. Move beyond "logins" to measure true value, efficiency gains, and the "human side" of technology ROI
Ad-Hoc Analysis: Conduct deep dives into practice group performance or vendor efficacy to provide data-backed recommendations for future innovation investments
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
Peer Orchestration: Manage relationships with peers in IT, Marketing, and Practice Support to ensure cross-functional alignment on innovation rollouts and AI messaging
Vendor Strategy: Partner with legal tech vendors to customize their enablement materials, ensuring they speak the "firm’s language" and address MoFo-specific use cases
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
Proven track record of managing complex programs with multiple stakeholders and leading large-scale change initiatives
Exceptional written and verbal communication
Strong analytical skills
Expert-level slide design and storytelling
4+ years of experience in management consulting, business analysis, program management, or a Chief of Staff role, ideally in a professional services environment
Genuinely excited about the frontier of Artificial Intelligence
Master of PowerPoint and Excel/data visualization tools
High Agency: comfortable 'managing up' to ensure the program moves forward
Ability to translate complex legal workflows to technical requirements
Preferred
MBA or JD is a plus but not required if you have equivalent 'battle-tested' experience in professional services or strategy
Benefits
A variety of options for medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage to meet the needs of you and your family.
Industry-leading parental leave and family benefits including adoption and fertility treatment options and backup child and elder care.
Global wellness program, including free access to Talkspace and Calm apps.
Annual community service day to make an impact on your community and a birthday holiday just for fun.
Education reimbursement annually.
Dedicated Talent Development team.
Competitive annual profit-sharing contribution.
Company
Morrison Foerster
Morrison Foerster transforms complexity into advantage.
1001-5000 employees
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