Director - IT PMO / Chief of Staff

Witherite Law Group (WLG) is a personal injury law firm specializing in motor vehicle accidents. Our vision is to improve the life of each person we serve. Whether it is for our employees, our clients, or our community, WLG puts people first, provides unmatched expertise, and displays integrity in every situation. Our attorneys and staff are committed to helping injured clients get the care and service they deserve.

We take care of the complex legal work so that our clients can focus on recovery and getting their lives back. We are determined to help our clients get the settlement they deserve, and we will be by our client's side every step of the way. This firm is a Top 100 Places to Work recipient and a National Top Workplace honoree.

We are proud of these achievements and honored to be among this prestigious list of companies. Our culture is special. But you can't just take our word for it...apply today and join the WLG family.

Position Summary

The Director of IT PMO / Chief of Staff is a strategic leadership role reporting directly to the CIO. This individual will drive execution excellence across the IT portfolio, and lead firm-wide planning and governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the IT PMO to ensure consistent project governance, delivery excellence, and alignment with strategic priorities.
• Own the IT Project Roadmap, maintaining a 12-18 month forward-looking view of initiatives, dependencies, and resource planning.
• Manage the IT portfolio, facilitating prioritization and trade-off decisions in collaboration with IT and WLG departments.
• Drive cross-functional coordination to reduce "fire drills" and improve proactive planning, communication, and execution.
• Serve as a liaison between IT leadership and other departments, ensuring transparency, alignment, and shared accountability.
• Lead Agile transformation across the firm, embedding agile principles and practices into IT delivery and culture.
• Oversee IT budgeting and financial planning, including contract management, vendor oversight, and renewal readiness.
• Partner with Procurement in RFP processes for new technologies, ensuring alignment with firm needs, technical standards, and budget constraints.
• Establish and track IT performance metrics, providing visibility into delivery timelines.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence across the IT organization.

Physical Requirements

• Office environment with normal business hours necessary to satisfactorily perform job functions.
• Stationary Position
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position up to 50% of the time.
• Move or Traverse
• This position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, meeting rooms, office machinery, etc.
• May occasionally ascends/descends the stairs to get to other floors, cafeteria and parking area.
• Dexterity - constantly operates a computer and other office machinery such as a copy machine/printer.
• Move, Transport, Position, Put, Install, Remove
• Occasionally moves supplies weighing up to 10 pounds for various presentation and event needs.
• Communicate, Detect, Converse with, Discern, Convey, Express oneself, Exchange information
• The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Detect, Determine, Perceive, Identify, Recognize, Judge, Observe, Inspect, Estimate, Assess
• The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Benefits and Perks

Medical, dental, vision Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance Company Paid STD (with no waiting period) and LTD Insurance Option to purchase additional Life and AD&D Insurance Voluntary Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Coverage 401(k) with company contributions Paid Time Off 10 Company Holidays Tuition Reimbursement Please note that this job description is intended to outline the primary duties of the role and is not intended to be an exhaustive list.

The job description is subject to change with or without prior notice, and that a reasonable accommodation may be requested to perform the essential functions of the job.

WLG and its affiliated companies provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

WLG and its affiliated companies participate in E-Verify. For additional information please review the E-Verify Participation Poster and Right to Work Poster from the Department of Homeland Security.

Skills

• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), Agile Programming Methodologies, Budget Management, Budgeting, Cafeteria, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Copying Machines, Cross-Functional, Establish Priorities, Financial Planning, Hospital, Insurance, Leadership, Legal, Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS), Microsoft Exchange Server, Office Equipment, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Personal Injury, Physical Demands, Printers, Purchasing/Procurement, Request for Proposals (RFP), Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership, Tuition Reimbursement, Vendor/Supplier Management

About the Company

Witherite Law Group PLLC