What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Project Management (PMO) position at Everlaw?
Everlaw is seeking a seasoned Director of the Project Management Office (PMO) to lead our high-performing project management team, scale our project governance model, and guide a portfolio of strategic, cross-functional initiatives. This is a pivotal leadership role that requires deep expertise in project, change, and resource management, a strong strategic mindset, and the ability to coach and grow a team of experienced professionals. In this role, you will work closely with stakeholders across all disciplines and the senior leadership, and make a big impact on the overall success of our business.
This is a full-time, exempt position based in our Oakland, CA office with a hybrid work schedule: in office M/W/Th with the option to work from home Tu/Fr.
Everlaw's mission is to promote justice by illuminating truth. Our company culture is open and vibrant and we're committed to the professional growth of our team members, offering an annual learning and development stipend and regular check-ins with managers regarding career goals. If you're looking for a place that values passion, integrity, thinking big, and a desire to learn, we'd love to hear from you! Think you're missing some of the skills and are hesitant to apply? We do not believe in the 'perfect' candidate and encourage you to apply if you feel you can bring value to our team.
Getting started
- We want you to feel like part of the team early on! Our onboarding process will integrate you into the company with informative sessions on our product, policies, processes, and team structure and goals. You'll spend meaningful time getting to know your direct reports and discover what excites and challenges them.
- We're excited for you to learn, grow, and contribute right away! We trust that you'll bring experience and knowledge that will uplift and uplevel the team, but we don't expect you to know everything on Day 1.
In your role, you'll...
Lead and evolve the PMO function:
- Set the strategy for the PMO, ensuring alignment and visibility with company priorities and maturity stage.
- Continuously refine team structure, roles, and responsibilities to meet evolving business needs.
- Build and maintain scalable project governance frameworks, tools, and standards that drive clarity, accountability, and execution excellence.
Coach and scale a high-performing team:
- Mentor and support a team of project managers working on high-impact, cross-functional programs.
- Provide thought partnership and hands-on support for navigating complex, ambiguous, or high-risk projects.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and collaboration.
Manage the project portfolio and execution oversight:
- Develop and drive a comprehensive, strategic project roadmap that aligns with business objectives and delivers measurable results.
- Define and track operational and portfolio-level metrics to assess performance, surface risks, and inform continuous improvement.
- Monitor the health and progress of critical initiatives, identifying and mitigating risks
- Provide senior leaders with clear visibility into progress and challenges, and partner with them to ensure alignment, manage tradeoffs, and adapt to evolving priorities.
- Step in to directly lead high-priority or complex projects when needed — especially those requiring executive alignment or cross-functional coordination beyond the team's capacity.
Drive impact through stakeholder influence and change leadership:
- Build strong partnerships with executive and senior leaders across departments.
- Facilitate alignment and decision-making across diverse perspectives.
- Champion change management best practices to drive adoption and engagement across the organization.
About you
- You have at least 10 years' experience in project management, and 6 years of experience in leading project management teams and functions in high-growth, cross-functional technical environments.
- You've scaled a PMO and can navigate between strategy and execution with ease.
- You hold a PMP or equivalent certification, and you're an expert in modern project, change, and resource management methodologies.
- You've successfully hired, coached, and developed seasoned project managers.
- You excel at influencing executive stakeholders, removing roadblocks, and driving alignment across functions.
- You bring strong business and product acumen that enables you to support nuanced decision-making and strategic goal setting.
- You're comfortable with complexity and thrive in dynamic, rapidly evolving environments.
- You are egoless with introspection and a growth mindset.
- You have a bachelor's degree.
Benefits
- The expected salary range for this role is between $208,000 and $263,000. The final offered salary will be dependent upon many factors including the candidate's experience and skills. The base pay range is subject to change in the future.
- Equity program
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
- Health, dental, and vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care expenses
- Paid parental leave and sick leave
- Seventeen paid vacation days plus 11 federal holidays
- Membership to Modern Health to help employees prioritize mental health and wellness
- Annual allocation for Learning & Development opportunities and applicable professional membership dues
- Company-sponsored life and disability insurance
Perks
- Work in Uptown Oakland, just steps from the BART line and dozens of restaurants and walking distance to Lake Merritt
- Flexible work-from-home days on Tuesdays and Fridays
- Monthly home internet reimbursement
- Select your preference of hardware (Mac or PC) and customize your desk setup
- Enjoy a wide variety of snacks and beverages in the office
- Bond over company-wide out-of-the-box events and fun activities with your team
- Time off for company-sponsored volunteer events and 4 paid hours per quarter to volunteer at a charitable organization of your choice
- Take advantage of learning and career development opportunities
- Ranked #9 on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2023 for US small and medium companies
- One of Wealthfront's 2021 Career Launching Companies, and ranked #2 on the "2022 Bay Area Best Places to Work" list by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal
- One of Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies for 2022 and proud contributor of free ediscovery resources to benefit the greater good through "Everlaw for Good"
- #LI-KP1
- #LI-Hybrid
Pursue Truth While Finding Yours
At Everlaw, we are deeply invested in pursuing the truth, for our clients and for our employees. We know that when you're empowered to pursue your passions, it is reflected in the work. That's why we're committed to the professional growth of all our team members, offering an annual learning and development stipend and regular career check-ins with managers. If you're looking for a place that values passion, integrity, and a desire to learn, we'd love to hear from you!
About Everlaw
We help law firms, government agencies, and corporations sift through millions of documents of evidence in big lawsuits and investigations to find the proverbial smoking gun (or needle in the haystack - pick your metaphor). It's a multi-billion dollar space typically dominated by service-oriented vendors, and we're coming at it with cutting-edge technology and elegant design. It's working, and we've been growing very rapidly: we host hundreds of terabytes of data and work with all 50 state Attorneys General and hundreds of law firms on some of the most high-profile cases litigated today.
Everlaw is an equal opportunity employer. We pride ourselves on having a diverse workforce and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. We respect the gender, gender identity and gender expression of our applicants and employees, and we honor requests for pronouns. It is our policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity, including the California Equal Pay Act. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Salary : $208,000 - $263,000
