Careers

• Join a high‑performing national Technology team within Australia's largest legal Partnership
• Shape firm‑wide transformation and support modern ways of working in this critical role leading end-to-end delivery of a variety of critical technology & business growth projects
• Play a key role in building out the Technology PMO and project delivery practice.

   

About us

HWLE is not your typical law firm. Our rapid rise to become the largest legal partnership in Australia shows that in our case, the differences are real. We deliver first class legal advice to our government and commercial clients in every state and territory across Australia. Firm wide, we have over 270 Partners and 1700 people

The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Delivery Manager to join our National Technology team who is not only keen to deliver value adding transforming projects but also play a key role to uplift and mature the Project management function. This role will suit an experienced Project Manager who likes variety, managing multiple stakeholders and projects, and who is prepared to roll up their sleeves to get the job done.

In this role, you’ll lead the end to end delivery of technology and business change initiatives. Your primary focus will be hands‑on project delivery across scope, time, cost, quality and risk, with a secondary but important contribution to business analysis, including clarifying requirements, mapping processes, analysing data and supporting solution definition.

You'll be busy with

• partnering with executives, business owners, SMEs, technical teams to confirm requirements and ensure alignment on solution design and outcomes
• building out project plans, establishing teams, defining quality expectations and acceptance criteria
• managing projects end‑to‑end, including project schedules, delivery approach, governance, scheduling, budget and benefits
• managing scope and change control, ensuring impacts are assessed, communicated and agreed
• setting delivery cadence such as stand‑ups, ceremonies, reporting, and driving timely decision‑making
• maintaining the RAIDD log and implementing mitigation and contingency actions
• managing third‑party vendors, including SOWs, deliverables, timelines, acceptance and commercial controls
• working closely with the Change and Delivery lead to provide inputs into communications and training
• designing and overseeing deployment and cutover readiness, ensuring smooth transition to BAU

To succeed in this role, ideally you'll have

• tertiary qualification in Project Management, Business, IT or equivalent experience
• PMP (PMBOK) or Prince2 essential, Scrum Master and/or IIBA (BA) desirable
• experience leading multiple end‑to‑end projects in complex stakeholder environments
• strong delivery capability across scope, schedule, cost, risk and dependency management
• practical BA skills including requirements gathering, process mapping, documentation and UAT support
• strong facilitation and communication skills, able to translate between business and technical teams
• experience working with Agile, Hybrid and Waterfall methodologies
• proficient with Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Planner, Visio, Excel and MS Teams
• experience in professional services (desirable but not essential)
• experience supporting vendor selection, procurement, RFP processes and contract management
• flexibility to travel as and when required for various project roll outs

What we offer

• Unrivalled career pathways: Our 180 day career forecasting sessions provide the platform to fast-track your progression.
• Work-Life Balance: We offer flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance
• Great culture and a huge networking platform: Be part of a firm renowned for its friendly and down-to-earth culture. We also have sports clubs, social club and monthly firmwide drinks.

• Work-Life Balance: We offer flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance

• Impact: Join a firm consistently ranked at the forefront of the Australian legal market, where your work is recognised nationally.

How to apply

To apply, please submit your CV via the 'Apply' function. Applicants must have full working rights in Australia and a valid practising certificate to apply. HWLE also strongly encourages applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

HWLE strives to create an inclusive environment where our people want and feel comfortable to bring their entire selves to work. Varied perspectives contribute to our collective success so whatever your background, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply. If you have reasonable accessibility requirements that will enable you to participate equitably in our recruitment process, please reach out to Gabrielle Saunders for a confidential discussion.