Legal & Compliance Project Manager

Datavant is the data collaboration platform trusted for healthcare, aiming to make health data secure and accessible. The Legal & Compliance Project Manager supports the Director of Legal and Compliance Operations by driving strategic initiatives and ensuring projects are delivered on time to meet organizational goals.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Director of Legal and Compliance Operations in planning and executing departmental projects and initiatives, as well as managing operational frameworks and workflows
• Develop and manage compliance and legal related projects from inception to completion, including project plans, timelines, and stakeholder communications
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage dependencies between Legal, Compliance, Privacy, and business units
• Establish intake, triage, and prioritization workflows for legal and compliance requests
• Design, document, and continuously improve legal and compliance processes, SOPs, and playbooks
• Track progress, identify risks or obstacles, and recommend mitigation strategies
• Special Projects Support: Support execution of 6-month GDPR implementation plan, coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring timely delivery of compliance milestones. Support additional special projects throughout the legal and compliance teams, as needed
• Lead the end-to-end implementation of the organization’s CLM system, including requirements gathering, system configuration, data migration, and integration with enterprise tools (e.g, Outlook, Salesforce)

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or PMP certification
• 5-8 years of experience in project management, legal operations, or compliance operations
• 5-8 years of relevant, broad-based legal operations experience gained in an in-house legal department or leading law firm
• 3-5 years of experience administering or implementing enterprise wide systems (DMS, CLM, or related workflow platforms)
• Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g. HIPAA, HHS OIG, CMS, data privacy)
• Proficiency with project management and legal operations tools (e.g. Smartsheets, GoogleSheets, Asana, Monday.com, or Contracts Lifecycle Management)
• Strong project/program management, stakeholder communication, and change-management skills
• Analytical skills and objective judgment to effectively manage problem resolution
• Self-driven with excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
• Excellent oral and written communication, organization, and time management skills
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications and Outlook
• Proven ability to assess complex situations and prioritize multiple projects and demands
• Advanced degree or PMP certification