Technical IT Project Manager (12-month FTC)

Arthur Cox is one of Ireland’s leading law firms and is the 2025 IFLR Europe Awards, Irish Law firm of the year.  An international firm, with offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York and San Francisco, as it enters its second century, our partnership continues to grow. Constant innovation allows us to service our clients in the best possible way.

Arthur Cox is at the forefront of technology adoption that drive value within the firm, its client's business, and the wider legal industry. IT operations play a central role, connecting digital capabilities to the firm’s objectives and creating a solid foundation for continued success.

 

Arthur Cox is on an IT transformation journey driven by a clear imperative: evolve its IT infrastructure and operations to ensure they are strategically aligned with the firm’s long-term growth and innovation goals, with a laser focus on client service delivery and operational efficiency.

Department: IT
Location: Dublin (hybrid)
Reports to: Head of IT Operations
Contract Type: 12-month FTC, Full-time

Arthur Cox is at the forefront of technology adoption that drive value within the firm, its client's business, and the wider legal industry. IT operations play a central role, connecting digital capabilities to the firm’s objectives and creating a solid foundation for continued success.

 

About the role:

The Technical Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of complex IT projects across infrastructure, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity domains. This role ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to business and security objectives while maintaining high standards of governance, risk management and stakeholder engagement.

The role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, project delivery experience, and stakeholder management, with a focus on modernisation, resilience, and security-by-design principles.

A key focus of the role is ensuring high-quality project documentation and artefacts to support seamless operational handover.

The Technical Project Manager will have experience of change management principles and stakeholder engagement strategies, excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate teams and manage stakeholder expectations.

The role requires strong command of both Waterfall and Agile methodologies, strong analytical skills, and the ability to rapidly adjust project focus and resource allocation due to changing circumstances to ensure projects remain relevant and achieve their core objectives. 

The Technical Project Manager is a team player, embedded within the IT operations team who will need to build strong relationships with key stakeholders in the firm, cross functional teams and external vendors while demonstrating strong business/technical acumen and unrelenting focus on quality.