Technology Project Manager Jobs in Texas
Technology Project Manager jobs in Texas are in strong demand, with active hiring concentrated in enterprise technology, energy, healthcare IT, defense contracting, and financial services at levels from junior coordinator through director of PMO. Austin, Dallas, and Houston lead the state in openings, where major employers such as Dell Technologies, AT&T, and ExxonMobil have long-standing technology operations that generate consistent project management needs. The most sought-after specialties in Texas are Agile transformation, cloud migration programs, and large-scale infrastructure rollouts tied to the state's energy and defense sectors. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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About Kirkland & Ellis
At Kirkland & Ellis, we don’t just meet the standard for legal excellence — we set it. Our culture is built on teamwork, ingenuity and an unwavering commitment to continuous growth. We tackle the most sophisticated legal challenges with bold ideas and innovative solutions, powered by the exceptional experience and ambition of our 7,000+ people, including 4,000+ attorneys, across 23 offices worldwide. Our dedicated professionals share our lawyers’ commitment to excellence and show up each day to do meaningful work that helps drive global business, investment and innovation forward.
What You’ll Do
The Litigation & Practice Technology ("LPT") Project Manager reports to the Associate Director and will work directly with case teams when requested by case teams and clients to: identify eDiscovery focused technical requirements and resources; assist with managing and selecting service providers; define and execute associated support tasks; provide project management for technical workstreams; and when requested provide eDiscovery and analytics consulting services.
Ideal candidates will have 6 years (preferred) experience in legal technology support at an AMLAW 100 law firm or service provider.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented and changed as necessary.)
As requested by case teams and clients, the Project Manager will perform the following functions.
Technical Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on support in Relativity, Brainspace and other litigation technology toolsets for a variety of requests, including: case creation; field and coding layout creation; strategic application of TAR and other analytics; advanced search design, implementation and validation; creation and support of document review and production workflows; privilege log design and management; complaint data and exhibit management.
- Advise on and coordinate development of key specifications (e.g., data processing and exception handling) with case teams and internal LPT Operations team. Assess and address any issues found in reporting related to data processing, exception handling or completeness of data collection.
- Coordinate (or perform if necessary) in-house data management activities such as data processing, loading into database applications, imaging and building production subsets.
- Perform final quality control and assurance on deliverables to case teams, clients and third parties.
- Consult with case team members on the use of customized litigation support apps and tools.
- Assist with analyzing and testing new versions of software.
- Trouble shoot escalated issues.
- Support the execution of special projects.
- Apply firm standards in both technology and practices as identified by Firm leadership and guided by an Associate Director.
Project Management & Consulting Responsibilities
- Support assessment and selection of eDiscovery and Managed Review providers.
- Assist with the management of external service providers and any required problem-solving or troubleshooting. Help identify opportunities for improved use of technology or process to gain efficiencies and meet best practices.
- Coordinate communications and document decisions related to technical work-streams including running project meetings, determining requirements, schedules, deliverables and quality standards.
- Coordinate and QC completion of work requests between case teams and Operations teams.
- Identify and implement process, reporting and documentation enhancements to improve service quality. Enhancements could include tracking systems, reporting templates, review workflows and development of use cases for the utilization of advanced analytics and AI.
- Consult on and document data identification, preservation and collection procedures.
- Consult on and implement the use of TAR, advance analytics and review/quality control workflow design.
- Assists case teams in the analysis and presentation of data trends and patterns using TAR and other advanced analytics.
- Contribute to departmental publications, presentations and documentation creation.
- Deliver training to case teams and department as required.
- Provide briefings to the Associate Director and Director of Litigation & Practice Technology as requested.
What You’ll Bring
A successful Project Manager will have a strong combination of the following technical, project management and consulting experience, capabilities and knowledge.
Technical - Required:
- A minimum of 3 years of hands on experience with leading eDiscovery review platforms (Relativity, DISCO, Recommind) with an emphasis on database setup, complex search construction and results validation, design of optimized review workflows including document batching.
- A minimum of 1 year of hands on experience with the use of TAR and other analytics (BrainSpace, NexLP) with an emphasis on the use of CAL/CMML and other techniques for deduplication, email threading, review prioritization, sampling, production quality control, privilege identification and other predictive models.
- A minimum of 1 year of experience supporting early case assessment steps to defensibly cull document volumes and identify potential gaps in data collections or incoming productions.
- General knowledge of industry standard data processing specifications, exception handling and other data assessment techniques.
- Advanced knowledge of Excel and other data management tools.
Technical - Preferred:
- Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA); BrainSpace Analyst Certification
- Thorough understanding of the metrics and terminology used to support and explain TAR; basic knowledge of analytics related statistics measures.
Project Management & Consulting - Required:
- Thorough knowledge of the litigation lifecycle and eDiscovery processes.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience managing multiple projects and priorities in a timely fashion, simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy, professionalism and client-service orientation.
Project Management & Consulting - Preferred:
- Experience assessing and summarizing service providers RFP responses, including pricing models.
- Experience consulting case teams and clients on best practices related to data identification, preservation and collection.
- Experience training case teams on analytics use and best practices.
- PMP Certification
Other Qualifications & Requirements:
- Ability to express thoughts, ideas and information in a clear and compelling manner by highlighting critical points, adjusting messaging to suit the audience, addressing questions and points from others with appropriate responses.
- Ability to identify problems by detecting patterns or connections, researching and analyze problems, determining alternative solutions and creating action steps to solve the problem.
- Ability to think and act quickly, effectively, and appropriately in a variety of situations, solving problems while balancing time, quality, cost and risk.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-office team, building relationships, delegating working and escalating risk appropriately.
- 'Can Do' attitude. Ability to proactively manage case team expectations, recognize needs and adapt plans accordingly.
- Willingness and ability to identify gaps, propose solutions and take ownership of projects.
- Bachelor's Degree preferred, though a combination of associate's degree and commensurate experience will be considered.
- Flexibility to accommodate overtime is required at times.
Compensation
The base salary range below represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position in each of the below locations. This range may differ based on your geographic location and cost of living considerations. At Kirkland & Ellis, we consider compensation more than just a base salary. We offer an exceptional range of flexible benefits including comprehensive healthcare, paid time off, and retirement. We also offer personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work.
Compensation Range:
- Chicago: $150,000 - $180,000
- Washington D.C.: $150,000 - $175,000
- Bay Area: $150,000 - $210,000
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in Kirkland & Ellis LLP. To complete an application and submit your resume, please click "Apply Now."
Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others at Kirkland.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Firm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and criminal histories consistent with local laws.
All employment decisions, including the recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment (if necessary) are made without regard to the employee's race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. #LI-Hybrid #LI-JN1
About Kirkland & Ellis
At Kirkland & Ellis, we don’t just meet the standard for legal excellence — we set it. Our culture is built on teamwork, ingenuity and an unwavering commitment to continuous growth. We tackle the most sophisticated legal challenges with bold ideas and innovative solutions, powered by the exceptional experience and ambition of our 7,000+ people, including 4,000+ attorneys, across 23 offices worldwide. Our dedicated professionals share our lawyers’ commitment to excellence and show up each day to do meaningful work that helps drive global business, investment and innovation forward.
What You’ll Do
The Litigation & Practice Technology ("LPT") Project Manager reports to the Associate Director and will work directly with case teams when requested by case teams and clients to: identify eDiscovery focused technical requirements and resources; assist with managing and selecting service providers; define and execute associated support tasks; provide project management for technical workstreams; and when requested provide eDiscovery and analytics consulting services.
Ideal candidates will have 6 years (preferred) experience in legal technology support at an AMLAW 100 law firm or service provider.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented and changed as necessary.)
As requested by case teams and clients, the Project Manager will perform the following functions.
Technical Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on support in Relativity, Brainspace and other litigation technology toolsets for a variety of requests, including: case creation; field and coding layout creation; strategic application of TAR and other analytics; advanced search design, implementation and validation; creation and support of document review and production workflows; privilege log design and management; complaint data and exhibit management.
- Advise on and coordinate development of key specifications (e.g., data processing and exception handling) with case teams and internal LPT Operations team. Assess and address any issues found in reporting related to data processing, exception handling or completeness of data collection.
- Coordinate (or perform if necessary) in-house data management activities such as data processing, loading into database applications, imaging and building production subsets.
- Perform final quality control and assurance on deliverables to case teams, clients and third parties.
- Consult with case team members on the use of customized litigation support apps and tools.
- Assist with analyzing and testing new versions of software.
- Trouble shoot escalated issues.
- Support the execution of special projects.
- Apply firm standards in both technology and practices as identified by Firm leadership and guided by an Associate Director.
Project Management & Consulting Responsibilities
- Support assessment and selection of eDiscovery and Managed Review providers.
- Assist with the management of external service providers and any required problem-solving or troubleshooting. Help identify opportunities for improved use of technology or process to gain efficiencies and meet best practices.
- Coordinate communications and document decisions related to technical work-streams including running project meetings, determining requirements, schedules, deliverables and quality standards.
- Coordinate and QC completion of work requests between case teams and Operations teams.
- Identify and implement process, reporting and documentation enhancements to improve service quality. Enhancements could include tracking systems, reporting templates, review workflows and development of use cases for the utilization of advanced analytics and AI.
- Consult on and document data identification, preservation and collection procedures.
- Consult on and implement the use of TAR, advance analytics and review/quality control workflow design.
- Assists case teams in the analysis and presentation of data trends and patterns using TAR and other advanced analytics.
- Contribute to departmental publications, presentations and documentation creation.
- Deliver training to case teams and department as required.
- Provide briefings to the Associate Director and Director of Litigation & Practice Technology as requested.
What You’ll Bring
A successful Project Manager will have a strong combination of the following technical, project management and consulting experience, capabilities and knowledge.
Technical - Required:
- A minimum of 3 years of hands on experience with leading eDiscovery review platforms (Relativity, DISCO, Recommind) with an emphasis on database setup, complex search construction and results validation, design of optimized review workflows including document batching.
- A minimum of 1 year of hands on experience with the use of TAR and other analytics (BrainSpace, NexLP) with an emphasis on the use of CAL/CMML and other techniques for deduplication, email threading, review prioritization, sampling, production quality control, privilege identification and other predictive models.
- A minimum of 1 year of experience supporting early case assessment steps to defensibly cull document volumes and identify potential gaps in data collections or incoming productions.
- General knowledge of industry standard data processing specifications, exception handling and other data assessment techniques.
- Advanced knowledge of Excel and other data management tools.
Technical - Preferred:
- Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA); BrainSpace Analyst Certification
- Thorough understanding of the metrics and terminology used to support and explain TAR; basic knowledge of analytics related statistics measures.
Project Management & Consulting - Required:
- Thorough knowledge of the litigation lifecycle and eDiscovery processes.
- A minimum of 3 years of experience managing multiple projects and priorities in a timely fashion, simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy, professionalism and client-service orientation.
Project Management & Consulting - Preferred:
- Experience assessing and summarizing service providers RFP responses, including pricing models.
- Experience consulting case teams and clients on best practices related to data identification, preservation and collection.
- Experience training case teams on analytics use and best practices.
- PMP Certification
Other Qualifications & Requirements:
- Ability to express thoughts, ideas and information in a clear and compelling manner by highlighting critical points, adjusting messaging to suit the audience, addressing questions and points from others with appropriate responses.
- Ability to identify problems by detecting patterns or connections, researching and analyze problems, determining alternative solutions and creating action steps to solve the problem.
- Ability to think and act quickly, effectively, and appropriately in a variety of situations, solving problems while balancing time, quality, cost and risk.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-office team, building relationships, delegating working and escalating risk appropriately.
- 'Can Do' attitude. Ability to proactively manage case team expectations, recognize needs and adapt plans accordingly.
- Willingness and ability to identify gaps, propose solutions and take ownership of projects.
- Bachelor's Degree preferred, though a combination of associate's degree and commensurate experience will be considered.
- Flexibility to accommodate overtime is required at times.
Compensation
The base salary range below represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position in each of the below locations. This range may differ based on your geographic location and cost of living considerations. At Kirkland & Ellis, we consider compensation more than just a base salary. We offer an exceptional range of flexible benefits including comprehensive healthcare, paid time off, and retirement. We also offer personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work.
Compensation Range:
- Chicago: $150,000 - $180,000
- Washington D.C.: $150,000 - $175,000
- Bay Area: $150,000 - $210,000
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in Kirkland & Ellis LLP. To complete an application and submit your resume, please click "Apply Now."
Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others at Kirkland.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Firm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and criminal histories consistent with local laws.
All employment decisions, including the recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment (if necessary) are made without regard to the employee's race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. #LI-Hybrid #LI-JN1
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Technology Project Manager Job Market in Texas
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Who's Hiring
- Tyler Technologies5
- Trane Technologies4
- FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies3
- Protiviti3
- World Wide Technology3
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software15
- Consulting & Professional Services9
- Electronics & Hardware6
- Manufacturing6
- Energy5
What Texas Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in technology project manager jobs across Texas.
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, business, or a related field
- PMP, CAPM, or PMI-ACP certification recognized by Texas-area enterprise employers
- Five or more years managing technology projects with full lifecycle ownership
- Demonstrated experience with Agile, Scrum, or SAFe frameworks in a delivery environment
- Proficiency with project tools such as Jira, MS Project, or Smartsheet for reporting and scheduling
- Strong stakeholder communication skills for cross-functional teams across distributed Texas offices
Technology Project Manager Jobs in Texas: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a technology project manager in Texas?
Start with a bachelor's degree in a technology or business discipline, then pursue the Project Management Professional certification through PMI, which is the credential Texas enterprise employers most consistently require. Texas does not issue a state license for this role, so hiring decisions turn on PMI credentials, demonstrated delivery experience, and familiarity with the frameworks dominant in your target industry, whether that is Agile in Austin's tech sector, waterfall-heavy project governance in Houston energy firms, or defense program management in the San Antonio corridor.
How much do technology project managers make in Texas?
Technology project managers in Texas earn a median of about $98,440 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $57,460 for the lowest 10% to over $162,780 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire technology project managers in Texas?
Employers hiring technology project managers in Texas right now include Tyler Technologies, Trane Technologies, and FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Texas's deep concentration of enterprise technology, energy, healthcare, and defense companies means steady year-round demand rather than seasonal spikes.
Which Texas cities have the most technology project manager jobs?
Austin, Dallas, and Houston account for the largest share of technology project manager openings in Texas. Austin's concentration of technology companies and corporate headquarters drives volume there, Dallas is home to large financial services, telecommunications, and consulting employers that run continuous PMO operations, and Houston's energy and healthcare industries sustain consistent demand for program and project management talent.
Are there remote technology project manager jobs in Texas?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 19% of technology project manager openings tied to Texas are remote or hybrid as of June 2026, reflecting how much of the work centers on coordination, documentation, and stakeholder communication rather than on-site presence. Planning, reporting, and Agile ceremony facilitation translate well to remote, while roles tied to physical infrastructure builds or classified defense programs in Texas tend to require on-site or cleared environments.
How can I get hired as a technology project manager in Texas with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving laterally from a business analyst, IT support, or junior scrum master role into project coordination, which large Texas employers such as Dell, USAA, and Texas Health Resources treat as a formal stepping stone. Earning the CAPM from PMI before applying signals readiness without requiring years of experience. Many Austin-area technology companies and Dallas consulting firms post associate project manager or PMO analyst roles designed for candidates under three years into their careers, and a portfolio of even volunteer or academic project documentation gives a meaningful edge in those conversations.
Where can I find and apply to technology project manager jobs in Texas?
You can find and apply to technology project manager jobs in Texas on Migrate Mate, which lists current Texas openings across industries and experience levels. Search the listings, find roles that fit your background and target city, and apply directly to the ones that match.
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