Junior Project Manager

Must Haves:

• 2-3 years of experience in a Project Coordinator or Project Manager type role
• Experience with using Microsoft Office
• Significant ability to communicate with upper leadership and external clients
• Must be able to drive requirements and scope definition and drive task delivery
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Plusses:

• CAPM or PMP certification
• Experience with Jira or Rally

Responsibilities include

• Prepare, Plan, and Deliver projects using project management methodologies across the entire project lifecycle, from kick-off call to requirements gathering, to planning and project delivery, through project closure
• Document Project Assumptions, Issues and Risk
• Assist in creation of quote to be provided as a cost estimate to Customer
• Define and follow escalation plans
• Document issues and lessons to be learned
• Communicate project status as required and provide bi-weekly status report for all projects
• Work to coordinate multiple teams to deliver successful project changes
• Establish project meetings with customer/team and send meeting minutes after each