Junior Project Manager

Summary

Join DAS42 as a Junior Project Manager (Jr. PM) and collaborate with clients and internal teams to ensure successful project delivery. Manage project teams, meet client objectives, and deliver projects on time and within budget. Utilize Agile and Scrum methodologies for effective project management, including task assignment and sprint planning. Identify and resolve roadblocks, communicate project status to stakeholders, and track progress against milestones. Maintain project documentation, work with sellers to manage client expectations, and ensure the quality of deliverables. This role requires 1-2 years of experience in a fast-paced environment, excellent communication skills, proficiency in PM tools, and a BA/BS degree.

Requirements

• 1-2 years proven track-record of execution in a fast-moving, fast-growing environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with good instincts in terms of escalation
• Proficiency in PM Tools such as Jira, Trello, Smartsheets, and Google Docs
• Detail-oriented manager who can also see the larger picture
• Ability to build relationships both internally and externally
• Self-motivated to manage action items, with a bias towards action and resolution
• Experience managing a project team, ideally in a technology or engineering environment
• BA/BS degree required

Responsibilities

• Manage project teams of up to six (6) people
• Ensure client objectives and requirements are met
• Accountability for delivering projects on time, within budget and scope
• Have knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies and ability to manage projects effectively using this approach, including task assignment, sprint planning, and managing to acceptance criteria
• Identify and help resolve roadblocks, issues and risks, including developing and driving mitigation plans
• Communicate to internal and external stakeholders project status, risks, issues, dependencies, and timeline updates
• Responsible for proper communication and escalation, where appropriate, to the leadership team to ensure transparency, visibility, and timely resolution of known issues or risks
• Track progress against predefined milestones
• Help ensure quality of deliverables
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Work closely with the sellers to identify scope creep and manage client expectations

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with data engineering & analytics technology and concepts, incl. the Technology solutions in the ecosystem e.g. Snowflake, AWS, GCP, Azure, Looker, Fivetran, etc. is preferred
• Experience in a consulting environment of client-facing role strongly desired
• Advanced degree a plus, but not required
• PMP a plus, but not required
• CSM a plus, but not required

Benefits

• Unlimited Vacation
• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Paid Family and Medical Leave
• Individual and Company Bonus Programs
• Regular, In-person Company Events
• Flexible Work Policy
• Remote Work Stipend
• 401(k) Matching
• Learning and Development Programs