Junior Project Manager / Engagement Manager
An opportunity is available to join DAS42 as a Junior Project Manager (Jr. PM). The Jr. PM will work closely with our clients and, internally, with our Sales and Consulting teams to ensure delivery success.
What You'll Do
- 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.
- Support pursuit efforts by collaborating with Sales and Marketing during the pre-sales process.
What We're Looking For
1-2 years proven track-record of execution in a fast-moving, fast-growing environmentExperience leading projects in database development, cloud migrations, and data analytics.Experience in a consulting environment of client-facing role strongly desiredExcellent written and oral communication skills, with good instincts in terms of escalation.Proficiency in PM Tools such as Jira, Trello, Smartsheets, and Google Docs.Familiarity with data engineering & analytics technology and concepts, incl. the Technology solutions in the ecosystem e.g. Snowflake, AWS, GCP, Azure, Looker, Fivetran, etc.Detail-oriented manager who can also see the larger pictureAbility to build relationships both internally and externallySelf-motivated to manage action items, with a bias towards action and resolution.Experience managing a project team, ideally in a technology or engineering environmentBA / BS degree requiredAdvanced degree a plus, but not requiredPMP or CSM a plus, but not requiredMore about the position
Anticipated Travel : 10% of the timeLocation : USA, RemoteBase Salary Range : $79-100k (offered salary depends on experience and location)