Junior PM/BA

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Summary

We're hiring a Junior Project Manager who is equal parts organizer, analyst, and communicator. This person will keep projects on track day-to-day: building and maintaining trackers, mapping out workflows, following up on deadlines, and keeping stakeholders informed and aligned. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role — you'll be the person making sure nothing falls through the cracks. Key Responsibilities - Build, maintain, and update project trackers, timelines, and status reports in Excel - Support business analysis work — gathering requirements, documenting current-state vs. future-state processes, and identifying gaps or inefficiencies - Design and document process workflows (flowcharts, SOPs, process maps) for client teams - Monitor project tasks and deadlines, proactively flagging risks and following up with task owners - Coordinate communication across internal team members and client-side stakeholders - Prepare clear, accurate status updates and reporting materials for stakeholder meetings - Maintain organized documentation across active projects and engagements - Support ad hoc project management and administrative needs as engagements require Administrative Support - Schedule and coordinate meetings across internal and client calendars, including across time zones - Prepare and distribute meeting agendas, notes, and action-item follow-ups - Run and distribute recurring reports (project status, task tracking, budget/hours as needed) - Create and maintain project documents, templates, and shared files - Build presentations and supporting materials for stakeholder and client meetings - Provide general administrative support to keep engagements organized and on schedule Required Skills & Qualifications - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills — comfortable with formulas, pivot tables, data organization, and building clean, functional trackers and dashboards from scratch - Demonstrated experience with **business analysis** — requirements gathering, process documentation, gap analysis - Experience building and documenting **process workflows** (flowcharts, SOPs, or similar) - Highly organized with strong task-management instincts — able to juggle multiple workstreams and keep everything on schedule - Firm commitment to deadlines and follow-through - Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills — comfortable interfacing with clients and keeping multiple parties aligned - Strong written and verbal English communication skills - Self-directed and reliable when working remotely and independently - Reliable internet connection and a work environment suitable for calls during U.S. business hours

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 6+ months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $20.00

    -

    $30.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Project Management
Business Analysis
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:20 to 50
  • Last viewed by client:4 days ago
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About the client
Member since Dec 19, 2022
  • United States
    Saint Cloud12:29 PM
  • $48K total spent
    4 hires, 0 active
  • 843 hours
  • HR & Business Services
    Small company (2-9 people)

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