Junior Project Manager

We are seeking a Junior Project Manager to facilitate the comprehensive delivery of AI, data, and digital projects at VTS. This role collaborates with technology leaders, product owners, and client stakeholders to maintain project scope, adhere to schedules, and manage risks while ensuring effective communication and execution.<\/p>

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and hybrid delivery models in consulting or product environments is essential.<\/li>
• Ability to translate business objectives into epics, user stories, and specific acceptance criteria.<\/li>
• Experience with data and machine learning workflows, cloud platforms, and contemporary web delivery methods is preferred.<\/li>
• Capable of coordinating cross-functional teams across engineering, data, and design disciplines.<\/li> <\/ul>

  Responsibilities include managing delivery operations, stakeholder relationships, ensuring quality governance, and achieving desired delivery outcomes.<\/p>

  • Conduct daily standups, sprint planning sessions, reviews, and retrospectives, while maintaining the overall sprint health and rhythm.<\/li>
  • Oversee backlog management, including story readiness, prioritization, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.<\/li>
  • Monitor timelines, milestones, budgets, and RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) components.<\/li>
  • Organize decision-making forums and assist teams in overcoming obstacles by providing context-based escalations.<\/li>
  • Deliver concise weekly status updates, prepare burn-up/down charts, and outline risks along with mitigation strategies.<\/li>
  • Coordinate demonstration sessions, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) cycles, and formal sign-offs; capture decisions and follow-up actions.<\/li>
  • Align project scope with both internal and client stakeholders, effectively handle change requests.<\/li>
  • Ensure adherence to definitions of 'ready' and 'done', as well as compliance with security, privacy, and data governance policies.<\/li>
  • Support the maintenance of delivery documentation, playbooks, and standards.<\/li>
  • Assist in preparing statements of work, project estimates, and invoicing processes.<\/li>
  • Keep track of resource utilization, capacity, and vendor collaborations.<\/li>
  • Strive for consistent sprint throughput and on-schedule releases, with transparency regarding project status and identified risks for leadership and clients.
  • Coordinating timely delivery in alignment with project scope, while managing changes and ensuring traceability.
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field is required.
  • 1-3 years of experience in project coordination, PMO, or junior project management positions is preferred.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential, with a strong ability to engage stakeholders.
  • Proficient in Azure DevOps or Jira, alongside collaboration tools such as Confluence or Notion.
  • Comfortable creating straightforward dashboards (using Power BI or similar tools) for monitoring KPIs.
  • Relevant certifications such as Scrum Master, PMP, PRINCE2, or AgilePM are advantageous.
  • Experience with planning and tracking through Azure DevOps Boards, Git, or Notion, alongside reporting using Power BI or Excel.
  • Knowledge of Agile Scrum, Kanban, and iterative delivery methodologies, including change control and risk management, is beneficial.
  • Exposure to AI/ML project delivery is an asset, particularly concerning model lifecycle, data pipelines, and MLOps integration.
  • This position offers a growth trajectory towards becoming a Project Manager, managing multiple workstreams.