Junior Project Manager

Job Description: Jr Implementation Project Manager Location: Remote / Hybrid

The Junior Project Manager drives the planning, coordination, and delivery of client implementations and internal strategic initiatives. This role works closely with senior members of the Project Management Organization (PMO), cross-functional teams, and stakeholders to keep projects organized, on schedule, and aligned with business goals. This is a hands-on role for someone who doesn't wait to be asked: you spot what needs to happen next, take ownership, and move it forward.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, self-motivated, and detail-oriented, with a strong bias toward action and a drive to build a career in project management within a technology-driven environment. This role includes regular travel, approximately once per month.

Your Responsibilities:

• Partners directly with the head of the Project Management Organization and other project managers, proactively identifying where to contribute across active initiatives rather than waiting for assignments
• Builds deep knowledge of BankingON products and client needs, and uses it to anticipate project needs and offer solutions before they are requested
• Takes initiative in the scoping, planning, coordination, and execution of implementations and strategic projects
• Owns and keeps current all project plans, timelines, milestone trackers, documentation, and status reports, and flags gaps or inconsistencies before they become problems
• Organizes and maintains project files, requirements, meeting notes, and related documentation, and follows up to ensure decisions and action items are captured and completed
• Schedules and leads recurring project meetings, stand-ups, and status calls, setting agendas in advance and driving each meeting toward clear next steps
• Tracks milestones, action items, and deliverables, following up with owners proactively to keep deadlines on track
• Anticipates project risks, blockers, and delays, escalates them early, and comes prepared with recommended options for resolution
• Manages scope by documenting change requests and their impacts to timelines, and raising them promptly with senior project leaders
• Works cross-functionally with product, engineering, QA, operations, and client-facing teams, taking the lead in keeping everyone aligned and informed
• Coordinates with vendors and external partners, initiating outreach and following through to keep work moving.
• Prioritizes tasks and tracks resource needs, surfacing capacity concerns and recommendations to senior project leaders ahead of time
• Travels approximately once per month to client sites, vendor and partner locations, or BankingON offices to support implementations, workshops, and in-person collaboration
• Identifies opportunities to improve PMO processes, standards, and best practices, and takes initiative to propose and implement improvements

Job Competencies

• Takes initiative and acts without waiting for direction, identifying what needs to be done and doing it
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability for assigned work and for the outcomes of the projects they support
• Anticipates needs, risks, and next steps, and brings solutions, not just problems
• Works to quickly resolve blocks and gaps in knowledge, seeking answers and resolutions
• Builds strong working relationships with clients, internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders, including in person during travel
• Communicates clearly and professionally in both written and verbal formats
• Organizes multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Facilitates meetings in a structured and productive manner
• Learns quickly, seeks out feedback, and applies it right away
• Uses sound judgment to decide when and how to escalate risks or issues
• Works effectively with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines
• Uses collaboration and influence skills to move initiatives forward

More About You

• 4-year degree in Business, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in project coordination, operations, business systems, or related roles
• Minimum of 2 years of experience tracking milestones, tasks, timelines, or project deliverables
• Minimum of 2 years of documentation experience, including process or project documentation
• Minimum of 2 years of presentation experience, including presenting multiple screens in conference calls, utilizing Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc. and ability to transition between applications fluidly
• Demonstrated track record of taking initiative, such as improving a process, resolving an issue, or driving a task to completion without being asked
• Ability and willingness to travel at least once per month
• Experience using Jira and Confluence
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Experience with Google Workspace including Docs, Sheets, and Slides
• Proficient with both macOS and Windows
• Proficient with both Apple and Android mobile devices
• Familiarity with software development teams and quality assurance processes
• Experience supporting teams in banking, fintech, or technology environments preferred

More on BankingON: if you’d like to learn more, visit bankingon.io for details on our company, team, customers, products, and culture.

What We Offer:

• Work with kind, passionate, innovative, multicultural, and thoughtful team members.
• Full benefits package with the majority of premiums paid for by the company.
• Culture based on honoring people, doing great work, and having fun.
• Potential for future upside with our employee stock options plan.
• Seasoned executive team with multiple successful exits.
• Competitive, market-based compensation.

Tell us why you’re a perfect fit for our company, and in this role at : careers@bankingon.io

Thanks for your interest in joining BankingON !

Pay: $66,125.72 - $79,635.27 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you proficient with both Apple and Windows computers?
• Are you proficient with both Apple and Android mobile devices?
• If you are not located in the Austin, TX metro area, are you able to reliably commute to Austin on a minimum of a monthly basis for in-person meetings?

Experience:

• Jira: 2 years (Required)
• Zoom or similar conference call tool: 2 years (Required)
• Project coordination: 2 years (Required)
• Confluence: 2 years (Required)

Location:

• Austin, TX 78737 (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Austin, TX 78737