Jr Project Manager

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, and they are seeking a Junior Project Manager to join their Development Advisory team. This role involves leading agile ceremonies, translating business needs into requirements, and coordinating cross-functional delivery to support clean energy tax credits initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead agile ceremonies for one or more development squads (daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint reviews/retros) and ensure cadence and discipline across teams
• Translate business and compliance needs into clear, testable requirements and user stories with acceptance criteria; maintain a healthy, prioritized backlog aligned to IRA workstreams (e.g., PW&A, Domestic Content)
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery (engineering, product, compliance, data) including dependency management, issue/risk tracking, and release planning
• Create and maintain project artifacts (roadmaps, sprint goals, velocity and burndown reports) and provide concise status updates to sponsors and client stakeholders
• Drive stakeholder alignment: facilitate working sessions, resolve blockers, and proactively communicate changes to scope, schedule, and resourcing
• Uphold delivery quality by championing Software Development Life Cycle best practices (definition of ready/done, change control, test plans, UAT sign-off) and ensuring traceability from requirements through deployment
• Partner with compliance SMEs to embed regulatory and documentation needs into user stories and deliverables (e.g., PW&A data flows, audit-readiness, evidence capture)
• Contribute to continuous improvement: refine ways of working, standardize templates, and coach team members on agile practices and tool usage

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., Information Systems, Business, Finance, Public Administration)
• Consultant or Senior Consultant level experience (typically 2–4+ years) managing technical projects or serving as a scrum/agile lead within software development teams
• Hands-on experience with agile delivery and backlog management using tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, or equivalent
• Proven ability to translate business/process needs into user stories and acceptance criteria; strong facilitation and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Solid grasp of SDLC, testing/UAT, release management, and change control
• Certifications: PMP, CSM/PSM, SAFe, or Agile PM
• Experience in clean energy, public sector, tax/credit programs, or federal compliance (e.g., PW&A, domestic content)
• Data and documentation stewardship for audit/readiness (evidence capture, dashboards, workpapers)
• Consulting background with client facing communication and stakeholder management