Junior Project Manager

SANS Consulting Services, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager / Project Coordinator to support project planning, execution, governance, and delivery across business and technology teams. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in project management activities, manage RAID logs, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and track progress in JIRA.

Responsibilities:

• Support day-to-day project coordination activities across multiple workstreams, ensuring tasks, timelines, and deliverables remain on track
• Maintain and update RAID logs, project status reports, action items, and governance documentation
• Coordinate and facilitate project meetings, including agenda preparation, meeting notes, action tracking, and follow-ups with team members and stakeholders
• Track project progress in JIRA and ensure tickets, dependencies, risks, and delivery milestones are current and visible
• Partner with Business Analysts and technical teams to maintain project requirements, scope clarity, priorities, and timelines
• Communicate project updates, risks, issues, and decisions to internal stakeholders in a clear and timely manner
• Support governance activities by preparing status materials, escalating blockers, and helping ensure compliance with PMO standards and reporting cycles
• Assist in coordinating cross-functional teams and help drive accountability for action items and deliverables

Requirements:

• 4–5 years of experience in a Project Coordinator, Junior Project Manager, or similar project support role
• Basic knowledge of core project management activities, including planning, tracking, status reporting, risk management, and issue escalation
• Hands-on experience managing RAID logs and maintaining project documentation
• Experience communicating with business and technical stakeholders and supporting governance forums or status reviews
• Ability to conduct meetings independently, document outcomes, and follow through on action items
• Experience using JIRA to track progress, manage tickets, and monitor timelines
• Experience working with Business Analysts and technology teams to maintain requirements and delivery schedules
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities in a remote environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must be available to work remotely during Eastern Time Zone business hours
• Certification such as PMP, CSM, or SAFe Agile is a plus
• Exposure to Agile delivery practices, Agile ceremonies, or PMO processes is a plus
• Knowledge of the Cyber Insurance, Digital Broker is a plus
• Knowledge of technical areas like Full stack development, Azure, APIs, Artificial Intelligence, System Integration, etc. is a plus