Junior IT Project Manager (Financial Services) Jersey City, NJ (hybrid)

About the position Responsibilities • Collaborate with leaders and strategic partners to ensure project execution. • Support the goals and policies of the company across the region. • Review project plans, roadmaps, and other reporting. • Build awareness and adoption of strategic priorities. • Monitor key projects and portfolio KPIs. • Report risks, remediation actions, and escalate issues. • Provide project management and implementation support to key enterprise IT initiatives. • Bridge communication gaps among different stakeholders across the region. • Coordinate annual systems investment planning for Latin America & Canada offices. • Ensure adherence to the project management framework, adapting as necessary. • Track portfolio KPIs and escalate deviations on budgets and timelines. • Control the progress of project schedules and key activities. • Prepare status report presentations and take meeting minutes. Requirements • Bachelor's degree in a related field. • Approximately 2+ years of experience in Business Analysis/IT Project Management. • Experience with Waterfall and Agile methodologies. • Ability to lead diverse parties to reasonable consensus. • Experience in the financial services industry preferred. • Advanced skills in MS Project and Excel; proficient in MS Word and PowerPoint. • Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal. • Solid interpersonal skills to build relationships across departments. • Self-directed thinker who is flexible and adaptable. • Problem-solving oriented with a client-centric focus. Nice-to-haves • Second language proficiency (Spanish or Portuguese). Benefits • Remote working/work at home options available. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job