Jr. Project Coordinator

Required Skills:

• Must have 1+ years of experience in an IT project coordination or project management role
• Must have strong organizational skills and be able to keep things from falling through the cracks
• Must have clear written and verbal communication and be able to summarize a complex situation simply
• Must be comfortable working with Microsoft 365 tools (Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, Excel, Planner)
• Must have a strong willingness to learn, ask good questions, and follow through on tasks
• Any exposure to IT concepts (networking, cloud, endpoints, identity, application development, cybersecurity, governance, risk management) is a plus
• Familiarity with Service Now, Jira, or similar ticketing/project tools is a plus
• Any project management certification or coursework (PMP, CAPM, PMI-DASM, Agile, ITIL) is a plus
• Any experience supporting vendors or external partners on technology engagements is a plus
• Must have the ability to manage multiple work streams simultaneously without losing track of details
• Must be able to interact effectively with business stakeholders, technical team members, and 3 rd party vendors
• Experience planning, tracking, and coordinating IT infrastructure and security projects from initiation through closure is ideal
• Experience maintaining project plans, timelines, task lists, and status updates using project tracking tools is ideal
• Experience scheduling and facilitating project meetings, taking notes, tracking action items, and following up on deliverables is ideal
• Must be able to communicate project status clearly to IT leadership and stakeholders — flagging risks and blockers early
• Must be able to help manage project documentation including scope, decisions, change requests, and lessons learned
• Must be able to help 3 rd party vendors stay accountable and on track
• Must be able to help prepare materials for steering meetings, project reviews, and executive briefings
• Must be able to maintain a portfolio view of active IT projects and provide regular status summaries to IT leadership
• Must be able to help build and improve project templates, checklists, and intake processes for the IT team
• Must be able to track budgets and resource utilization for assigned projects — flagging variances to leadership

This is an opportunity for an entry level IT Project Coordinator professional to gain valuable experience in managing IT projects in the infrastructure and security space working with experienced IT professionals. If you are a professional who takes ownership, is comfortable with ambiguity, can figure things out without a complete playbook, communicates proactively, is a fast learner with genuine curiosity, and you're collaborative and interested in working for a growing company in the Indianapolis area, this is a great opportunity for you to grow in the area of project coordination/management.