Associate Project Manager

• Friendly, dynamic work environment – Includes certification as a Great Place to Work® (six years in a row!) along with Climate Neutral Status
• Competitive salary
• Flexible Work Program
• Clear opportunities for career progression
• Company-funded professional educational program
• Visible management commitment to our company core values of:
  Diversity & Inclusion, Environmental, Community and Employee Wellbeing, Excellent Work Product, Innovation, Integrity and Superior Customer Experience
• Generous benefits including:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • 401K with matching Company contributions
  • PTO
  • Community Support Program including VTO and donations with Company match
  • Employee Recognition Program

Our PK1

Cloud Services team is looking for an Associate Project Manager to work full-time from either our Charlotte, NC or Newark, NJ office.

• Supporting and managing assigned projects or work streams from initiation through completion. Assisting in defining project scope, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource needs while maintaining comprehensive project plans.
• Monitoring project budgets, burn rates, forecasts, and account-level financials. Helping maintain scope integrity and identifying potential budget or scope concerns for timely escalation.
• Communicating regularly with clients, project team members, managers, and other stakeholders. Preparing project updates, facilitating routine discussions, and ensuring key decisions, action items, and expectations are clearly documented and communicated.
• Coordinating cross-functional teams, including statistical analysts and developers, to maintain alignment, manage dependencies, and support the timely completion of project milestones.
• Participating in and facilitating Agile project management activities, including sprint planning, prioritization, and deliverable tracking.
• Facilitating daily stand-up meetings to track progress, identify blockers, document action items, and maintain team alignment.
• Facilitating sprint reviews to review completed work and gather feedback and participate in retrospectives to identify successes, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
• Identifying project risks, issues, and dependencies; maintaining appropriate tracking documentation; assisting in developing mitigation strategies; and escalating concerns when necessary.
• Coordinating project activities through completion, helping ensure deliverables are completed on time, outstanding items are resolved, and appropriate project closeout activities are performed.
• Evaluating project performance, documenting lessons learned, and contributing to improvements in project management processes, tools, documentation, and team practices.

• Foundational knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and tools, with exposure to managing or supporting projects, work streams, schedules, deliverables, or cross-functional initiatives. Familiarity with Jira is a plus.
• Exposure to Agile and Scrum frameworks and an understanding of concepts such as sprints, stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and backlog management.
• Exposure to insurance, technology, IT operations, data-driven environments, or compliance-focused work is highly desirable. A willingness and ability to develop deeper technical and industry knowledge is essential.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders, participate confidently in discussions, and continue developing client-facing communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams, promote accountability, collaborate effectively, and develop the skills…