Junior Project Manager
Foundation Source
The Junior Project Manager (Engineering) will support the planning, execution, and reporting of engineering-driven initiatives across all groups and teams. This role focuses on tracking dependencies, managing technical debt visibility, coordinating across engineering, product, compliance, and release management teams, and ensuring accurate, timely project reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Coordination & Delivery
- Support multiple engineering projects simultaneously, tracking timelines, milestones, risks, and dependencies
- Ensure project plans are up to date and reflect current priorities and resource constraints
- Identify and escalate delivery risks, blockers, and cross-team dependencies early
Engineering Standups & Communication
- Attend daily standups for all engineering teams
- Capture and distribute clear notes on decisions, blockers, action items, and ownership
- Follow up with teams to ensure action items are progressing
Technical Debt Management
- Maintain a centralized view of technical debt items across engineering teams
- Work with Engineering Managers to ensure technical debt is documented, visible, and prioritized
- Track progress and report on technical debt trends and resolution status
Reporting & Metrics
- Produce bi-weekly project status reports covering: progress against milestones, risks and blockers, and dependencies and changes in scope
- Collect monthly metrics from Engineering Managers and Product Managers
- Consolidate data into engineering delivery and performance insights
- Create a monthly executive summary highlighting progress, risks, achievements, and upcoming priorities
Tools & Process Management
- Own and maintain a centralized project management tool (e.g., Jira, Asana, Monday, Azure DevOps)
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and adoption across teams
- Continuously improve project tracking and reporting processes
Release Management Coordination
- Work closely with the Release Management team to ensure alignment across all engineering teams
- Track release timelines, dependencies, and readiness across projects
- Ensure project plans and status reports reflect upcoming releases and release constraints
- Help coordinate communication around release milestones and changes
Compliance & Cross-Functional Alignment
- Partner with the Compliance team to track compliance-related initiatives and requirements
- Ensure compliance work is prioritized appropriately against product and engineering roadmaps
- Track compliance deliverables and dependencies alongside product requirements
Core Skills
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Ability to synthesize technical and non-technical information into clear summaries
- Comfort working across multiple teams and priorities
- Strong Project Management software knowledge
Technical & Project Skills
- Basic understanding of software development lifecycles (Agile/Scrum preferred)
- Familiarity with project and release tracking tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
- Ability to manage dependencies, risks, and technical debt
Experience
- 0–2 years of experience in project coordination, program management, engineering operations, or a related role
- Experience working with engineering or technical teams preferred
Key Success Metrics (KPIs)
- Timeliness and accuracy of bi-weekly project status reports
- Visibility and prioritization of technical debt items
- Alignment between project plans and release schedules
- Adoption and accuracy of centralized project management tools
- Quality and clarity of monthly executive summaries
Job Requirements for Hybrid Work Environment:
Dedicated Workspace: Must have a home office or workspace that is free of distractions and interruptions to ensure productivity and focus during work hours.
Reliable Internet Connection: High-speed internet is required to support video conferencing, file sharing, and other work-related technology needs.
Hybrid Work Commitment: Must be able to reliably commute to meet in-person collaboration requirements as needed.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.