Junior Project Manager - Process Excellence

About the role

As a Junior Project Manager - Process Excellence at Pliant, you'll be supporting to orchestrate globally relevant projects for the organisation. You will be part of our mission control center, enabling efficient collaboration across all teams and pushing projects forward towards success.

What you'll do

• Actively manage globally relevant projects - from new market entries, to process enhancements and new product launches
• Define the success criteria and definition of done for multi-stakeholder, complex projects and align project plans with various internal stakeholders & 3rd parties
• Lead internal and external facing meetings, support problem-solving and keep track of all action items discussed in meetings, supported by AI tools
• Coordinate project progress as the "single source of truth" - keep project boards clean, track progress and follow-up on blockers and other project-related risks
• Ensure smooth information flow across teams and support escalation processes where required
• Assist in designing, documenting, and implementing new project management workflows
• Actively identify manual project management tasks (scheduling, reporting, note-taking) and pilot AI tools to automate them

What you'll need

• 1+ years experience in Consulting, start-up environment or chief of staff role, preferably in financial services, payments or (fin)tech
• Experience and active exposure to project management (set-up of project plans, milestone & task tracking)
• Ability to manage cross-collaboration across various internal teams and 3rd parties
• Ability to quickly understand complex processes and interdependencies
• Ability to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbally, with the ability to quickly summarize key information, progress, blockers and risks
• High reliability and orientation to detail
• Autonomous working style, highly motivated and proactive

Nice to have

• Fluency in English, German and any other European language
• Knowledge of working with Notion, Jira and other workflow automation tools

What they offer

• Attractive remuneration
• Your choice of preferred OS, Windows or Mac
• Flat hierarchy and transparent communication in a relaxed, professional atmosphere
• Flexibility and possibility to work remotely
• Monthly mobility benefit
• Wellhub Membership and company card with monthly allowance for lunches and coffee with co-workers