Junior Tech Project Manager
PEAK6 was brought to life by the idea that success is driven by a strong collaborative process. The passion for that idea powers our firm still, 20 years later. As a Junior Tech Project Manager at PEAK6, you’ll be integral to maintaining and improving the firm’s processes and procedures by collaborating with technology to advance the firm’s position as an innovative leader in the industry. Working in Project Management at PEAK6 means that you’ll always be presented with a variety of new possibilities as you continue to enhance your skills.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Managing projects from start to end with clear vision/goals/success metrics
- Facilitate sprint planning and daily stand ups
- Execution on projects following a consistent process and leading towards defined project deliverables
- Monitoring and reporting project progress toward its objectives on a weekly basis
- Lead project communication plan and provide clear pointed status updates on project deliverables and metrics
- Building trusting, collaborative relationships with team members and stakeholders to achieve key business objectives
- Fostering positive and effective business relationships at all levels and project phases
- Able to identify gaps in processes and implement new processes based on project management best practices
You’ll gain loads of experience in this role but before you do, you should have:
- Bachelors in Information Systems, Business Administration, or equivalent
- At least 2yrs of Project Management Experience
- Experience using Atlassian Suite- Jira/Confluence
- Knowledge of modern software development and project management techniques and tools
- Excellent communication, organization, interpersonal and writing skills
- Proven ability to multi-task and interact with a variety of stakeholders
- Understanding of business and functional requirements
- Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion is critical
All of our team members have these traits. You should, too.
Collaboration Grit
Adaptability Ownership
Life at PEAK6
We want you to like coming to work so we work really hard to make your job fun and different from any other.
As a PEAK6 Junior Tech Project Manager, you can enjoy:
- Generous medical, vision and dental plans
- Matching 401(k) programs
- Adoption assistance & family leave
- Sabbatical program
- Speakers Series
- Massage days
- Poker tournament with a grand prize of a World Series of Poker buy in
- Sports leagues
- Cornhole tournaments
- Annual PEAK6 Party
- Yoga classes
- Tuition reimbursement
- Lasik eye discount
- Philanthropy events
- Annual wellness screens and flu shots
- Bagel Fridays/expiration lunches
- Birthday gifts
- Charitable matching gift program