Junior Project Coordinator

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. Work directly with a federal agency's Chief Data Officer and financial markets subject-matter experts .

Posted 9/30/2026full-timeUnited StatesJunior💰 $70,000 - $85,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong project management capabilities, including planning, tracking, and completion of tasks, while effectively collaborating with senior leaders and subject-matter experts. Proficient in creating presentation decks and writing clear status reports to communicate project progress.

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Project ManagementPresentation DevelopmentStakeholder CollaborationRisk TrackingFinancial Markets Knowledge

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Hard Skills

Project CoordinationPlanningTrackingWritingPresentation Deck Creation

Soft Skills

People SkillsClear WritingSound Thinking

Tools & Technologies

PowerPointExcel

Certifications & Qualifications

Public Trust Determination

Industry Keywords

Financial MarketsFederal AgencySubject-Matter Expert

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work directly with a federal agency's Chief Data Officer and financial markets subject-matter experts
Keep the program on schedule
Build and maintain the program schedule, action items, and deliverable tracker
Follow open items through to completion
Prepare meetings, agendas, briefing materials, notes, and follow-up actions
Write status reports
Build presentation decks for senior readers
Track risks, issues, and dependencies
Escalate risks and issues early with a proposed way forward
Learn how financial markets data is produced and used
Collaborate with developers, engineers, data scientists, architects, and strategists across strategy and implementation assignments

Requirements

What you’ll need

1+ years of professional experience in project coordination, consulting, or comparable work
Bachelor's degree
Superb project management skills, including planning, tracking, and following work through to completion
Superb people skills, including working directly with senior leaders and subject-matter experts
Sound thinking and clear writing
Ability to build a presentation deck
Proficiency in writing, PowerPoint, and Excel
Initial engagement requires United States citizenship
Ability to obtain a Public Trust determination
Light subject-matter knowledge of finance or financial markets preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance with the employee premium fully paid and half of dependent premiums
Employer-paid life insurance
Employer-paid accidental death insurance
Employer-paid short-term disability insurance
Employer-paid long-term disability insurance
401(k) matched 100% up to 4% of salary
Immediate 401(k) vesting
Unlimited paid time off
Sponsored professional certifications
Continuing education
Full-time W-2 employment