Jr. Project Manager/Business Analyst

Jr. Project Manager

Overview:

Akumen, Inc. seeks a dynamic, self-motivated individual with experience as a Junior Project Manager.  We are looking for a Junior Project Manager who can work closely with customers and be a liaison with the team.  You will be working with a wonderful team of experienced Project Managers and System Engineers.  This position is located in Washington, DC.  Per the new administration, working onsite is required (w/ situational telework).

Responsibilities:

• Interfaces with customers to define user requirements and discuss issues, questions, and project status.
• Manages business requirements and facilitates communications between project stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, i.e., gathers, analyzes, documents, and validates the needs of project stakeholders
• Translates business requirements into system requirements in collaboration with software developers
• Assists Project Manager in drafting project documentation, managing project schedules and producing status reports
• Learns system capabilities and how the capabilities can meet the customer's business objectives as well as identify new business opportunities for new and existing customers
• Participates in application testing to ensure that customer's requirements are met 
• Participates in application training to ensure customers are knowledgeable on how to use the system to conduct their work activities

 Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Communication, English, Business Administration, IT Management (or equivalent related field experience)
• 5 years of experience in the Information Technology field 
• 3 years of experience in requirements development 
• 3 years of experience in writing technical documents 
• 3 years of experience in a client-facing role; federal clients preferred 
• Strong communication (written and oral), presentation, and interpersonal skills 
• Able to take initiative, manage own workload, and assume responsibility for tasks 
• Able to multi-task, handle multiple projects, and meet internal and client deadlines

 Desired Qualifications: 

• Familiarity with MS Office and MS Project applications
• Prior experience in a consulting environment
• Experience with MS Project and MS SharePoint, PMP and/or Agile knowledge, working knowledge of ServiceNow PPM module
• ServiceNow Project Portfolio Management 

 Clearance requirement:

• Must have an Active DOD Secret clearance

Akumen is a leading management and technology consulting firm that specializes in serving the federal government. We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.