Junior Project Manager

The Company

Star is a global consultancy that connects strategic endgames, strategy, design and engineering services to help companies accelerate product innovation and achieve their business goals. With over a decade of constant compound annual growth, we are rapidly expanding our consulting services, geographic footprint, and industry expertise.

Star works for businesses in a variety of industries, including Automotive & Mobility, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Financial Services globally. Our clients include BMW Group, SAIC, Lufthansa, Denso, NIO, Panasonic, AppyWay, Zeisås, Walmart and Dolby, Daimler Truck, Hyundai Motor Europe, amongst many others.

We support our clients in every step of their digital journey. Through co-creation, we guide them from ideation and concept crafting to full-stack development. We always remain focused on supporting our clients, whether enterprise customers, investors or start-ups, to win the hearts and minds of their (end) customers.

At Star, we blend strategy, insights, design and engineering into a seamless workflow devised to support our clients - no matter how long or complex their journey. We anchor everything we do in clear and compelling endgames, which in turn enable our multidisciplinary teams to create superior solutions and support impressive commercial returns for our clients.

Star is truly global in its footprint and its outlook. That is why we are the first major consulting company with no single headquarters. Instead, clients have many routes to Star, spanning Silicon Valley, Tokyo, Beijing, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Copenhagen, Kyiv, Wroclaw, and other vibrant design, technology and creative nuclei of the world. Our spirited and growing 700+ strong Star Crew takes great pride in working side by side with their trailblazing counterparts at some of the largest enterprise clients and global brands, with highly profitable mid-market players, as well as the world's most disruptive "unicorn" startups.

Our passion is to make every great person, every great idea and every great company shine. That's why we're called Star.

We are looking for you!

We’re looking for a proactive and results-oriented Junior Project Manager to join our Project Delivery team. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with experienced Project Managers and contribute to driving successful project outcomes. This is a great opportunity to grow your career in Project Management while gaining hands-on experience in a dynamic environment.

Skills and experience you can bring to this role

Qualifications & Experience:

• 1 year of experience in project coordination or management in a software development environment;
• Understanding of Agile Software Development Methodology, values and procedures;
• Understanding of different engagement models;
• Understanding of SDLC;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Upper-intermediate English (both spoken and written); 
• Consulting skills, ability to elaborate ideas, explain technical concepts in a simple way, and convey a technical vision to business people.

What impact you’ll make 

• Coordinate day-to-day operational project activities and resources;
• Create and maintain project documentation, including project plans and schedules;
• Increase team productivity and motivate them to achieve high results;
• Participate in identifying and mitigating project risks and issues;
• Manage client expectations, communicate project progress, and ensure stakeholder satisfaction;
• Track project progress and report on key metrics and milestones;
• Work with project status reports, identify issues, analyze them, and provide effective solutions.

What you’ll get 

Regardless of your position or role, we have in place a wide array of benefits, including flexible working (hybrid/remote models) and generous time off policies (unlimited vacations, sick and parental leaves) to make it easier for all people to thrive and succeed at Star. On top of that, we offer an extensive reward and compensation package, intellectually and creatively stimulating space, health insurance and unique travel opportunities.

Your holistic well-being is central at Star. You'll join a warm and vibrant multinational environment filled with impactful projects, career development opportunities, mentorship and training programs, fun sports activities, workshops, networking and outdoor meet-ups.