Junior Project Manager / Business Analyst
About The Position
The Engineering Program Management group within the Engineering department at AQR Capital Management is seeking a Project Manager / Business Analyst. The team manages firmwide initiatives, conducts business analysis, and partners with development teams to deliver results in a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for coordinating, tracking, and reporting on project progress. Working closely with Engineering leads, you will serve as a liaison between the business and Engineering teams. Candidates must have strong communication skills and the ability to interact professionally across a global team. Successful individuals will be self-motivated, flexible, organized, and detail oriented.
Requirements
- 2-5 years in project management / business analysis or equivalent
- Bachelor’s degree in technology, finance, or relevant work experience
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
- Confidence to build relationships with colleagues, managers, and business users
- Ability to multi-task, take ownership of issues and follow through accordingly
- Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and adept at navigating ambiguity
- Flexibility to work individually, in a team, across teams and with different management levels and personalities
- Experience working with software development teams a must
- Familiarity with AI tools and a willingness to leverage them to improve efficiency, documentation, analysis, and project delivery.
- Experience using Microsoft Office suite
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of the financial services industry a plus
- Knowledge of JIRA is a plus
Responsibilities
- Lead projects from initiation to delivery.
- Partner with development leads on resource forecasting and capacity planning
- Manage and prioritize discretionary change requests.
- Document process flows and system details for firm wide applications
- Participate in gathering functional business requirements for projects
- Maintain project tracking, ensuring tasks and priorities are up to date and reflect team progress
- Facilitate meetings and ensure outcomes are clearly documented, owned, and executed
- Produce executive level reports and dashboards, providing transparency on development activity and progress
- Drive ongoing improvements to current processes
- Build strong business / engineering relationships strengthening collaboration and alignment.
Benefits
- paid time off
- medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k)
- annual discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
