Associate Project Manager

Perr&Knight; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance

401K with company match

PTO

Community Support Program and company‑

Job summary

PerrKnight is seeking an Associate Project Manager to join our PK1Cloud Services team in Charlotte, NC or Newark, NJ. This full-time role focuses on guiding projects from initiation to completion, coordinating budgets, timelines, and team members, and ensuring client expectations are met.

Ideal candidates bring PM fundamentals, Jira/Agile exposure, and strong communication skills to drive successful outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Foundational PM knowledge and experience supporting projects or workstreams.
• Familiarity with Jira and Agile/Scrum frameworks.
• Strong communication and cross-functional teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and manage projects from initiation through completion with solid plans.
• Monitor budgets, burn rates, forecasts, and account-level finances.
• Maintain clear documentation, updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to meet milestones.
• Facilitate Agile activities: sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives.

Skills

Project management principles

Jira familiarity

Agile/Scrum exposure

Client-facing communication

Cross-functional coordination

Budgeting/financial tracking

Ability to escalate when needed

Tools

Jira

Job description

What We'll Bring to the Table:

• Friendly, dynamic work environment – Includes certification as a Great Place to Work® (six years in a row!) along with Climate Neutral Status
• Competitive salary
• Flexible Work Program
• Clear opportunities for career progression
• Company-funded professional educational program
• Visible management commitment to our company core values of: Diversity & Inclusion, Environmental, Community and Employee Wellbeing, Excellent Work Product, Innovation, Integrity and Superior Customer Experience
• Generous benefits including:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • 401K with matching Company contributions
  • PTO
  • Community Support Program including VTO and donations with Company match
  • Employee Recognition Program

Our PK1Cloud Services team is looking for an Associate Project Manager to work full-time from either our Charlotte, NC or Newark, NJ office.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Supporting and managing assigned projects or workstreams from initiation through completion. Assisting in defining project scope, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource needs while maintaining comprehensive project plans.
• Monitoring project budgets, burn rates, forecasts, and account-level financials. Helping maintain scope integrity and identifying potential budget or scope concerns for timely escalation.
• Communicating regularly with clients, project team members, managers, and other stakeholders. Preparing project updates, facilitating routine discussions, and ensuring key decisions, action items, and expectations are clearly documented and communicated.
• Coordinating cross-functional teams, including statistical analysts and developers, to maintain alignment, manage dependencies, and support the timely completion of project milestones.
• Participating in and facilitating Agile project management activities, including sprint planning, prioritization, and deliverable tracking.
• Facilitating daily stand-up meetings to track progress, identify blockers, document action items, and maintain team alignment.
• Facilitating sprint reviews to review completed work and gather feedback and participate in retrospectives to identify successes, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
• Identifying project risks, issues, and dependencies; maintaining appropriate tracking documentation; assisting in developing mitigation strategies; and escalating concerns when necessary.
• Coordinating project activities through completion, helping ensure deliverables are completed on time, outstanding items are resolved, and appropriate project closeout activities are performed.
• Evaluating project performance, documenting lessons learned, and contributing to improvements in project management processes, tools, documentation, and team practices.

What You’ll Bring to the Table:

• Foundational knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and tools, with exposure to managing or supporting projects, workstreams, schedules, deliverables, or cross-functional initiatives. Familiarity with Jira is a plus.
• Exposure to Agile and Scrum frameworks and an understanding of concepts such as sprints, stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and backlog management.
• Exposure to insurance, technology, IT operations, data-driven environments, or compliance-focused work is highly desirable. A willingness and ability to develop deeper technical and industry knowledge is essential.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders, participate confidently in discussions, and continue developing client-facing communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams, promote accountability, collaborate effectively, and develop the skills necessary to independently lead increasingly complex project activities.
• Ability to identify issues, gather relevant information, think critically, and contribute to practical solutions, including knowing when issues should be escalated.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate project documentation, track action items, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize responsibilities, manage competing deadlines, and organize work effectively in a fast-paced project environment.
• Understanding of basic project risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation concepts, with the ability to identify and escalation potential concerns appropriately.
• Exposure to project budgets, financial tracking, burn rates, forecasting, or similar financial concepts, with an interest in developing stronger project financial management skills.
• Understanding of the importance of client needs, expectations, and feedback, with the ability to incorporate those considerations into day-to-day project activities.
• Ability to adjust to changing priorities, project requirements, client needs, and business environments while maintaining organization and professionalism.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn, receive feedback, expand project management and industry knowledge, and progressively take on greater project ownership and responsibility.

$75,000 - $95,000 a year

About Perr&Knight:

For over 30 years, Perr&Knight has provided exemplary insurance consulting and software solutions to the property & casualty and life, accident & health industries. Services include actuarial consulting, risk strategies & solutions, applied AI consulting, product development, insurance policy and forms consulting, regulatory compliance, compliance and operational assessments/training, state filings, licensing, technology consulting, statistical reporting, data services, predictive analytics, and bureau monitoring & maintenance. Software includes StateFilings.com, the leading cloud-based state filings management solution. With offices nationwide and more than 150 insurance professionals, including 30+ credentialed actuaries, Perr&Knight is among the largest independent actuarial and insurance consulting firms in the United States.

Ourmissionas an actuarial and insurance operations consulting firm is to provide extraordinary value to our clients by offering innovative and unique solutions to complex challenges they face while providing a positive and motivating work environment for our employees that respects diversity and recognizes ingenuity and hard work.

Perr&Knight is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion and diversity. Perr&Knight does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, physical or mental disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Perr&Knight will also provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about an accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email [e-mail]