Project Coordinator- Travel Required

WhiteTech; Athens (GA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO (19 business days)

Fully remote within CET hours

Conferences & community events

Matrix organizational structure

Job summary

WhiteTech, a remote-first fintech PLM platform provider, is seeking a Project Manager to coordinate day-to-day delivery across developers, QA, analysts, designers, and stakeholders. You’ll manage priorities, risks, and dependencies while ensuring effective communication within a distributed team.

You will work within Agile/Scrum timelines, maintain documentation, and drive milestones from planning through releases. A strong background in FinTech, Payments, SaaS, and open banking is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as a Project Manager in a product or technology-driven company.
• Good understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
• Experience working with cross-functional software development teams.
• Experience with requirements gathering, task clarification, and project documentation.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Experience working with distributed or remote teams.
• Experience in FinTech, Payments, E-commerce, or SaaS projects.
• Basic understanding of payment systems and financial products.
• Technical background or good understanding of software development processes.
• Agile/Scrum or other project management certifications.

Responsibilities

• Support project planning and define milestones, timelines, and deliverables.
• Coordinate day-to-day project activities and ensure tasks progress as planned.
• Maintain project plans, documentation, and delivery schedules.
• Work within Agile/Scrum processes and facilitate team ceremonies.
• Translate business needs into actionable development tasks.
• Maintain project documentation and communicate requirements clearly.
• Support backlog management and prioritization with stakeholders.
• Track scope, timelines, risks, and delivery progress.
• Coordinate scope changes and ensure proper communication.
• Monitor progress using Jira, Confluence and other PM tools.
• Provide regular updates on progress, risks, blockers, dependencies.
• Facilitate sprint planning, retrospectives and status meetings.
• Support release planning, testing, and validation activities.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge sharing within the team.

Skills

Project management

SDLC understanding

Agile methodologies

Jira and Confluence

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk and dependency management

Remote team experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

At WhiteTech, we empower businesses in the financial ecosystem with cutting-edge white-label and SAAS solutions. Our comprehensive suite of tools is tailored for EMI, PSP, e-commerce, and open banking platforms. With WhiteTech, clients gain access to a platform designed for flexibility, scalability, and seamless integration. Our mission is to help businesses unlock their full potential in a rapidly evolving financial landscape. Whether scaling your PSP, enhancing your EMI services, or diving into open banking, WhiteTech is your partner for innovation and growth. We are a remote-first technology company and welcome applications from candidates across Europe, including the EEA, the UK, Switzerland, and other non-EEA European countries such as Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Montenegro, Turkey, and the Western Balkans. We are looking for a Project Manager to join our team and take ownership of the day-to-day coordination and delivery of one of our projects. In this role, you will work closely with developers, QA engineers, analysts, designers, and business stakeholders to keep the project on track, coordinate priorities, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure effective communication across the team.

Project Planning & Coordination

• Support project planning and define clear milestones, timelines, and deliverables.
• Coordinate day-to-day project activities and ensure tasks are progressing according to plan.
• Maintain project plans, documentation, and delivery schedules.
• Work within Agile/Scrum processes and facilitate regular team ceremonies.

Requirements & Task Management

• Help translate business needs into clear and actionable tasks for the development team.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure requirements are communicated clearly.
• Support backlog management and prioritization in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Help resolve blockers and dependencies affecting project delivery.

Project Execution & Delivery

• Track project scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, and delivery progress.
• Coordinate scope changes and ensure they are properly communicated and documented.
• Monitor project progress using Jira, Confluence, and other project management tools.
• Support timely and high-quality delivery of project milestones and releases.
• Act as a point of contact for day-to-day project-related communication.
• Provide regular updates on project progress, risks, blockers, and dependencies.
• Facilitate project meetings, sprint planning, retrospectives, and status meetings.

Quality Assurance & Post-Launch Support

• Support release planning, testing, and validation activities.
• Maintain up-to-date project documentation and ensure knowledge is properly shared within the team.
• 2+ years of experience as a Project Manager in a product or technology-driven company.
• ~ Good understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
• ~ Experience working with cross-functional software development teams.
• ~ Experience with requirements gathering, task clarification, and project documentation.
• ~ Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira and Confluence .
• ~ Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a dynamic environment.
• ~ Ability to identify risks, dependencies, and blockers and es
• ~ Experience working with distributed or remote teams .
• Experience in FinTech, Payments, E-commerce, or SaaS projects .
• Basic understanding of payment systems and financial products.
• Technical background or good understanding of software development processes.
• Agile/Scrum or other project management certifications.

Application Screening

• # 19 business days of flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
• ~ Fully remote work with flexible hours (within the CET time zone) from any location of your choice
• ~ Opportunity to regularly participate in conferences and community events as both a participant and contributor
• ~ Matrix organizational structure designed to streamline communication, remove barriers, and promote efficiency

Embrace the opportunity to develop your skills in a cutting-edge fintech environment.