Project Support Coordinator

Akkodis; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 62,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K plan

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a highly organized professional to support network automation and analytics initiatives while coordinating with senior leadership. You will drive project execution, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure timely follow-through across multiple workstreams.

In this visible role, you will partner with engineering, operations, vendors, and executives, create status reports, manage Jira artifacts, and provide executive summaries.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of experience in Business Analysis, Project Coordination, Project Management support, or a related role.
• Strong organizational, planning, and coordination skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including CSV data manipulation, reporting, and data analysis.
• Experience creating and managing Jira tickets and Agile documentation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management abilities with experience interacting with senior leaders and executives.
• Ability to work independently and drive initiatives with minimal supervision.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on commitments.

Responsibilities

• Support senior leadership with day-to-day project coordination and execution.
• Act as a proxy for project leadership by driving follow-ups and maintaining momentum across key initiatives.
• Represent project leadership in status meetings, working sessions, and stakeholder discussions when necessary.
• Gather, analyze, and prepare project status reports and executive summaries.
• Track action items, risks, dependencies, and blockers across multiple workstreams.
• Coordinate activities among engineering, operations, and vendor teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Create, update, and manage Jira tickets, user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain backlog hygiene and proactively follow up with owners to ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Download, organize, and manipulate CSV data files.
• Perform reporting and basic data analysis using Excel.
• Assist with Agile project tracking, documentation, and reporting.
• Escalate risks and issues appropriately while helping to drive resolution.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Multitasking

Independent work

Excel proficiency

CSV data manipulation

Agile reporting

Tools

Jira

Job description

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive professional to support network automation and analytics initiatives while serving as an extension of project and senior leadership teams. This individual will play a critical role in driving project execution, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing priorities, and ensuring timely follow-through across multiple workstreams.

Pay rate: $45-52/HR. The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

In this highly visible role, you will partner with engineering, operations, vendors, and leadership teams to keep initiatives moving forward. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, is comfortable interacting with executives, and can independently drive action with minimal oversight.

Key Responsibilities

• Support senior leadership with day-to-day project coordination and execution.
• Act as a proxy for project leadership by driving follow-ups and maintaining momentum across key initiatives.
• Represent project leadership in status meetings, working sessions, and stakeholder discussions when necessary.
• Gather, analyze, and prepare project status reports and executive summaries.
• Track action items, risks, dependencies, and blockers across multiple workstreams.
• Coordinate activities among engineering, operations, and vendor teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Create, update, and manage Jira tickets, user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain backlog hygiene and proactively follow up with owners to ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Download, organize, and manipulate CSV data files.
• Perform reporting and basic data analysis using Excel.
• Assist with Agile project tracking, documentation, and reporting.
• Escalate risks and issues appropriately while helping to drive resolution.

Required Qualifications

• 3-7 years of experience in Business Analysis, Project Coordination, Project Management support, or a related role.
• Strong organizational, planning, and coordination skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including:
• CSV data manipulation
• Reporting and data analysis
• Experience creating and managing Jira tickets and Agile documentation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management abilities with experience interacting with senior leaders and executives.
• Ability to work independently and drive initiatives with minimal supervision.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on commitments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting network automation, infrastructure, or technology-focused projects.
• Exposure to networking concepts and environments.
• PMO, project coordination, or project management support experience.
• Familiarity with budgeting, forecasting, invoice tracking, and vendor spend management.
• Experience creating executive-level reporting and presentations.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will be:

• Professional, polished, and executive-facing.
• An exceptional communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• Confident driving discussions, obtaining updates, and holding stakeholders accountable.
• Highly proactive, resourceful, and action-oriented.
• Detail-focused while maintaining visibility into broader project goals.
• A self-starter who requires little to no hand-holding.
• Capable of quickly building credibility and trust with leadership teams.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional who enjoys working closely with leadership, driving project execution, and making a direct impact on business-critical initiatives.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers