Junior Data Project Manager

About the role

We are looking for a Junior Data Project Manager to support the planning and delivery of data and cloud‑related projects across Singapore. The role works closely with business stakeholders and technical teams to coordinate activities, track progress, and ensure successful project outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Support project planning, scope definition, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Coordinate data project activities including requirements gathering, data sourcing, ETL/ELT, testing, deployment, and handover.
• Work with business stakeholders, data engineers, analysts, data scientists, and technical teams to monitor progress.
• Track project risks, issues, dependencies, and action items, escalating when necessary.
• Assist Agile/Scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand‑ups, and retrospectives.
• Support data quality, validation, governance, security, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate testing activities, including data validation and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Maintain project documentation, status reports, meeting minutes, and risk/issue registers.
• Assist production deployment, data migration, change management, and post‑implementation activities.
• Monitor project outcomes against agreed objectives and KPIs.

Required profile

• At least 5 years of experience in project coordination, technology projects, or data‑related initiatives.
• Basic understanding of data engineering, data platforms, data warehousing, analytics, or cloud technologies.
• Willingness to learn and develop both technical and project management capabilities.
• Strong analytical, organisational, documentation, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Effective communication skills for collaboration with both business and technical teams.

Required skills

• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Basic knowledge of ETL/ELT processes.
• Experience with PySpark or Scala for data pipelines.
• Understanding of Agile, Scrum, or Kanban methodologies.