Project Manager
CoinDesk is a media, events, indices, and data company serving the global crypto economy.
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About CoinDesk
CoinDesk operates a cryptocurrency newsroom covering markets, policy, technology, and digital assets. It also provides institutional digital-asset market data through CoinDesk Data and benchmark indices and reference rates through CoinDesk Indices.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Coordinate project delivery across multiple workstreams, keep milestones on track, refine requirements with stakeholders and product managers, maintain project artefacts and leadership communications, facilitate working sessions and steering committees, map processes and workflows, track dependencies and priorities, and help develop scalable project-management frameworks and governance practices.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in project coordination, business analysis, or a COO office or business-management function within financial services, fintech, or a similarly regulated industry.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, fill requirements gaps, and drive outcomes with minimal supervision.
- Business acumen and understanding of finance, operations, or trading workflows.
- Written and verbal communication skills for engaging, influencing, and presenting to senior stakeholders.
- Proficiency with project-management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or Smartsheet.
- Project management certifications such as CAPM, PMP, PRINCE2 Foundation, or Agile/Scrum certifications are preferred but not required.
- Familiarity with ITIL or COBIT frameworks and experience in a regulated or compliance-driven environment is preferred.
- Prior exposure to digital assets, blockchain, or exchange operations is preferred.
- Experience working with technology teams on system implementations, integrations, or platform enhancements is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and drive project delivery across workstreams, ensuring milestones are met and risks are escalated early.
- Refine business requirements with stakeholders and product managers, identify gaps, and propose pragmatic solutions.
- Prepare and maintain status reports, RAID logs, decision registers, and stakeholder communications.
- Facilitate working sessions, stand-ups, and steering committees with cross-functional teams.
- Map current-state processes, define future workflows, and translate business needs into specifications for technology teams.
- Track dependencies, resource constraints, and competing priorities across concurrent initiatives.
- Develop scalable project-management frameworks, templates, and governance practices.
- Act as a liaison between business and technology teams.
