Project Coordinator

2024-10-05
USA
Praetorian
Company Overview: At Praetorian, we are bringing together the world's brightest minds in pursuit of solving the cybersecurity problem by reducing the friction of security and enabling the next wave of technological innovation. From projects that range from cryptocurrency exchanges to autonomous vehicles and from medical device platforms to space telescopes, we apply expertise and engineering to help secure our customers.
Career opportunity:

Join an industry with massive socio, economic, and political importance in the 21st century
Work alongside some of the best and the brightest minds in the security industry
Work with prominent clients and help them solve hard security problems
Leave an indelible mark on a company where individual input has real impact
Align your career trajectory with a hyper-growth company that is on the move

Core responsibilities:

Manage project coordination on numerous complex, high-impact projects and maintain key relationships as a trusted facilitator for both internal delivery teams and clients
Assist in the planning, preparation and communication for a wide variety of projects across Praetorian’s service offerings
Dedicated to quality assurance with a maniacal focus on delighting clients throughout service delivery.
Actively seek opportunities to improve service delivery workflows and implementations, in particular around effective uses of automation and artificial intelligence towards continuous process improvement

Desired qualifications:

2+ years of project management experience, preferably in technology
Prior experience in an outward and customer facing role
Prior experience with risk and escalation management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organization and time-management skills

+1 qualifications:

Experience leading project management or process improvement initiatives
Project Management certification
Prior experience in cybersecurity consulting or technology services delivery
Familiarity with offensive security
Experience in designing and/or implementing process improvements using automation in PSA, Jira, and/or related systems
Bachelors in business, engineering, computer science, or information systems
CAPM, CSM certifications are a plus

Desired behaviors:

Servant leader with a customer-centric focus and an obsessive need to wow and delight each client.
Relentless restlessness to improve service execution, service delivery, and the service practice
Ability to maintain high levels of output and work ethic
Personable individual who enjoys working in a team-oriented environment
Dedicated individual with an optimistic, 'happy to help' attitude, committed to supporting both customers and colleagues in a team-oriented setting.
Comfort dealing with ambiguity in an environment where we build the plane as we fly it
Ability to work within constraints and to challenge the status quo
Ability to self-direct work, orient to action, and truly own the position in a hyper-growth environment
Ability to translate business objectives into tactical, technical activities and vice versa

Compensation & Benefits:

Competitive salary
Employee stock option plan
Annual budget for training, certifications, and conferences
90% employee coverage and 60% dependent coverage on health insurance premiums
100% employee coverage and 60% dependent coverage on dental and vision insurance premiums
4% company 401K matching vested immediately

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
We are committed to an inclusive and diverse Praetorian. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other legally protected status.