Associate Project Manager at Codal in Chicago

Job description

• Who you’ll be working with
• We ideate, create, and coordinate. We analyze, strategize, organize, and prioritize. We bridge the communication channel between the client and our project team. We chart the course and navigate the product roadmap sprint by sprint. Some of us are product owners. Some of us are scrum masters. Many of us wear multiple hats and do whatever’s needed to deliver successful projects.

Responsibilities

• Discovery & Strategy
• Assist with end-to-end delivery of assigned projects, from discovery through execution and post-launch support.
• Translate high-level objectives into structured delivery plans, milestones, and sprint-level execution.
• Support alignment between scope, timeline, and budget, proactively flagging trade-offs.
• Build Execution Excellence
• Support the Project Manager with Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, backlog grooming, demos, and retrospectives.
• Partner with Product Managers to ensure well-defined, prioritized backlogs and readiness of stories.
• Support delivery predictability through velocity tracking, capacity planning, and release planning.
• Program & Stakeholder Management
• Serve as a point of contact for client stakeholders, providing clear communication on progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Product, Design, Engineering, QA, and DevOps.
• Align project-level execution with broader team and account goals.
• Risk, Governance & Financial Management
• Maintain and actively manage RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies).
• Follow established project governance practices, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Track budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation to support delivery efficiency.

Requirements

• Strong client-facing experience, preferably in a consulting setting.
• 1-3 years of formal project management experience in client-facing, consulting, or agency settings.
• Understanding of end-to-end delivery of digital initiatives (e.g., web/mobile applications, CMS, eCommerce, or platform modernization).
• Ability to manage expectations and influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Experience supporting both discovery and delivery phases of digital engagements.
• Willingness to learn about project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning.
• Working knowledge of RAID management (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) with proactive mitigation planning.
• Exposure to enterprise integrations, APIs, and data-driven platforms.
• Experience working across multiple solution types (application modernization, headless CMS, composable commerce, etc.).
• PMP, CSM, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with Jira/Confluence or similar tools.

Skills

Required

• Client-facing communication
• Project management
• Stakeholder management
• Scope, timeline, and budget management
• RAID management
• Risk mitigation planning

Preferred

• PMP, CSM, or equivalent certification
• Jira/Confluence or similar tools

Benefits

• Codal is a global agency with over 200 employees, and offices in the US, UK, and India
• We regularly host happy hours, dinners, excursions, and other company events to unwind after a hard day at work
• Office snacks and drinks + a fancy Bevi water machine with flavored water
• We offer Medical, Life, Dental/Vision, and many more insurance types
• Employer 401k match - 4%
• A recreational group that regularly competes in city leagues for softball and volleyball
• An office in the heart of downtown Chicago with a gym, food court, Walgreens, rooftop bar, outdoor sports court, and other amenities
• Working hybrid for in-person collaboration and sprint-planning days
• We continually review ranges to address skills, experience and markets. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include but aren’t limited to, a candidate’s experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position
• $80,000 - $90,000 USD