P2P2 — Developing Professional
Professional
Project Manager - Manages complete projects of moderate complexity. May lead a small team.
What this level means
Early-career professional; developing skills, handles routine tasks with some independence
- Scope
- Defined deliverables / small features
- Autonomy
- General supervision; reviewed at milestones
- Complexity
- Some non-routine problems; applies established patterns
- Impact
- Own and immediate-team deliverables
- Decision rights
- Routine technical choices within guidance
- Leadership
- May guide interns
- Typical experience
- 1–3 yrs
What you'd do
- Develops and executes project plans
- Leads small cross-functional teams
- Communicates with stakeholders
- Manages project budgets and resources
- Identifies and mitigates project risks
- Ensures project deliverables meet quality standards
- Reports project status to stakeholders
- Facilitates project meetings and workshops
- Coordinates with vendors and external partners
- Develop and execute project plans
- Lead cross-functional project teams
- Communicate project status to stakeholders
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Project planning
- Risk management
- Budget management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Team leadership
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Project management software proficiency
- Project management methodologies
- Risk management techniques
- Budgeting principles
- Stakeholder analysis
- Team leadership strategies
- Communication strategies
- Vendor management
- Quality assurance processes
- Project planning and scheduling
- Risk identification
- Budgeting basics
- Stakeholder communication
- Leadership
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Resource management
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s degree
- 2–5 years of project coordination/management experience
- PMP certification preferred
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
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