Job Title

Junior Project Manager / Coordinator

Location

Barcelona or Madrid, Tres Cantos

Employment Type

Full-time

Work Model

Remote work setup with occasional visits to the office (2–3 times per year)

Contract Type

Permanent contract of employment

About the Role As a Junior Project Manager / Coordinator you will support the Platform team in planning, coordinating, and tracking technical initiatives by maintaining roadmaps, enabling structured execution, and facilitating alignment across engineering and business stakeholders. The role bridges strategy and delivery, ensuring transparency, progress tracking, and effective collaboration in a technical landscape.

It facilitates execution and alignment but does not replace product ownership, architecture ownership, or engineering leadership.

Key Responsibilities Roadmap & Delivery Tracking

Maintain and continuously update the platform roadmap in close collaboration with engineering and product leads

Track progress across technical initiatives (e.g. platform improvements, integrations, migrations)

Monitor dependencies, risks, and blockers across teams, ensuring timely escalation and resolution

Translate technical progress into clear, structured updates for both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Own and prepare recurring reporting (e.g. status decks, sprint/initiative summaries)

Support high‑level visibility on capacity, sequencing, and major trade‑offs across platform initiatives to support prioritization discussions

Technical Governance & Cadence Management

Set up and manage key delivery cadences (e.g. sprint syncs, platform reviews, steering meetings)





Prepare structured agendas, pre‑reads, and supporting materials

Facilitate meetings, ensuring alignment on priorities, trade‑offs, and next steps

Capture and track decisions, actions, and technical follow‑ups

Support domain‑related governance forums by tracking decisions and ensuring follow‑through into delivery

Cross‑Team Coordination

Act as a coordination layer between platform, product, and business teams

Ensure alignment on priorities, sequencing, and delivery timelines across multiple workstreams

Support communication of platform changes, releases, and impacts to stakeholders

Help enforce ways of working and best practices in planning and tracking

Ownership of Smaller Technical Initiatives

Independently manage smaller platform‑related projects (e.g. tooling improvements, process optimizations, minor integrations)

Define scope, milestones, and delivery plans in collaboration with engineers

Drive execution, track progress, and ensure timely delivery

Proactively identify risks and propose mitigation actions

Required Skills & Qualifications Profile & Experience

2–3 years of experience in a top‑tier consulting firm (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain) or similar environment with exposure to technology or digital topics





Strong understanding of how software/platform teams operate (e.g., Agile, sprints, backlogs, releases)

Ability to translate technical topics into structured, clear communication

Advanced PowerPoint and strong written communication skills

Experience working with cross‑functional teams (engineering, product, business)

Highly structured, proactive, and comfortable operating in complex, evolving environments

English proficiency: B2/C1 (both written and spoken communication)

Spanish proficiency: C1/C2 (both written and spoken communication)

Key Competencies

Structured problem solving and systems thinking

Strong stakeholder management across technical and non‑technical audiences

Planning, tracking, and coordination in a technical delivery context

Facilitation of technical discussions and decision‑making forums

Ownership and drive with attention to detail

Personal Attributes

Structured and methodical approach to work

Proactive and positive “can‑do” attitude, demonstrating initiative and resilience

Strong organizational skills, adept at managing multiple tasks and stakeholders simultaneously

Comfortable navigating ambiguity and operating in complex, evolving technical environments

Passionate about technology and platform‑driven transformation

Sanoma Learning is an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to inclusion and diversity, ensuring equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristics.

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