Who are we?

 Penneo is a fast-growing RegTech (Regulatory Technology) SaaS company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. We effectively assist customers in industries like accounting, legal, and finance, enabling them to organize and automate their business-critical processes in a compliant, secure, and effortless way.

Following a successful IPO in 2020 and the listing on Nasdaq Copenhagen Main Market in April 2022, we are now, more than ever, in a position to execute on our strategy for European expansion. We are not only looking for new employees, we are looking to form new long-term relationships with people who resonate with our culture and values.

We now have the opportunity to look for a Junior Project Manager to join our awesome and growing team. We're on a mission to scale our operations and maximize value to our existing and future customers.

Who are we looking for?

As a Junior Project Manager at Penneo you will be primarily contribute in the execution of strategic cross-organizational projects in alignment with the Penneo Strategy.

Furthermore you will support the VP of Business Governance & Development (BG&D) in projects and initiatives deriving from management.

What would be your responsibilities?

As our future Junior Project Manager, we foresee the following responsibilities, but you’ll have the opportunity and freedom to influence and define it with us.

• Project manage cross-organizational strategic projects.

• Contribute to the success of the project, by managing the different project stages, project participants and the various project Boards (Steering Committees).

• Engage project participants in supporting and delivering on activities from early scoping stage to the conclusive project wrap-up and ensuring that initiatives are embedded in the operations.

• Executing project subtasks ‘hands-on’ across departments and taking the time to document the project development.

• Business leadership and strategy watchdog: enhancing collaboration across the entire Penneo team to ensure that we prioritize tasks and projects that are aligned with the strategy.

• Contribute to the execution and development of company strategy.

• Building processes and structures for a fast-growing organization and ensuring these are followed.

What makes you a great match?

We believe that the following traits and experiences are important for becoming successful in this role, and it is the basis upon which we assess candidates. However, we acknowledge that the talent takes many forms and we would still like to hear from you, even if you don't think you match all the points below.

• Have 1-2 years of experience in the project management of projects that run across the organization, to ensure the development of the business in accordance with our strategy.

• Have the ability to quickly absorb project complexity to translate it into actionable and comprehensible tasks for a project team.

• You are able to motivate and engage colleagues across departments.

• Enjoy building relationships across the organization.

How will this role progress?

It is important to us to be as transparent as even possible and to give you the opportunity to level expectations for the role. We therefore share our impact description in advance, and we would love your thoughts about it in your cover letter.

During the 1st month you will:

• Be onboarded and mentored by your team to get comfortable with the new position and the company culture.

• Participate in Penneo’s onboarding program for all new Penneos.

• Develop expertise that relates to project ownerships and SaaS in general.

• Build an understanding of our strategy to its core and contribute to the execution of new and current projects.

• Have a clear overview of your collaborators and stakeholders in the running projects.

• Follow-up and have feedback sessions with direct manager who will beside you during your development journey.

Within 6 months you will:

• Have proven and developed yourself as a competent project manager that can own and execute upon cross-organizational strategic projects with expectations to develop into this role.

• Develop and run - from a project management perspective - the operational excellence journey for smooth collaboration across departments.

• Assist the project participants in delivering on project subtask and facilitating progress reporting to the Steering Committees.

• Ensure that your project grids are the foundation for project execution across departments.

• Follow-up and feedback session with direct manager to ensure the right development.

Within 12-24 months you will:

• Show evident leadership skills in successfully executing cross-organizational project with multiple stakeholders and ready for an expanded responsibility area with minor leadership-responsibility.

• Firmly lead strategically critical projects and succeed in engaging and motivating stakeholders across departments for delivery.

• Have adapted and improved communications skills from the communications training attended in, in the first 6 months. 

• Continuously ensuring communication internally and externally the why and its relation to the Penneo strategy.

• Follow-up and feedback session with direct manager to ensure the right development.

The Junior Project Manager is instrumental to our ambitious growth aspirations, and we’re eager to learn on the journey with you. It all depends on your capabilities for continuous learning and equally important - your dreams for the future.

By now we hope you are sitting with a smile on your face, ready to apply and contribute to the Penneo adventure.

About our interview process

We want you to know what to expect. All of our interviews can be conducted remotely, scheduled via email and Google Meet for audio/video calls, if you prefer.

1. Call with our Talent Acquisition Lead, Teresa (~30m): introduction to the company, mutual initial expectation levelling.

2. Call with Morten, our VP of Business Governance & Development (~45m): Getting to know each other, assessing for mutual fit, introduction to the impact and goals for the position.

3. Collaboration round (~1h): Together with two team members you will discuss your approach to a problem scenario to assess collaboration fit and ways of working.

4. Meet and greet with two main Penneo' stakeholders (~45h).

5. The practicalities (~45m): Closing talks with Morten, our VP of Business Governance & Development, agreeing about compensation, starting date, and all other practical details.

Best of success with your application!

Penneo is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, hiring and promoting are based on merit and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.