Posted 3d ago

Project Coordinator

@ Simplify Compliance
Brentwood, Tennessee, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:Coordinate activities, Maintain documentation, Track tasks
Requirements Summary:Support project managers, coordinate activities, maintain docs, track timelines, and communicate with stakeholders.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Jira
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Job Description

At the heart of our company is our people.  People from many different backgrounds with different vantage points, opinions, and experiences.  We strive to continually lead with our IMPACT values and empower our employees to develop their full potential on a team that is passionate about acceptance, inclusivity, and achievement. Our employees are the driving force for the innovation, collaboration and creativity that enables our organization to deliver strategic success. 

Job Summary: 

The Project Coordinator supports the successful planning and execution of projects across strategic products and organizational priorities. This role partners closely with Project Managers and cross-functional stakeholders to coordinate tasks, maintain documentation, track timelines, and ensure visibility into project progress. The Project Coordinator focuses on organization, communication, and operational execution to help drive projects forward with quality and consistency. 
 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Support Project Managers in applying project management standards, processes, and best practices 

  • Coordinate project activities, resources, timelines, and deliverables 

  • Maintain project documentation, logs, and status reporting 

  • Track tasks and dependencies in project management tools (e.g., Jira) 

  • Facilitate meeting scheduling, agendas, and notes 

  • Communicate project updates to stakeholders under PM guidance 

  • Monitor project progress and proactively identify risks, delays, or blockers 

  • Assist in maintaining alignment between technical teams and business stakeholders 

  • Support quality assurance processes and documentation validation 
     

Additional Responsibilities: 

  • Support scheduled deployments, as needed 

  • Contribute to process improvement initiatives within Project/Operations 

  • Additional duties as assigned. 

Critical Competencies:

  • Ownership & Execution –Demonstrates a sense of ownership to drive issues to closure, maximizes the use of existing processes while continuously pursuing ways to improve efficiencies, sets aggressive goals, monitors progress, and delivers results, seizes more opportunities than others  

  • Collaboration & Team Building - Builds and maintains relationships to successfully work toward common strategic goals, creates strong morale and spirit, fosters open dialogue, creates a sense of unity among team  

  • Manages Ambiguity & Change – Makes decisions with available information that align with strategy, embraces and manages change, challenges the status quo and champions new initiatives, comfortably handles risk and uncertainty  
     

The Individual: 

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills 

  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks 

  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment 

  • Ability to ask clarifying questions and escalate issues appropriately 

  • Interest in developing project management skills and growing into increased responsibility 

  • Working knowledge of Jira or similar project tracking tools preferred 

  • CAPM certification (or pursuit of certification) a plus 

Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, project management, communications, or related field preferred (or equivalent work experience) 

  • 0–2 years of experience in project coordination, operations, or related support role 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act or similar law in order to apply for employment at Simplify Compliance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team 1.800.727.5257, ext. 8101.

Job applicants may request to review the company's Affirmative Action plans by contacting the talent acquisition team/recruiter, Human Resources department or Chief People Officer.