Junior Project Manager - PMO

About The Role

As a Junior Project Manager at Stryker you’ll make a real difference in how our Operations teams collaborate, grow and thrive. You’ll become a valued part of our Project Management Office (PMO), leading key initiatives that help us streamline processes, boost productivity and enhance the way we work together. You’ll guide projects from concept to completion using best-practice frameworks, all while championing communication, teamwork and continuous improvement.

About you:

We’re searching for a confident, driven, and highly organised professional with experience working across different projects. You might be a Business Analyst or Project Coordinator looking to step into your first Project Manager role, or someone who has worked across multiple projects within their business unit.

You will have a gift for building strong relationships, influencing and bringing people together. You will be someone who can quickly connect with stakeholders at all levels, build trust and develop collaborative partnerships that keep projects on track. You will have a sharp eye for detail and your strategic mindset will guide teams toward successful delivery while continuously improving how we manage projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Build dynamic partnerships with stakeholders across the business
• Lead end-to-end project management across initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure phases
• Apply best-practice methodologies and effective change management techniques
• Facilitate meetings and workshops to ensure clear requirements and alignment
• Identify risks, define mitigations, and adapt project plans in response to shifting priorities
• Manage project governance, schedules, resource allocation, budgets, and compliance
• Prepare and deliver project reports and handovers, ensuring seamless BAU transition
  
  

Must have experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in project teams, with at least 1 year leading projects that delivered tangible business value
• Proven ability to plan, coordinate, and manage projects across diverse teams
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
• Experience gathering business requirements and managing project delivery
• Familiarity with project governance and change management practices
  
  

Nice To Have Experience

• Experience working with hybrid Agile methodologies and leading continuous improvement initiatives
• Exposure to compliance frameworks such as SOX, GxP, and computer systems validation
  
  

Technical Skills

• Exposure to project management tools (e.g. as MS Project, JIRA, Asana, Visio or similar)
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Desired but not required: Bachelor's degree in a business-related field and/or recognised PM certifications (Scrum, PMP, PPM, PMI-ACP, CSM)
  
  

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.