IT Project Coordinator

The role

The IT Project Coordinator supports the Global IT Project and Portfolio Management organization. This person will coordinate small-scale IT projects and provide portfolio reporting, governance support, and administrative coordination.

What you will do

• Coordinate small-scale IT projects from initiation through closure
• Develop and maintain project plans, meeting schedules, and documentation
• Collect, validate, consolidate, and analyze project data for portfolio dashboards and reports
• Support intake, prioritization, project reviews, and compliance with standards
• Assist with monitoring project budgets, forecasts, purchase orders, and invoices
• Organize project and portfolio meetings and document decisions
• Facilitate communication among project managers, technical teams, stakeholders, and vendors
• Maintain accurate information in project portfolio management tools
• Monitor project risks, issues, dependencies, and overdue actions
• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting, templates, and workflows

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, business administration, project management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
• Two or more years of experience in project coordination, project administration, PMO support, business operations, or a related role
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate small projects or defined workstreams and manage multiple priorities
• Working knowledge of project management fundamentals
• Strong analytical skills and experience preparing reports, dashboards, presentations, and management updates
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and SharePoint
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate in a global, cross-functional environment and coordinate activities across multiple time zones
• Ability to handle sensitive project, financial, and organizational information with appropriate discretion

Nice to have

• Experience supporting a global IT PMO or Project and Portfolio Management organization
• Experience with project portfolio management, work management, or reporting tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or Power BI
• Exposure to IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, cybersecurity, digital workplace, data, or business transformation projects
• Understanding of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies
• CAPM, PRINCE2 Foundation, Certified ScrumMaster, or a comparable project management credential

Before you apply

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
• Employment eligibility will be verified through E-Verify

About the company

Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to treating and, one day, curing life-threatening diseases. Headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, the company is advancing the next generation of cell therapy.