Project Manager / Business Analyst - Junior
Second Foundation Tech a.s. · Prague, Czech Republic ·
- Seniority
- Junior
- Category
- Project management
Junior Project Manager/Business Analyst at a Prague fintech company that builds algorithmic trading platforms for energy grid balancing. You’ll write specs, create user stories, manage backlogs, and help drive delivery while receiving mentorship from senior PMs/BAs. No legacy code—just modern engineering on a trading platform.
We are a unique combination of a technology company and a trading house. Our mission is to turn data into market-beating trading strategies by using sophisticated mathematical models while helping to balance the power grid.
Our team consists of top-class developers, quant analysts and traders who use their accumulated know-how to create a state-of-the-art platform. No legacy code, no mundane maintenance and outdated technologies, just pure engineering joy of creating a well-designed piece of software.
We’re looking for a Junior Project Manager/Business Analyst. Someone curious, analytical, and ready to grow into a bridge between business and tech. You’ll get hands-on mentoring from senior PMs/BAs, while contributing directly to projects that matter.
What would you work on?
- Write lightweight specs - translate business needs into concise functional notes your dev teammates can ship from (no 30-page PDFs).
- Turn ideas into clear user stories - shadow a senior PM/BA, sketch simple flows, and capture requirements with acceptance criteria.
- Shape the roadmap with guidance - help score ideas by impact/effort, propose MVPs, and keep priorities aligned with tech feasibility.
- Keep the backlog healthy - break epics into actionable tasks, triage bugs, clarify scope.
- Drive delivery with the team.
What makes you a great candidate?
- Have a strong technical or mathematics background: Bachelor’s/Master’s degree (or in your final years) at a top university - and a product mindset.
- Think analytically - you model problems and make data-driven decisions.
- Communicate clearly - you challenge assumptions, align stakeholders, and simplify complexity.
- Own outcomes - proactive, structured, reliable, with a strong bias to action.
- Language - Fluent English, both written and spoken (additional languages welcome).
What do we offer?
- Brand new office in the city center - Masarycka.
- Competitive salary package with the possibility of a yearly bonus.
- 25 days of paid holiday.
- Flexible working hours and home-office options.
- High-end workstation.
- Sponsored lunch in the office. Every workday.
- Free snacks at the office.
- Multisport Card - fully paid by the company.
- Colleagues who are absolute experts in what they do.