Job Description

Minnesota - Program Manager


Hollstadt Overview


Hollstadt Consulting is a management and technology consulting firm dedicated to placing professionals at engagements where they will excel. When you work with us, you'll work with a refreshingly real company led and staffed by seasoned experts who are also down-to-earth, good people. We're committed to treating you with respect and helping you achieve your career aspirations.




Since 1990, Hollstadt has been a trusted partner to more than 150 domestic and global companies and has successfully completed over 3,000 projects. Our continued growth has created challenging and rewarding opportunities for accomplished IT and Business Consultants. Hollstadt Consulting is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran.




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Role:

Program Manager

Contract:

6 months

Location:

Hybrid - Will be required to work at an office at least one day per week. Offices are located in St Paul, MN or Minneapolis, MN.

Pay Rate:

$75-$80/hr W2, dependent on skills and qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED

AND

nine (9) years of experience managing multiple IT and business projects Note:Highest completed degree in the following majors: Computer Science, Business Management, or Project Management will count towards the minimum nine (9) years of required work experience. Associates degree counts as two years of experience Bachelor's degree or higher counts as four years of experience Two (2) or more years in a lead role that required collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels. Active PMP or PgMP Certification Active CSM or SAFe Certification 2 years' experience with MS Project 1 years' experience with Azure Dev Ops or Jira

Desired Skills

Experience program managing large, complex SaaS vendor implementations Experience program managing transit initiatives Exceptional soft skills and emotional intelligence to navigate at multiple levels across the organization Strong communication and collaboration skills Proven track record of delivering large initiatives within challenging constraints Experience with PPM Tools

Tasks

Program Management

Develop comprehensive program, portfolio, and project plans using Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid delivery methodologies. Define scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines. Apply extensive vendor management experience to ensure delivery of contractual scope within agreed upon constraints. Leverage experience to actively manage testing activities and resources to ensure unit, performance, functionality, and user testing objectives are met. Utilize departmental tools for program and project management, tracking, and reporting.

Team Leadership

Demonstrate business acumen and professionalism in order to clearly communicate with senior level executives in oral, written, and presentation formats. Lead conversations to facilitate the prioritization, road mapping, and trade off discussions with program stakeholders. Manage project managers within the program to provide day to day guidance and oversight in order to ensure service delivery. Support a collaborative and productive work and PMO team environment. Facilitate communication and coordination for projects / programs across cross-functional teams. Lead change management and conflict resolution efforts within the program. Ensure teams have clear roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.

Stakeholder Management

Build strong stakeholder relationships to become a trusted advisor to project sponsors and senior leaders. Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and executive management in a timely manner to set expectations and escalate as appropriate. Ensure alignment of project objectives with business goals through stakeholder management activities.

Risk & Issue Management

Proactively identify, assess, and manage project / program risks and issues through mitigation planning. Monitor and report project / program progress and performance throughout delivery lifecycle.

Budget & Resource Management

Develop and manage program and project budgets, per governance requirements. Allocate resources effectively to ensure program and project success through demand management and capacity planning for projects / programs assigned. Monitor expenditures and ensure adherence to budget constraints.

Transformation & Organizational Change Management

Oversee / Lead transformation and change management scope within the program, as appropriate, to ensure solution adoption and process adherence.

Process Improvement

Support the evaluation and refinement of project management methodologies and processes. Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO. Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging practices.








Benefits + Perks

Comprehensive Benefit Plan

Hollstadt offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, and retirement benefits to eligible employees. With three different medical plans to choose from, you can enroll in the coverage you need from individual to family, or anywhere in between!

Remarketing Process

Hollstadt is based on retention and relationships. We get to know your strengths and career wishes throughout your assignment and then start remarket discussions 6-8 weeks prior to your end date. By being proactive, we are able to keep your down time between assignments as short as possible, unless you choose otherwise.

Professional Development

Hollstadt offers on-demand training through our consultant portal. Trainings give our consultants the continuing education they need to excel on their projects. Many of our courses apply towards continuing education credits and we have an entire training hub dedicated to upskilling in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

401k + Matching

One popular benefit is our 401(k) match on the first 4% of your contributions. Hollstadt wants to help you reach your long-term financial goals and understands that planning for your future is critical. Consultants also have access to support from a Financial Advisor.

Bonus Opportunities

We appreciate and reward loyalty. Join Hollstadt, stay for 5 years, and we'll give you a $5,000 Longevity Award bonus! Additionally, we know great talent knows other great talent. If you are on contract with Hollstadt and refer one of your connections who gets placed, we'll pay you $1,000!

Ongoing Support & Networking

We have made a significant investment in building a support program for our consultant team - so you never have to feel like you are going it alone. We also have a Consultant Coach program which acts like a 'work buddy' to provide a safe ear for questions or concerns at your client site.