Senior Project Manager

Hollstadt & Associates; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Paid sick leave

401(k) + Matching

Longevity award $5,000

Job summary

Hollstadt Consulting is seeking a Senior Project Manager to coordinate activities on a high-visibility project using Agile methods. The role operates within an Integrated Delivery Model/SAFe framework and requires collaboration across business divisions and external vendors.

You will ensure alignment between business readiness, design, and technology delivery while supporting program goals. Requires strong leadership and communication skills and a track record of delivering complex projects on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 5 years of experience with at least 3 years on large projects of $2M+.
• Strong ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels.
• Proven ability to lead software development projects and meet objectives.
• Experience with Smartsheet, MS Project, Visio, and Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Define program scope, milestones, and business outcomes.
• Develop critical path and timelines with stakeholders.
• Coordinate activities across entities and with vendors as needed.
• Manage leadership communications and executive steering committees.
• Report MVP progress to key stakeholders and manage dependencies.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodology

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

BA or BS or equivalent experience; MA or MS a plus

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Visio

Office tools (Excel, etc.)

Job description

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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Job Description

Role: Senior Project Manager

Duration: 12/7/2026 - 6/11/2027

Location: Hybrid in Minnetonka, MN (3 days onsite)

Rate: $62-$68/hour, dependent on skills and qualifications

Position Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for coordinating activities for a high visibility project, using agile methods in a fast-paced environment, crossing multiple business divisions. The Project Manager will operate in an Integrated Delivery Model / Scaled Agile framework and require integration with other activities outside the scope of the agile teams. The focus of this role will primarily be to ensure all required business activities align with technology delivery to achieve stated business outcomes, as well as supporting the overall program goals.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Project Planning & Management

• Partner with technology, business stakeholders, and program leadership to define and/or understand program scope, milestones and business outcomes.
• Develop a critical path / milestones and timeline in partnership with business and technology representatives to meet project outcomes; continuously update critical path / milestones as necessary due to leadership decisions.
• Ensure coordination and synchronization of project activities across all entities as required (business readiness, communications, process design, technology delivery, etc.).
• Ensure alignment and coordination with external partners (vendors) as needed.
• Manage leadership stakeholder communications, including preparation and facilitation of executive steering committees as required.
• Partner with Product Management to ensure alignment across multiple ARTs and business stakeholders to ensure alignment across multiple divisions; role is to highlight and assist in resolving any gaps in alignment for deliverables.
• Understand and report on the progress of the project MVP with key stakeholders.
• Ensure transparency and management of dependencies, issues and risks; facilitate resolution or decisions where needed.
• Support the program and project representatives in managing expectations for project deliverables.
• Hold teams accountable for their deliverables and commitments; serve as an escalation resource and help to remove obstacles and facilitate decisions as needed.
• As applicable: Financial management for projects assigned; ensure appropriate expenditures are applied to the project and work with financial representatives and / or program management to resolve issues.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum education level required to qualify for the position:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• BA or BS or equivalent experience is required; MA or MS is a plus

Minimum years’ experience required in the field to qualify for the position

• 5 years, with a minimum of 3 years working with large projects of $2m or more.

Position Requirements

• Strong ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with all levels, from executives to analysts to vendors
• Very effective interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence
• Proven ability to lead software development projects and ensure objectives, goals, and commitments are met
• Experience with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with both business and technical individuals at all levels including the executive level
• Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the “big picture” view

The ideal candidate has….

• Payer experience
• Project management experience on high-visibility transformation initiatives
• Initiative and self-starter work ethic
• System implementation experience

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.

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.