Senior Project Manager

Hollstadt & Associates; Minnetonka (MN); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) + Matching

Longevity bonus

Referral rewards

Consultant coach program

Training and development

Job summary

Hollstadt Consulting in Minnetonka, MN is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead cross-functional transformation programs. You will manage scope, schedules, budgets, and delivery quality across multiple departments, while maintaining strong stakeholder alignment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of program management experience, including large budgets (> $1M), agile delivery, and executive communication. Healthcare payer experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the field.
• 5 years managing complex cross-departmental programs.
• Experience managing budgets > $1M.
• PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-departmental transformation projects aligned with strategic goals.
• Manage timelines, budgets, and delivery quality for projects.
• Coordinate with business, technology, and product management to align milestones.
• Communicate status to executives and manage risks.

Skills

PMP certification

Healthcare payer experience

Cross-functional program management

Agile / PMO

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

5 years experience post-degree

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

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

Rate: up to $60.48/hour W2, dependent on skills and qualifications

The ideal candidate has:

• Experience in the payer space
• Working knowledge of Medicare, CMS, STARS, and/or Risk Adjustment (preferred, but not required)
• Project management experience supporting high-visibility transformation initiatives
• Demonstrated strong drive, high autonomy, and a proactive self-starter work ethic

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading and managing one or more cross-departmental transformation projects that align with the organization's strategic plan, regulatory requirements, new product development, or operational initiatives. This role will be responsible for assigned end to end project performance including, but not limited to: timeline adherence, budget management, and delivery quality. The projects may include the evaluation and/or implementation of services, systems, or opportunities aimed at driving business process improvement, innovation, and sustainable value, as well as supporting the overall program goals.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Project Management (70%)

• Partner with Business and Technology stakeholders to define and/or understand project scope, milestones, resource capacity, and business outcomes.
• Identify resource requirements for the project, aligning to budget constraints and working with program leadership to facilitate hiring; reassess on a regular cadence.
• 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, including steering and portfolio management.
• Develop a critical path / business milestones and timeline in partnership with business, technology representatives and Product Management to meet business outcomes; continuously update critical path / milestones as necessary due to business decisions.
• Ensure coordination and synchronization of epic-related (project) activities across all entities as required (business readiness, communications, process design, technology delivery, etc.).
• Ensure transparency and management of dependencies, issues and risks; facilitate resolution or decisions where needed.
• Hold teams accountable for their deliverables and commitments; serve as an escalation resource and help to remove obstacles and facilitate decisions.
• Support the Program and project representatives in managing the expectations for the project deliverables

Financial Management (10%)

• Financial Management for projects assigned; ensure appropriate expenditures are applied to the project and work with program manager, financial representatives and / or Director Transformation Operations to resolve issues.
• Support development of business case(s,) partnering with program manager, business owners and across multiple workstreams such as Finance, Technology, etc.

Stakeholder Management (20%)

• Collaboratively and effectively work with internal and external entities including external vendors.
• Organize, motivate, and provide leadership to cross-functional work teams from all operating areas.
• Manage executive stakeholder communications.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

Minimum education level required to qualify for the position:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum years’ experience required in the field to qualify for the position:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in related field, plus 5 years of experience beyond the degree

Specific types of experience or skills required:

• 5 years of experience managing complex cross-departmental programs
• Leading cross-functional strategic and/or Transformation programs
• 3 years of managing large project budgets in excess of $1M+
• Manage across a team of business owners, technology owners, change managers, operational readiness and training staff, with cross-functional teams upwards of 10 – 50+ people
• End-to-end program management inclusive of Agile delivery methodologies
• Strong executive communication skills and experience creating executive-level status reporting and PowerPoints
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, ambiguous environment
• Preferred: PMP certification
• Healthcare experience, particularly working in a payer environment

BUDGETARY/FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• As applicable: Development and management of project budget including forecasts and actual spend

Benefits

• 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.

Longevity & Referral Rewards

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.