Senior Project Manager, Enterprise Transformation

Post Holdings, Inc.; Lakeville (MN); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Post Consumer Brands in Lakeville, MN, is seeking a Senior Project Manager within the Enterprise Project Management Office to lead high-impact initiatives spanning mergers and acquisitions, enterprise technology, data, business transformation, and integration.

You will partner with business leaders, Process Excellence, and IT to create clarity, align teams, manage risk, and deliver measurable outcomes, blending strategic thinking with disciplined execution in a hybrid Lakeville environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience.
• PMP certification or equivalent.
• Experience leading enterprise technology, data, or business transformation initiatives.
• Proficiency with Smartsheet, Excel, and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, cross-functional enterprise initiatives across mergers and acquisitions, technology, data, business transformation, and integration.
• Define scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, resource plans, requirements, and integrated delivery plans.
• Translate business objectives into actionable project plans, milestones, and decision points.
• Build strong partnerships across business functions, Process Excellence, IT, executive sponsors, and stakeholders.
• Lead project governance with Core Team, Steering Committee, and Change Control Board activities.
• Prepare concise status updates, recommendations, and executive communications.
• Drive accountability for commitments, risks, issues, dependencies, actions, and benefits realization.
• Identify and resolve complex project challenges by evaluating alternatives and removing roadblocks.
• Mentor teams and contribute to EPMO continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management

PMP certification

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Smartsheet

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Microsoft SharePoint

Job description

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news.

Location Description

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.

Responsibilities

Senior Project Manager, Enterprise Transformation

Lead high-impact initiatives that turn business strategy into enterprise results. As a Senior Project Manager within the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), you will guide complex, cross-functional work across mergers and acquisitions, enterprise technology, data, business transformation, and integration. You will partner with business, Process Excellence, and IT leaders to create clarity, align teams, manage risk, and deliver measurable outcomes.

This role is ideal for a seasoned project leader who can move confidently between detailed execution and executive-level communication. You will build trusted relationships, lead through influence, strengthen accountability, and help advance how the EPMO plans and delivers priority work.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex enterprise initiatives across mergers and acquisitions, technology, data, business transformation, and integration.
• Develop and manage project scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, resource plans, requirements, and integrated delivery plans.
• Translate business objectives into actionable project plans, implementation approaches, milestones, and decision points.
• Build strong partnerships across business functions, Process Excellence, IT, executive sponsors, senior leaders, project teams, and external stakeholders.
• Lead project governance, including Core Team, Steering Committee, and Change Control Board activities.
• Prepare concise, audience-appropriate status updates, recommendations, decision materials, and executive communications.
• Drive accountability for commitments, decisions, risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, actions, and benefit realization.
• Identify and resolve complex project challenges by evaluating alternatives, facilitating decisions, removing roadblocks, and escalating when needed.
• Assess resource needs and build high-performing, cross-functional teams grounded in trust, shared ownership, and delivery excellence.
• Apply established project management, governance, quality, and change control standards while mentoring others and contributing to EPMO continuous improvement.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Lead visible, enterprise-level work that directly supports PCB strategic objectives and business value.
• Work at the intersection of strategy and execution, with opportunities to influence decisions across business and technology teams.
• Use your experience to create structure in ambiguous environments and help teams move forward with clarity.
• Contribute to the continued evolution of EPMO delivery and portfolio management practices.
• Make your mark through meaningful work backed by big-company opportunity and a collaborative, small-company attitude.

Qualifications

Location & Travel Requirements

• This position is based at the Lakeville Corporate Campus with a hybrid schedule that includes in-office work Tuesday through Thursday.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• MBA or bachelor’s/master’s degree in project management preferred.

Required Qualifications

• 10 or more years of project management experience.
• PMP certification or equivalent required.
• Demonstrated ownership of large, complex, cross-functional projects.
• Experience leading enterprise technology, data, business transformation, or integration initiatives.
• Experience using formal organizational change readiness methodologies.
• Proficiency with Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Project.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in consumer packaged goods or manufacturing.
• Mergers and acquisitions integration experience.
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft SharePoint.

Success in This Role

• Communicates clearly and effectively with project teams, executive sponsors, and senior leaders.
• Builds collaborative relationships and influences stakeholders without relying on direct authority.
• Works autonomously, navigates ambiguity, and creates structure when scope, requirements, ownership, or priorities are still developing.
• Balances strategic thinking with disciplined execution, organization, sound judgment, and timely follow-through.
• Proactively surfaces risks, resolves roadblocks, and holds teams accountable for commitments and outcomes.

Ready to Make an Impact?

Bring your enterprise project leadership to Post Consumer Brands and help turn complex priorities into successful outcomes. If you are ready to lead important work, strengthen how teams deliver, and make a visible impact across the business.

The pay range for this position is $106,019 - $156,909 per year.