Senior Data & Analytics Project Manager

We're seeking an experienced Senior Data & Analytics Project Manager to lead one of the most strategic workstreams within a large enterprise transformation.

Partnering directly with the client's Managing Director of Data & Analytics, you'll help establish structure for a growing organization while driving a portfolio of complex data initiatives. This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for coordinating cross-functional teams, managing priorities, and ensuring critical data and analytics initiatives are delivered successfully.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who has successfully led enterprise Data & Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Engineering, Data Platform, Data Integration, or Digital Transformation initiatives and enjoys bringing organization and clarity to complex, fast-moving programs.

What You'll Do

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of the Data & Analytics workstream supporting a large enterprise transformation.
• Partner closely with the Managing Director of Data & Analytics to establish governance, project roadmaps, priorities, and execution strategies.
• Build structure, processes, and project controls for a newly formed Data & Analytics organization.
• Coordinate approximately 50 cross-functional team members, including business stakeholders, data engineers, data architects, business analysts, analytics teams, developers, and leadership.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, budgets, and executive-level communications.
• Drive alignment across multiple enterprise initiatives involving Data Integration, Data Migration, Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, and enterprise reporting.
• Collaborate with technical and business teams to support enterprise data architecture, data governance, data quality, data modeling, and analytics initiatives.
• Facilitate executive steering committees, project status meetings, planning sessions, and stakeholder workshops.
• Identify risks, remove roadblocks, manage competing priorities, and maintain momentum across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Apply Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies based on business needs and project complexity.

• 8+ years of Project Management experience leading large, enterprise-scale technology or business transformation initiatives.
• Proven experience managing Data & Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Engineering, Data Platform, Data Warehouse, Data Lake, Data Integration, or Data Migration projects. This is required.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data concepts, including:

• Data Architecture
• Data Governance
• Data Quality
• Data Modeling
• Master Data Management (MDM)
• Data Strategy
• Enterprise Reporting
• Analytics Delivery

• Experience leading cross-functional teams in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid environments.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, executive communication, and organizational skills.
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.
• PMP certification is preferred but not required.

Preferred Experience

• Enterprise Transformation or Digital Transformation initiatives.
• Merger & Acquisition (M&A) integrations.
• Enterprise Data Platform implementations.
• Cloud technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Enterprise reporting, Business Intelligence, or Analytics modernization initiatives.
• Consulting experience leading complex enterprise programs.

What Will Make You Successful

Success in this role goes well beyond managing schedules.

We're looking for someone who creates structure where it doesn't yet exist, brings order to ambiguity, and confidently leads large cross-functional teams through complex enterprise initiatives.

You'll be comfortable partnering with executive leadership, influencing decisions without direct authority, anticipating risks before they become issues, and driving accountability across multiple workstreams.

The ideal candidate combines exceptional project leadership with a strong understanding of enterprise data and analytics, allowing them to bridge the gap between business strategy and technical execution.

4.04.0 out of 5 stars Minneapolis, MN Hybrid work $70 - $76 an hour - Contract, Pulled from the full job description

• Continuing education credits
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid sick time
• Life insurance, Why You'll Want This Opportunity
• Lead one of the highest visibility Data & Analytics initiatives within a major enterprise transformation.
• Partner directly with executive Data & Analytics leadership.
• Help shape a newly established organization and influence enterprise-wide strategy.
• Own meaningful work with significant executive exposure and decision-making responsibility.
• Strong potential for contract extension.

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.

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. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Hollstadt Consulting and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel at any time.