IT Program/ Project Manager

Location: Minneapolis, MN. Enjoy the vibrant culture and thriving tech scene while working on-site 3 days per week (hybrid). This is a 6-month contract with potential for full-time hire. The project assignments will be aligned to a commercial go-to-market program, focused on delivering IT initiatives across 12 business workstreams., * Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead multiple complex IT projects simultaneously through all project phases (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, closure).
• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource needs.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and financial tracking.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ensure project documentation, communication, and governance compliance.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of both programs and medium to large-scale projects, ensuring alignment to business strategy and enterprise priorities.
• Manage multiple interrelated projects within a program, including dependencies, sequencing, and integrated delivery plans.
• Define and govern program/project timelines, and resource plans.
• Establish and maintain integrated program roadmaps and ensure alignment across workstreams.

• Stakeholder & Communication Management

• Partner with business leaders to understand needs and ensure alignment with business strategy.
• Facilitate steering committee meetings, executive updates, and status reporting.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for cross-functional teams, external vendors, and business.

• Team Leadership

• Coordinate and lead project teams composed of IT, Project managers, business, and vendor resources.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior Project Managers or Business Analysts.
• Foster a collaborative, results-oriented team culture.

• Process & Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the improvement of PMO methodologies, templates, and tools.
• Champion project management best practices and governance standards (PMBOK, Agile, or hybrid).
• Support organizational change management related to technology implementations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field., * 8-15 years of total professional experience, including 5-10 years of IT project management experience.
• Proven success managing large, enterprise-level IT projects ($1M budgets).
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across infrastructure, applications, or cloud initiatives.
• Strong understanding of IT development lifecycles (Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid).

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational skills, attention to detail.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in budget management and forecasting.
• Advanced proficiency with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, ServiceNow).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Skilled in stakeholder management, negotiation, and conflict resolution.

Performance Metrics

• Delivery of projects on time, on budget, and within scope.
• Business satisfaction and stakeholder engagement scores.
• Compliance with PMO governance and reporting standards.
• Achievement of defined business outcomes or benefits realization.

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