Remote Senior Project Manager Jobs in Maplewood, MN

Job Description Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company, is seeking a Senior, Strategic Project Manager with our client in Minneapolis, MN. Our client is seeking an experienced Senior, Strategic Project Manager to lead a strategic project within Finance to implement digitalization of critical financial information to meet regulatory requirements. Role will be responsible for leading cross-Finance teams to drive to completion project deliverables and ensure successful delivery of the project in the timeframe required by leveraging established project management practices.

Key Responsibilities Manage the full project lifecycle deliverables of planning, communications, execution, and governance to meet quality, schedule, and budget commitments. Manage program expectations, scope, risk and changes. Develop and maintain a work plan at the required level of detail which indicates key dependencies, resources, milestones, and project schedule.

Drive daily execution and remove blockers. Responsible for driving to completion project phases in timeframes required. In partnership with an external managed service provider and internal technology teams lead identification of immediate short-term solutions and/or manual processes to implement automation for initial scope while ensuring a scalable solution for future scope.

Responsible for establishing and executing the defined project communication plan. Serve as primary point of contact with project team members, stakeholders, vendors, internal business leaders and technology team. Provide regular status reporting and updates to leaders and project team members.

Establish and manage project governance of meetings (steering committee, workstream teams), proactive risk management through issue management, decision logs and RAID logs, and change management. Manage project activities to ensure deliverables align on scope and outcomes. Work to identify cross-organizational interdependencies and ensure appropriate integration to the project plan.

Effectively manage expectations and resource requirements to ensure ownership and success. Act as a champion for the team and intervene on matters that create roadblocks to individual, project or organizational success. Maintain documentation (plans, procedures, approvals, test results) meeting internal standards and expectations.

Continuously look for ways to enhance the project as needs evolve. Qualifications 10+ years of project management experience delivering complex, cross-functional Technology solutions. Solid understanding of managing Technology projects, and experience working with vendor-based solutions.

Demonstrated ability to communicate with and influence senior / executive stakeholders, excellent written and verbal communication skills Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project, Excel, Jira/Confluence) Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Ability to think big picture and document process flows that illustrate solutions for non-technical audiences Preferred Qualifications PMP and/or Agile/Scrum certification -Must be able to be onsite in Minneapolis 4 days/week, 1 day remote. The base hourly range for this contract position is $60-90 per hour, depending on experience. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company, is an equal opportunity employer.

Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or protected veteran status. In some cases, LRS Consulting uses generative artificial intelligence ("AI") in support of our hiring processes. LRS takes steps to ensure the use of AI does not result in discrimination based on protected class(es).

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