
Senior Consultant, Transformation Program Manager
Pioneer Management Consulting
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Minneapolis • Minnesota • United States
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Salary
💰 $110,000 - $165,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Lead day-to-day PMO execution across large-scale business and technology transformation programs
- Establish and manage program execution frameworks, including planning cadence, reporting, and governance structures
- Develop and maintain the integrated master schedule, ensuring alignment across all workstreams and vendors
- Drive cross-functional dependency management and critical path execution to maintain program timelines
- Partner with client PMO and delivery teams to operate as a unified program function with shared visibility and accountability
- Lead program-level reporting, including status, risks, issues, and executive communications
- Manage program risks, issues, and escalation processes to ensure timely resolution and transparency
- Oversee planning and execution of key program milestones, including testing readiness, deployment planning, and hypercare support
- Support the coordination of system design and requirements development from as-is process mapping and storage, requirements development, and coordination of decision processes needed for a full transformation design
- Lead end-to-end cutover planning, including development of cutover strategy, runbooks, rehearsals, and command center execution
- Coordinate closely with system integrators and functional teams to ensure alignment between build progress, testing, and deployment readiness
- Support governance forums by preparing materials, facilitating discussions, and driving decision outcomes
- Enable consistency and discipline across workstreams while maintaining flexibility to adapt to evolving program needs
Requirements
- 7-10+ years of experience leading PMO or program delivery functions within large-scale transformation programs, preferably SAP or ERP-enabled
- Proven experience managing day-to-day execution of complex, multi-workstream programs with high levels of coordination and dependency management
- Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA transformation programs and phased / multi-wave deployment approaches
- Experience building and managing integrated master schedules, including dependency tracking and critical path management
- Experience supporting the design and requirements phases of implementation and coordinating with stakeholders and resources to collect present decision information for executive stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience leading cutover planning, rehearsal, and execution for large-scale system implementations
- Experience working within structured governance models, including alignment to executive steering and cross-functional decision forums
- Experience operating in multi-vendor environments, partnering effectively with system integrators and client-side teams
- Strong risk, issue, and dependency management capabilities in integration-heavy and fast-paced delivery environments
- Strong consulting and leadership skills, including executive communication, stakeholder alignment, and facilitation
- Ability to operate with a balance of structure and flexibility in dynamic program environments
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) including employer match
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Broad range of health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, long and short-term disability
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PMO executionprogram deliveryprogram execution frameworksintegrated master scheduledependency managementcutover planningSAP S/4HANAmulti-workstream programsrisk managementissue management
Soft Skills
leadershipexecutive communicationstakeholder alignmentfacilitationcoordinationdecision-makingadaptabilitytransparencyflexibilityconsulting
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeadvanced degree