Pioneer Management Consulting

Senior Consultant, Transformation Program Manager

Pioneer Management Consulting

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: MinneapolisMinnesotaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $110,000 - $165,000 per year

Job Level

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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