Senior Project Manager; Minnetonka, MN | Hybrid

Title:

Senior Project Manager

Location:

Minnetonka, MN | Onsite Tuesday - Thursday Job Type: Contract (6 months) + potential to extend/convert Compensation: $/hr Industry: Health Insurance

Our client is a leading nonprofit health plan and healthcare services organization serving members across multiple markets. As part of a large-scale business and technology transformation, they are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead high-visibility strategic initiatives that drive operational excellence, system modernization, and improved business outcomes. This role offers the opportunity to partner with executive leadership, business stakeholders, technology teams, and external vendors to successfully deliver complex enterprise-wide programs within a Scaled Agile environment.

The ideal candidate is a proactive leader with strong healthcare experience, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and a proven track record delivering large transformation and system implementation projects.

The Senior Project Manager will oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of strategic transformation initiatives that span multiple business units and technology teams. Operating within an Integrated Delivery Model and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment, this individual will ensure alignment between business objectives and technology delivery while supporting overall program goals.

• Lead large-scale, cross-functional transformation projects from initiation through implementation.
• Collaborate with business leaders, technology teams, and program leadership to define project scope, milestones, timelines, and success measures.
• Develop and maintain project plans, critical paths, dependencies, and delivery schedules.
• Coordinate activities across business readiness, operational process design, communications, technology development, and vendor engagement.
• Facilitate executive-level communications, project governance meetings, steering committees, and status reporting.
• Partner with Product Management and Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to ensure alignment across multiple business functions and delivery teams.
• Track progress toward Minimum Viable Product (MVP) goals and business outcomes.
• Identify, manage, and communicate project risks, dependencies, issues, and mitigation strategies.
• Drive accountability across project teams and remove obstacles to successful delivery.
• Support financial oversight, including project budgeting, forecasting, and expenditure tracking as applicable.
• Ensure business and technology stakeholders remain aligned throughout the project lifecycle.
• Foster collaboration among internal teams, leadership, and third-party partners.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of project management experience, including at least 3 years managing large-scale initiatives with budgets of $2 million or greater.
• Proven experience leading enterprise transformation programs and high-visibility strategic initiatives.
• Experience managing system implementation or technology modernization projects.
• Healthcare industry experience, including provider-facing or provider operations initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, SAFe, and enterprise project delivery methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple work streams, dependencies, and competing priorities.
• Experience partnering with executive stakeholders and presenting project updates to senior leadership.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proven ability to build relationships across business, technology,…