Hybrid Senior Consultant, Transformation Program Manager

at Pioneer Management Consulting

• Job title: Senior Consultant, Transformation Program Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $110,000 - $165,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Minneapolis, United States

About the role

• Senior Consultant managing PMO functions for large-scale technology transformation programs at Pioneer. Leading program execution, governance, and delivery discipline within multi-vendor environments.

Responsibilities

• 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