Program & Project Management Consultant

Expleo • Minneapolis, MN

2d • $65 - $95 • Remote

About The Position

At Trissential, we partner with some of North America's most respected organizations to lead business transformation, operational improvement, and technology modernization initiatives. Our clients aren't simply implementing new technology—they're improving how their businesses operate, strengthening customer experiences, enabling employee effectiveness, and delivering measurable business outcomes.
We're growing our community of experienced Program and Project Management consultants to support current and upcoming client initiatives. Our consultants lead complex business and technology programs that modernize operations, enable new capabilities, and drive strategic change across a variety of industries.
Whether you bring five years of project management experience or fifteen-plus years leading enterprise programs and portfolios, you'll have opportunities to apply your expertise on meaningful client engagements while building trusted relationships and delivering lasting business value.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience leading increasingly complex projects, with opportunities ranging from departmental and cross-functional initiatives to enterprise-scale programs requiring 15+ years of management experience.
• Experience delivering business transformation, technology implementation, operational improvement, or digital modernization initiatives.
• Strong leadership, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing multiple priorities in consulting or complex enterprise environments.
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into executable delivery plans.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly understand client environments, build credibility, and deliver value across diverse organizations and industries.
• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools to improve project planning, delivery analysis, documentation, communications, reporting, and operational efficiency.
• Ability to apply sound judgment by combining project data, AI-generated insights, and stakeholder input to make informed project and program decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes without formal authority.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly valued: Enterprise Transformation, Operating Model & Process Optimization, Digital Transformation, Cloud & Infrastructure Modernization, Data & Analytics Initiatives, AI Enablement & Business Transformation, AI-Enabled Delivery & Project Management, ERP, CRM, or other Enterprise Platform Implementations, Customer Operations Transformation, PMO Leadership and Project Governance
• Experience with one or more of the following delivery approaches: Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid Delivery Models, Lean / Continuous Improvement
• Experience supporting clients in one or more of the following industries is beneficial: Energy & Utilities, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics, Financial Services / Insurance, Retail & Consumer Products, Public Sector
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Project Management, or a related field preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP®)
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), PMI-ACP, SAFe®, or equivalent Agile certification
• ITIL Foundation Certification

Responsibilities

• Leading strategic programs and projects from initiation through successful delivery.
• Managing project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Developing project governance, executive reporting, and steering committee communications.
• Leveraging AI-assisted tools to improve project planning, executive communications, meeting facilitation, status reporting, documentation, and overall delivery effectiveness.
• Building trusted relationships with executive sponsors, business leaders, technology teams, and external partners.
• Facilitating project planning, workshops, decision-making sessions, and stakeholder alignment.
• Driving collaboration across business and technology organizations.
• Creating alignment, removing obstacles, and fostering accountability across executive sponsors and cross-functional teams to achieve successful outcomes.
• Leading delivery using Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid, or iterative methodologies.
• Managing program interdependencies across multiple workstreams or portfolios.
• Identifying delivery risks early and developing effective mitigation strategies.
• Using AI to analyze project information, identify emerging risks, validate delivery plans, challenge assumptions, and improve project quality through structured reviews and scenario analysis.
• Supporting organizational readiness, adoption, and successful business outcomes.
• Coaching project teams while influencing without direct authority.
• Continuously improving delivery practices, governance, execution, and team effectiveness by leveraging modern delivery approaches, automation, and AI-assisted project management techniques.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, free tele‑health, HSA with company contribution, life and disability insurance, and 401k with matching
• Paid Time Off
• Career Growth – Exposure to enterprise‑scale modernization and AI initiatives
• Supportive Culture – Collaborative teams that value strong architecture and clean data design

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree