Project Manager, Consulting Delivery

Xerxes Global•Bloomington, MN

About The Position

Blue Ops is seeking an experienced Project Manager, Consulting Delivery, to support client engagements across its M&A Analytics, Quality of Earnings, and Finance & Accounting Operations practices. The role turns client objectives into clear plans, coordinates execution, and helps ensure work is delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. Engagements vary from transaction-related analytics and financial diligence to finance operations onboarding and ongoing client support. The Project Manager works with business development and practice leadership as projects take shape, helping define scope, timelines, resourcing, and delivery expectations. Across multiple concurrent engagements, the role leads project management from kickoff through closeout, covering planning, coordination, progress tracking, risk management, stakeholder communication, and change control. The role does not own technical analysis or client advice, but applies practical judgment to question assumptions, identify dependencies, and address delivery risks. As an early member of the emerging Transformation & Delivery practice, the Project Manager will help shape practical project management approaches across Blue Ops, improving consistency while adapting processes to the needs of each consulting practice and engagement.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
At least 5 years of experience managing client-facing projects, preferably in professional services, consulting, financial services, or business operations.
Experience coordinating complex consulting engagements from scoping and kickoff through execution and closeout.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent engagements with varying timelines, stakeholders, and levels of project management support.
Proven ability to develop and manage project plans, milestones, ownership, resources, budgets, and deliverables across different project types.
Experience monitoring project financials, including actual hours against budgets, resource forecasts, scope changes, and change-order support.
Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, surface delivery risks, and drive accountability without direct reporting authority.
Excellent client-facing communication and relationship management skills, including confidence facilitating meetings and navigating difficult conversations about timelines, budgets, priorities, and scope.
Experience with formal or lightweight project management approaches and judgment to choose an appropriate level of structure for each engagement.
Strong organization and initiative, with the ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced, client-service environment.
Collaborative, hands-on leadership style, strong problem-solving skills, executive presence, and ability to earn the trust of consultants and client stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to M&A, financial diligence, or finance operations.

Responsibilities

Partner with practice leaders and account teams during pre-sales to clarify client objectives, scope, estimated effort, deliverables, and Statement of Work commitments.
Translate engagement commitments into realistic milestones, work plans, ownership, and delivery expectations.
Develop and maintain project plans covering phases, milestones, task ownership, dependencies, resources, and client deliverables.
Coordinate internal and client kickoffs to align stakeholders on objectives, scope, responsibilities, timelines, and communication expectations.
Monitor a portfolio of active engagements in Forecast, tracking progress, resourcing, actual and projected hours against budgets, and SOW commitments.
Proactively identify delivery risks, budget overruns, and scope changes; escalate risks and align next steps with practice leadership.
Work with teams to resolve exceptions and support client escalations when needed, joining client discussions when risks, escalations, written approvals for scope or budget changes, or key decisions require involvement.
Prepare and manage project invoices in Forecast, ensuring accurate and timely billing and appropriate practice-lead review and approval.
Support accounts receivable follow-up and resolution of billing questions with Finance and practice leadership.
Identify opportunities for continued client engagement and recommend future projects based on insights gained during delivery.
Partner with practice leadership to develop and present engagement recaps highlighting work completed, value delivered, and key insights.
Lead project closeout, confirm deliverables, review project performance, and capture lessons learned.
Establish and uphold consistent project management standards, core processes, documentation requirements, and systems of record across Blue Ops.
Adapt project management approaches to each practice, engagement, and team, balancing operational consistency with collaboration and flexibility.
Improve delivery practices by identifying opportunities to streamline processes and introduce effective tools.

Benefits

Three HealthPartners High Deductible Health Plan options.
Health Savings Account with medical plan enrollment.
Principal PPO dental insurance with 100% in-network preventive care.
Principal / VSP PPO vision insurance.
Retirement plan with a 3% employer contribution regardless of employee contribution, eligible after 6 months of employment.
Reimbursement for approved, job-relevant professional development, tuition, and certifications, eligible after 6 months of employment and subject to manager approval.
Complimentary access to an interactive online learning platform for all employees.
Employee referral bonus of $2,500 per successful referral.
Company-paid basic life insurance and Accidental D&D coverage.
Optional short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Three weeks of paid time off per calendar year.
Eight paid company holidays.
Parental leave.
Summer Fridays, with early release at noon between Memorial Day and Labor Day, subject to workload and client deliverables.
Work from anywhere during the week of Thanksgiving, the week between Christmas and New Year's, plus one additional flexible week per year.