Program Manager
Minneapolis, MN
Full Time
Experienced
Program Manager
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Salary: $110-140k
Sabot Consulting is seeking a full-time Program Manager to lead a Enterprise Transit Fare System Upgrade Project. This role will provide end-to-end program management of strategic, complex, multi-million-dollar initiatives, supporting the modernization of transit fare systems across the region. The Program Manager will coordinate all aspects of the program, ensuring deliverables, processes, and outcomes meet business needs and stakeholder expectations.
Responsibilities:
Must Have:
Nice to Have:
About Us: Sabot Consulting is a management consulting company focused on providing technical and management consulting to IT executives and managers in strategic, operational, and project-based practice areas. Our focus on providing expert staff that have the knowledge, experience, and professionalism to engage the client at all levels is the key to our success.
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Salary: $110-140k
Sabot Consulting is seeking a full-time Program Manager to lead a Enterprise Transit Fare System Upgrade Project. This role will provide end-to-end program management of strategic, complex, multi-million-dollar initiatives, supporting the modernization of transit fare systems across the region. The Program Manager will coordinate all aspects of the program, ensuring deliverables, processes, and outcomes meet business needs and stakeholder expectations.
Responsibilities:
- Lead all program management activities for the Enterprise Transit Fare System Upgrade Project, ensuring alignment with Met Council’s strategic goals.
- Oversee planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale, multi-million-dollar transit technology initiatives.
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and resources across multiple divisions and stakeholder groups.
- Facilitate collaboration among technical, business, and vendor teams, including SaaS solution providers.
- Ensure compliance with relevant standards, policies, and reporting requirements.
- Develop and maintain program management plans, status reports, and communication protocols.
- Coordinate change management, operational readiness, and knowledge transfer activities.
- Present program status, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership and governance bodies.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and stakeholder engagement.
Must Have:
- 9 years experience managing multiple IT and business projects.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business Management.
- Two years experience in a lead role requiring collaboration across multiple divisions with stakeholders from varying organizational levels.
- Active PMP or PgMP Certification.
- Active CSM or SAFe Certification.
- Two years experience with MS Project.
- One year experience with Azure DevOps or Jira.
Nice to Have:
- Experience program managing large, complex SaaS vendor implementations.
- Experience program managing transit initiatives.
- Exceptional soft skills and emotional intelligence to navigate at multiple levels across the organization.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Proven track record of delivering large initiatives within challenging constraints.
- Experience with PPM Tools.
About Us: Sabot Consulting is a management consulting company focused on providing technical and management consulting to IT executives and managers in strategic, operational, and project-based practice areas. Our focus on providing expert staff that have the knowledge, experience, and professionalism to engage the client at all levels is the key to our success.
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