Project Manager

About the Role

The Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) is seeking a full-time Project Manager to provide project management services for the agency's modernization efforts. The selected resource will provide management support to the Chief Information Officer, assisting in managing and reporting on the PERA modernization initiative, including cost, key milestones, schedule, and risk.

Responsibilities

• Track key portfolio milestones, timelines, and dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• Ensure program roadmaps align with broader portfolio timelines.
• Identify and track risks, maintain a risk log, and ensure mitigation plans are in place.
• Identify patterns, risks, and opportunities across multiple workstreams.
• Escalate issues and manage expectations.
• Identify, manage, and communicate upstream/downstream portfolio impacts.
• Evaluate vendor performance and monitor contract compliance.
• Track spend across the portfolio, forecast future needs, and ensure financial alignment.
• Model impacts of delays, budget changes, or strategic shifts.
• Provide clear, regular updates, escalate issues, and manage expectations.
• Create comprehensive executive-level dashboards showing portfolio health, risks, dependencies, and financials across all initiatives.
• Support organizational change tied to program initiatives.
• Provide knowledge transfer.

Requirements

• PMI-PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
• Ten (10) years’ combined experience in portfolio and project management.
• Two (2) engagements lasting longer than one (1) year.
• Experience working on programs greater than $30,000,000.

Desired Skills

• PMI-PfMP (Portfolio Management Professional) certification.
• Agile Certification from the SCRUM Alliance, Project Management Institute, or equivalent organizations.
• Strong communication, including at an executive level.
• Excellent collaboration skills.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Experience working on technology modernization initiatives.

Location: Saint Paul, MN (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Months
Interview Type: In-person