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State Prog Admin Coordinator - Project Manager, HCM

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Minnesota State

St. Paul

On-site

Posted March 24, 2026

Job Description

All Job Postings will close at 12:01 a.m. CT on the specified Closing Date (if designated).

Working Title:

State Prog Admin Coordinator - Project Manager, HCM

Institution:

Minnesota State System Office

Classification Title:

State Prog Admin Coordinator

Bargaining Unit / Union:

214: Minnesota Association of Professional Employees

City:

St. Paul

FLSA:

Job Exempt

Full Time / Part Time:

Full time

Employment Condition:

Unclassified - Limited (Fixed Term)

Salary Range:

$37.26 - $55.42

Job Description

This position provides project management and operational support for Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) initiatives across Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. The Project Manager coordinates cross-functional, matrixed teams; manages scope, schedule, and budget; and ensures deliverables meet institutional goals and compliance requirements. In addition to day-to-day project operations, the role contributes to business process design, testing, and a structured continuous improvement cycle that delivers sustainable, high-impact outcomes for all institutions.

Salary Range:

$37.26 - $55.42/hourly ($77,799 - $115,717/annually)

Minimum Qualifications

Four (4) years of professional experience supporting or managing projects, programs, or process improvement initiatives in human resources, higher education, or government. A bachelor's degree may substitute for one years of professional experience.
Demonstrated ability to manage large projects from inception through evaluation, including scope definition, requirements, budgets, constraints, and communications.
Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, and the ability to communicate with a diverse set of stakeholders from business and technical communities.
Experience facilitating meetings, workshops, and/or training sessions with diverse stakeholders.
Ability to facilitate, coach, and remove obstacles (impediments) for the team.
Demonstrated experience coordinating diverse project teams in a complex, matrixed organization.

Preferred Qualification

Experience implementing Lean, Kaizen, or similar continuous improvement programs.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Proficiency using analytical tools to interpret, cleanse, organize, and present data.
Experience interpreting employment law, rules, regulations and personal agreements sufficient to ensure compliance and mitigate risk
Demonstrated ability to make well-informed, timely, and data-driven decisions.
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with leaders and other key stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to create an environment that encourages cooperation, motivation, innovation, and high-performance teamwork.

Other Requirements

n/a

Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)

Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Telework (Yes/No)

Hybrid

About

Minnesota State is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing talented employees who serve our 270,000 students each year throughout the state. We have a vibrant and diverse system of 33 colleges and universities with 14,567 dedicated faculty and staff focused on student success.

Benefits Information:

At Minnesota State, we have a GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays, Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500), a Pension Plan, 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents, etc. We promote the health and well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.

Desired Start Date:

05-06-2026

Position End Date:

05-05-2027

Open Date:

03-18-2026

Close Date:

04-03-2026

Posting Contact Name:

Shane Moore

Posting Contact Email:

shane.moore@minnstate.edu