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Added Jan 07, 2026
Senior Business Architect (27196)
Minneapolis
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MN
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Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company, is seeking a Business Architect with our client in Minneapolis, MN.Our client is seeking a strategic and highly collaborative Senior Discovery & Research Business Architect to drive qualitative and quantitative research efforts that inform digital product and technology solutions. This role is responsible for leading discovery activities, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and translating complex data into actionable insights that guide decision-making across multiple initiatives. The ideal candidate brings deep research expertise, strong facilitation skills, and the ability to influence across teams and leadership levels in dynamic, cross-functional environments.Key ResponsibilitiesLead and execute end-to-end discovery and research efforts, including planning, execution, synthesis, and insight delivery.Design and facilitate workshops, stakeholder alignment sessions, 1:1 interviews, and group input sessions with internal and external participants.Apply design-thinking frameworks, tools, and methodologies to uncover user needs, business opportunities, and technology considerations.Conduct and synthesize qualitative and quantitative research, identifying themes, patterns, and insights across multiple data sources.Translate research findings into clear, actionable recommendations that inform strategy, experience design, and solution definition.Develop and validate current-state and future-state artifacts, such as journey maps, service blueprints, user flows, and experience models.Partner closely with cross-functional teams?including product, design, technology, and business stakeholders?to ensure alignment and shared understanding.Communicate research insights effectively through presentations, written documentation, and visual artifacts tailored to varying leadership audiences.Support multiple concurrent initiatives, balancing priorities while maintaining high quality and consistency of research outputs.Preferred ExperienceExperience working in B2B, franchise, and/or multichannel distribution or go-to-market environments.Background in agency or consulting settings, supporting multiple clients or workstreams simultaneously.Familiarity with research, design, and productivity tools such as Qualtrics, Marvin, Jira/Confluence, Figma/FigJam, Power BI, and Microsoft Office (including Copilot AI).Strong self-directed project planning and management skills, with the ability to operate independently while aligning to broader programs or portfolios.Proven ability to lead and influence in highly collaborative, matrixed environments without direct authority.The base hourly range for this contract position is $65-95 per hour, depending on experience. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company, is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or protected veteran status.In some cases, LRS Consulting uses generative artificial intelligence (?AI?) in support of our hiring processes. LRS takes steps to ensure the use of AI does not result in discrimination based on protected class(es). AI may be used in the hiring process solely in support of the assessment of candidate qualifications. All decisions in the hiring process are made by LRS employees. If AI will be used in the hiring process for the position for which you are applying, you will be notified and will have the opportunity to opt out. Please contact AI.Questions@lrs.com?with any questions.
Added Jan 07, 2026
Senior Project/Portfolio Manager (27195)
Minneapolis
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MN
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Contract
Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company is seeking a Senior Project/Portfolio Manager with our client in Minneapolis, MN.Our client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced highly organized, proactive, and experienced Program / Project Manager to support multiple workstreams within a Discovery initiative. This role blends program-level coordination with hands-on project management, ensuring alignment, transparency, and timely progress across cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has experience guiding teams through early discovery and exploratory phases and successfully transitioning initiatives into definition and development, particularly within regulated or complex domains.Key Responsibilities:Portfolio ManagementDrive alignment across multiple discovery workstreams, ensuring priorities, dependencies, and timelines are clearly understood and actively managed.Coordinate activities across teams to support a cohesive, integrated discovery effort.Ensure smooth transitions from discovery into definition and development phases.Project ManagementPlan, schedule, and facilitate meetings, including setting clear agendas, documenting outcomes, and tracking follow-up actions.Track and manage deliverables across all workstreams to ensure timely completion.Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project and program risks.Monitor budgets, track variances, and report financial status to stakeholders.Stakeholder EngagementServe as a central point of contact for project and program updates.Prepare and deliver clear, concise status reporting for leadership and key stakeholders.Escalate risks, issues, and decisions as appropriate to ensure timely resolution.Documentation & ReportingMaintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation, including plans, schedules, risks, and dependencies.Provide regular progress reports and dashboards to support leadership visibility and informed decision-making.Required Qualifications:7+ years of project management experience, with 3+ years in program or portfolio management (hybrid or combined responsibility preferred).Proven experience managing projects across the full software development lifecycle, with particular strength in:o Discovery and exploratory phaseso Transitioning teams from discovery into definition and developmentExperience working in cross-functional environments with multiple stakeholders.Background in financial services, healthcare, legal, or other highly regulated or specialized domains.Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple, interrelated projects, recognize dependencies, and ensure alignment across teams.Experience managing digital product, software, or application projects and programs.Familiarity with risk management, budget tracking, and deliverable management.Proficiency with project management tools such as OnePlan, Jira, or similar.Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skillsThe base hourly range for this contract position is $60-90 per hour, depending on experience. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company, is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or protected veteran status.In some cases, LRS Consulting uses generative artificial intelligence (?AI?) in support of our hiring processes. LRS takes steps to ensure the use of AI does not result in discrimination based on protected class(es). AI may be used in the hiring process solely in support of the assessment of candidate qualifications. All decisions in the hiring process are made by LRS employees. If AI will be used in the hiring process for the position for which you are applying, you will be notified and will have the opportunity to opt out. Please contact AI.Questions@lrs.com?with any questions.
Added Dec 17, 2025
Senior Agile Coach (27187)
Minneapolis
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MN
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Contract
Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company, is seeking a Senior Agile Coach with our client in Minneapolis, MN.The Agile Coach is a change leader who partners with decision-makers, teams, and stakeholders across Wealth Management to optimize value delivery and foster a culture of transparency and continuous improvement. You will promote and model Lean-Agile practices, challenge assumptions at all levels, and support large-scale transformation within a complex, regulated environment. Leveraging strong business, technology, and change management expertise, you will define ways of working, deliver training, and coach leaders and teams throughout their agile journey.Your ProfileExperienced Agile Coach working at the value stream (journey) and enterprise levelStrong business acumen with experience in regulated industriesBackground in software/product delivery and roles such as Scrum Master, Project/Program Manager, or RTEExperience with agile tools (e.g., Jira)Strong communicator, facilitator, and relationship builderProven experience coaching mid-to-senior leaders in Lean-Agile practices, metrics, and continuous improvementSkilled in developing ways of working, onboarding teams, and driving change adoptionWhat You Will DoContribute to and execute the agile transformation roadmap as part of the Agile Enablement teamPartner with Product, Technology, Delivery, and business leaders to improve end-to-end deliveryCoach leaders and teams across the value stream, from discovery through deliveryProvide agile training and influence organizational policies to support agile ways of workingWhat You Need to SucceedMust-haveBachelor?s degree or equivalent experience8+ years in Agile delivery environments, including 5+ years in agile coaching or change leadership rolesExperience implementing Agile practices in large, scaled portfolio environmentsProven ability to coach teams through PI Planning and other multi-team eventsNice-to-haveScrum, Kanban, or Agile Coaching certificationsPrior software development experience and ability to coach technical practicesKnowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, and SRE conceptsThe base hourly range for this contract position is $85-$115 per hour, depending on experience. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company, is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or protected veteran status.In some cases, LRS Consulting uses generative artificial intelligence (?AI?) in support of our hiring processes. LRS takes steps to ensure the use of AI does not result in discrimination based on protected class(es). AI may be used in the hiring process solely in support of the assessment of candidate qualifications. All decisions in the hiring process are made by LRS employees. If AI will be used in the hiring process for the position for which you are applying, you will be notified and will have the opportunity to opt out. Please contact AI.Questions@lrs.com?with any questions.
Added Dec 02, 2025
Senior Tech Lead (27164)
Minneapolis
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MN
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Temp to Perm
Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company, is seeking a Senior Tech Lead at our client in Minneapolis, MN.Our client is seeking a Tech Lead who will serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in either Money Movement (Bill Pay, Wires, ACH, Check Deposits) or Credit Card, Mortgage, and CAA domains. This consultant will drive key initiatives, provide technical leadership, and coordinate across internal teams and external partners to deliver high-impact financial-services solutions.Key ResponsibilitiesLead architectural reviews and provide technical guidance to development teams.Coordinate and manage multi-team projects across technology, operations, and business groups.Partner with external vendors and financial institutions to align on solution design and delivery.Support the design and implementation of next-generation payment rails and future-state architectures.Collaborate with product, digital, and operations teams on credit card, mortgage, and upcoming CAA initiatives.Provide subject matter expertise on payment systems, lending systems, and integration patterns.Ensure technical designs follow best practices, modern technology standards, and security requirements.Translate business needs into scalable, technical solutions.Required Qualifications:Strong technical knowledge of APIs, Java Spring Boot, and systems architecture.Experience in payments, money movement, deposits, mortgage, or credit within financial services.Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.Strong architectural and solution-design capabilities.High analytical skills, attention to detail, and a proactive, collaborative mindset.Preferred Qualifications:Experience with the Java technology stack and API development.?The base hourly range for this contract position is $70-$100 per hour, depending on experience. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company, is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or protected veteran status.
Added Nov 26, 2025
Senior Java Developer (27158)
Minneapolis
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MN
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Contract
Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company, is seeking a Senior Java Developer at our client in Minneapolis, MN.Qualifications include:Experienced Java/Spring Boot Developer with strong core Java fundamentals and hands-on expertise in Kafka or webhook-based streaming, MemSQL, and deployment within OpenShift Container Platform (OCP).Ideal candidate will design, build, and optimize high-performance, scalable services and data pipelines while collaborating closely with cross-functional engineering teams.Key Responsibilities:Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot.Build and optimize streaming integrations using Kafka or webhook-based event flows.Work with MemSQL (SingleStore) for high-performance data storage, querying, and processing.Deploy, monitor, and manage applications within OCP (OpenShift Container Platform).Ensure code quality through best practices, including unit testing, integration testing, and code reviews.Collaborate with product owners, architects, and DevOps teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions.Troubleshoot production issues and drive improvements in performance, resilience, and observability.Contribute to architectural discussions and advocate for best-in-class engineering practices.Document system designs, APIs, and technical processes for clarity and sustainability.The base range for this contract position is $70.00 - $100.00 per hour, depending on experience; pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.Fulcrum Consulting, an LRS company, is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, gender identity, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status or protected veteran status.In some cases, LRS Consulting uses generative artificial intelligence (?AI?) in support of our hiring processes. LRS takes steps to ensure the use of AI does not result in discrimination based on protected class(es). AI may be used in the hiring process solely in support of the assessment of candidate qualifications. All decisions in the hiring process are made by LRS employees. If AI will be used in the hiring process for the position for which you are applying, you will be notified and will have the opportunity to opt out. Please contact AI.Questions@lrs.com?with any questions.