Alex Hills

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Senior Program and Project Manager Consultant at Contract

United States

Overview

Alex Hills is a distinguished PM advisor and career coach with a background as a consultant and manager across eight industries, including IT, healthcare, and manufacturing. He holds a Master of Science from the University of Minnesota and is praised for being innovative and collaborative.

He is passionate about improving the hiring process, advocating for companies to provide a better candidate experience. His writings emphasize a people-first leadership philosophy, where building a strong reputation and treating people with respect is paramount to long-term career success.

Unique fact: Alex has rescued failing multi-million dollar projects and programs in highly regulated environments.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Generally Skeptic

Quality Focused

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.  They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

PM Career Coaching
His primary focus is helping product, portfolio, and project managers land roles worth $150k–$450k+, often sharing counterintuitive advice on interviews and career progression.
AI in Operations
He has hands-on experience applying AI to improve clinical workflows, automate processes, and strengthen quality compliance in manufacturing and healthcare settings.
Healthcare Transformation
With experience at Mayo Clinic and an interest in GE HealthCare, he is dedicated to driving transformative change and process optimization within the healthcare industry.

Media Appearances

Alex has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2024
Senior Program and Project Manager Consultant at Contract
8-2022 - 7-2024
Program and Project Manager at Mayo Clinic
8-2017 - 7-2022
Senior Operations Program Manager at Animal Feed Manufacturing Plant
8-2011 - 6-2016
Senior Program and Project Management at IBM

Education

Master of Science - MS from University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering
2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Business Administration from The George Washington University School of Business

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Exp : 13 Location : United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Senior Program and Project Manager Consultant at Contract
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Insights For Selling To Alex

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alex is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alex

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alex move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Alex take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Alex

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