About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

People & Culture Department

The People & Culture (P&C) team at Vantage is a high-performing trusted partner to the business, committed to delivering exceptional employee experience from application through alumni. Our team is known for its strategic thinking and practical solutions, working closely with leaders across the organization to support the development and growth of our people. Every member of the P&C team plays a meaningful role in shaping our culture and enabling our global expansion. Grounded in our core values of Trust, Agility, Respect, and Accountability, we strive to live these principles every day as we innovate and make Vantage a premier employer in our industry.

Position Overview

This role is remote and can be based anywhere in the US.

This department oversees the implementation and optimization of all P&C systems, ensuring they meet organizational needs and project goals.  As the HRIS Project Manager, you will be a key driver in optimizing and scaling our global P&C technology ecosystem. Reporting to the Senior Director of People Operations, you will collaborate with technical experts, product owners, and functional teammates by owning the project's lifecycle management.

Essential Job Functions

Project Leadership:

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of People systems projects, including system upgrades, implementations, optimizations, and integrations with internal and external stakeholders.

• Define project scope, timelines and milestones, risks, dependencies, and success measures for projects.

• Identify, analyze, and resolve issues such as (scope creep, resource constraints, or technical bugs) that arise during the project lifecycle.

Optimization:

• Partner with Workday module owners and the broader P&C team to identify workflow inefficiencies and lead automated solutions.

• Develop the project management function within our team by creating standard procedures and project guidelines that can be used broadly across a variety of projects.

• Implement best practices of project management through leading activities such as Lessons Learned Sessions.

Stakeholder Management:

• Act as the primary liaison between the people systems team and the internal or external stakeholders, providing updates and managing expectations throughout the project lifecycle.

• Lead internal project team calls. Be able to identify, prioritize, and escalate as needed across multiple workstreams.

Change Management:

• Develop training materials and communication plans to drive user adoption of new system features and processes.

• Provide status updates, project documentation, and post project knowledge transfer sessions.

• Establish and maintain People systems project governance frameworks, including documentation standards, decision logs, and risk management processes.

• Lead road mapping activities and planning for the People systems team.

• Additional duties assigned by Management.

Job Requirements

• 3+ years of project management experience specifically within HR Information Systems (Workday experience highly preferred).

• Certification in a project management field of study is preferred.

• Proven experience of managing projects from initiation through completion.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to ensure project success and identify opportunities for process improvement.

• Strong ability to manage timelines, stakeholders, risks, and deliverables.

• Working knowledge of People system platforms and core IT concepts, with the ability to collaborate effectively with P&C, IT, and business stakeholders.

• Understanding of P&C data structures, system architecture, and reporting analytics.

• Experience with a project management tool.

• Ability to translate complex business needs into technical requirements.

• Exceptional ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Travel required is expected to be up to 10% but may increase over time as the business e