Sr. Project Manager

About Auris 

Auris is the payroll and HR partner built for small and medium-sized businesses who can’t afford to get it wrong. Trusted by over 50,000 businesses nationwide, Auris pairs easy-to-use technology with real human services to give leaders the confidence that every detail is done right - so they can focus on growing their team and their business. Acquired by Acrisure in 2025, Auris formerly Heartland Payroll is accelerating its vision to deliver seamless human-centered technology to help small businesses thrive. 

Summary of This Role 

Auris is seeking a highly driven, execution-oriented Project Director to lead enterprise-critical initiatives across the organization. This role is designed for a high-performing project leader who thrives in fast-paced environments, drives accountability across cross-functional teams, and consistently delivers complex strategic initiatives with urgency and precision. 

The Project Director will own the planning, governance, execution, and communication of high-impact programs that support growth, operational excellence, technology transformation, and post-acquisition integration priorities. This leader must be equally comfortable operating in executive settings and working hands-on with teams to remove barriers and accelerate results. 

This is a highly visible role requiring strong executive presence, disciplined operating rhythms, and the ability to lead through influence across Finance, HR, Sales, Operations, Product, Technology, and external partners. 

Enterprise Program Leadership 

• Lead multiple concurrent, enterprise-level projects and programs with clear ownership from initiation through implementation.  

• Drive successful execution of strategic priorities including technology launches, operational transformation, process redesign, integrations, and organizational change initiatives.  

• Translate executive priorities into actionable roadmaps, milestones, owners, timelines, and measurable outcomes.  

Cross-Functional Leadership & Accountability 

• Serve as the central point of coordination across Finance, HR, Technology, Product, Sales, Operations, and vendor partners.  

• Facilitate alignment across stakeholders with competing priorities while maintaining momentum and focus on outcomes.  

• Hold teams accountable to commitments, deadlines, deliverables, and decision timelines.  

• Escalate obstacles quickly with solution-oriented recommendations.  

Executive Governance & Weekly Reporting 

• Establish strong governance models for assigned programs, including steering committees, weekly operating reviews, status cadences, and executive updates.  

• Deliver concise, high-quality weekly reporting inclusive of accomplishments, upcoming milestones, risks, issues, decisions needed, and KPI progress.  

• Maintain executive-ready dashboards, scorecards, RAID logs, dependency maps, and decision trackers.  

• Prepare materials and presentations for senior leadership, PMO reviews, and executive business updates.  

Project Delivery Excellence 

• Build detailed project plans with clear sequencing, ownership, milestones, and interdependencies.