Sr. Project Manager, HR Project Operations

The Sr. Project Manager, HR Project Operations is an integral part of the HR Technology team, and a key advocate for project management and continuous process improvement. This individual, working in partnership with HR Tech, Compliance, and in close collaboration with cross-functional teams across HR will be responsible for leading and partnering in small-, medium- and large-scale projects. The Sr. Project Manager must have strong communication and relationship-building skills, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where cross-functional collaboration is key to solving complex problems. The Sr. Project Manager provides project leadership for all assigned projects, with the ability to manage multiple projects at a time. The Sr. Project Manager helps ensure that all projects are aligned with HR Tech strategies while driving towards operational excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Project initiation, planning, control, execution, and communication pertaining to HR Technology projects.
• Management of multiple, interrelated projects.
• Ensures goals are accomplished within scope, time, and in line with HR and business objectives.
• Work with HR Project Operations, fellow project/program manager, HRIS Global Leads, and cross-functional HR teams to organize and reach critical milestones across all phases of the project lifecycle including initiation, planning, execution, monitor and control, and close.
• Use appropriate business acumen to balance innovation and operational needs while accounting for multiple perspectives.
• Communicate and present information effectively to a wide variety of audiences.
• Provide expertise within project management and the HR Tech & Compliance processes, including the refinement of project management assets and other necessary tools to effectively achieve the project objectives.
• Adhere to project/process methodology including proper documentation.
• Establishes cross-functional relationships between all areas of HR, and occasionally the business.
• Effectively collaborate with team and proactively support planned and/or unplanned needs.
• Proactively guide teams to identify project risks and execute mitigation strategies effectively.
• As applicable, partner with IT teams and IT project managers to ensure IT solutions support business strategies.
• Manage ongoing deliverables and determine appropriate priority of day-to-day development tasks.
• Understand and follow Project Management and HR Technology & Compliance best practices while also enhancing processes where needed to meet new challenges facing projects and the business.
• Able to face difficult and complex problems with ease.

Job Skills:

• Manages small, medium, and large projects and processes with limited oversight.
• Coaching, reviewing, and delegating work to lower-level professionals.
• Knowledgeable application of project management principles.
• Demonstrates ability to think creatively, guide others through creative-problem solving and an eye for continuous improvement and process optimization.
• Exhibits intellectual curiosity to enable contributions at both a strategic and tactical level.
• Demonstrates a solution-focused attitude with the ability to solve problems in a collaborative manner.
• Highly adaptable to the growing and changing needs of HR, the business and related processes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to manage complex and varied interpersonal relationships to successfully complete projects and implement change.
• Excellent ability to organize information, manage tasks and projects and use or create tools to effectively contribute to organization.
• Ability to express oneself effectively within groups and in one-to-one conversations.  Conveys information clearly and effectively through both formal and informal documents.
• Solid ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ability to deal with complex business issues in which multiple challenges may exist.
• Ability to facilitate small-, medium- and large-group discussions using a variety of facilitation techniques.
• Ability to organize time and detailed information to successfully manage and complete multiple projects.
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 6 years of project management experience with demonstrated growth in managing complexity and ambiguity, preferably in a very fast-paced work environment.
• Robust experience in formal project delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
• 5+ years of overall b