Manager, HR Operations Project Services

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

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VERSANT is looking for a Manager, HR Operations Project Services to join their team! The Manager, HR Operations Project Services will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing a portfolio of HR Operations projects. This position requires strong communication, influencing and project management and change management skills. Also important is the ability to establish and maintain key relationships within business and technology groups, as well as interact with diverse stakeholders and partners.

What you’ll do:

• Actively leads an assigned portfolio of projects from start to finish including, initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure from an HR Operations perspective
• Defines and maintains project charters, objectives, schedules and scope
• Creates project plans, including project deliverables, activities, dependencies and timelines
• Establishes plans for resourcing and funding projects
• Creates and maintains deployment plans, change management plans, and support plans
• Acts as a liaison between Technology and Business HR
• Facilitates communication between various stakeholders and collaborates with internal cross-functional teams to advise and ensure alignment
• Keeps all stakeholders updated on project status and progress against agreed upon targets
• Directs day-to-day activities of projects and staff in matrixed organization
• Ensures milestones are successfully met through oversight of project and coordination of resources
• Oversees testing strategy and testing cycles of new systems with the project team
• Manages changes to project scope and develops contingency plans
• Assesses, manages, resolves and escalates (if necessary) risks and issues
• Manages change management and communication plans
• Evaluates established success criteria to determine project success
• Manages individual workload and delivers against agreed upon project milestones
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Technology or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of experience managing projects
• 5+ years of experience with managing HR Initiatives and projects for of HR System

Desired Characteristics:

• Certifications in HR and/or Project Management preferred
• PROSCI experience and/or Certification preferred
• Advanced knowledge of all Microsoft Office Products and Project Management software
• Solid project management skills while managing multiple, concurrent projects
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team skills, ability to communicate well with individuals, and in group settings, ability to communicate with diverse population and people from various backgrounds in a consultative manner
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, ability to make presentations to various groups
•  Experience preparing project dashboards and status reports for stakeholders and senior leaders
• Proven business analysis, r