Sr. Project Manager, HR Project Operations

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 business/industry experience.
• 2+ years of experience in Human Resources and/or familiarity with HR Information Systems (preferably Workday) preferred

• Bachelor’s degree required

• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or CSM (Certified Scrum Master) preferred.

• Must be able to travel 10% of time
• Must be able to lift 25lbs
• Typical office setting
• Mobility within the office including movement from floor to floor
• Travel via plane, car, and metro may be required to perform this job
• Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs warrant
• Access information using a computer.
• Effectively communicate, both up and down the management chain
• Effectively cope with stressful situations
• Strong mental acuity
• Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this job
• Other essential functions and marginal job functions are subject to modification

Capella University