Senior Manager, HR Project Office - Project Manager

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage HR projects/initiatives from initiation to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Serve as a project management subject matter expert, providing guidance to project teams and across HR.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and regulatory changes to ensure HR compliance and effectiveness.
• Lead change management initiatives related to HR process improvements, ensuring seamless transitions and user adoption.
• Develop and deliver training programs to HR Project Office staff and stakeholders.
• Foster strong working relationships with HR Project Office team members, department heads, and external partners to drive successful project outcomes.
• Act as a liaison between HR and other departments to ensure alignment of project goals with organizational objectives.
• Assist in identifying project risks and issues and escalate them to the HR Project Office Head/Portfolio Management.
• Support in developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies.
• Assist in tracking project budgets and expenses.
• Collaborate with the finance department to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Assist in preparing financial reports related to project expenditures.
• Assist in maintaining project quality standards and adherence to best practices, participating in quality reviews and audits as required.

Requirements

• Minimum education of a bachelor's degree in business administration, operations management, project management, or a related field.
• Minimum of five (5) plus years in a functional project management role in both waterfall and agile environments.
• Proficiency in project management software is required.
• Strong business acumen, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Organizational and attention to detail skills.

Nice to Have

• Working towards or have obtained a Project Management Professional (PMP), PSM/CSM - Professional/Certified Scrum Master certification or Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Change management experience is highly preferred.
• Management consulting experience is highly desirable.
• Product management experience is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in HRIS (HR Information Systems) is highly preferred.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary range in New Jersey from $122,910.00 to $148,900.00 plus incentive cash and stock opportunities.
• Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing support programs and employee assistance programs.
• Financial well-being resources and a 401(K).
• Disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, and travel protection.
• Paid holidays, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, and up to two paid days to volunteer.
• Sick time off, summer hours flexibility, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave.
• Family care services including adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility benefits, and child/elder/pet care resources.
• Tuition reimbursement and recognition programs.