HR Project Manager - Talent Acquisition Operations (Remote)

Maximus is a company focused on improving the effectiveness of the Talent Acquisition function. The HR Project Manager - Talent Acquisition Operations leads strategic initiatives, manages project lifecycles, and partners with stakeholders to enhance recruiting practices and workflows.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare for and facilitate regular HR project team meetings to drive action towards our critical deliverable dates
• Create and manage a project plan to track key integration activities, draw attention to at-risk functions, and ensure key dates are achieved
• Coordinate key issues between teams/subject matter experts to facilitate discussion and decision making
• Review and edit all HR-related project communications and presentations
• Present HR status updates, key decisions, and risks to the respective project teams and steering committee, if applicable
• Work on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends
• Receive assignments in the form of objectives and determine how to use resources to meet schedules and goals
• Serve as a primary project point of contact for HR and TA stakeholders; assess needs, align priorities, and translate strategic objectives into executable project plans
• Build and maintain strong partnerships across HR Centers of Excellence and enabling functions, including HRIS, Compliance, Compensation, Training/L&D, Operations, Finance, and IT
• Support Talent Acquisition focused initiatives such as recruiting process improvements, requisition-to-hire workflow enhancements, onboarding readiness, sourcing enablement, and recruiting tool or system implementations
• Partner effectively with HR systems and recruiting technology teams by leveraging technical acumen and understanding system configuration and build concepts to facilitate requirements gathering, testing, and deployment

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of experience
• 3+ years of large-scale project management experience
• Demonstrated ability to drive strategic initiatives independently with full ownership of outcomes
• Experience managing medium-to-large scale cross-functional projects impacting multiple stakeholder groups
• Strong technical acumen with ability to partner successfully with IT and HRIS teams
• Strong risk management and mitigation planning experience
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical execution in a dynamic environment
• Experience leading process transformation or workflow optimization initiatives
• Advanced communication skills with executive presence
• Ability to maintain performance standards under pressure and changing priorities
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment; proactive self-starter who learns quickly and adapts to change
• Demonstrated accountability for measurable business outcomes
• Experience with HR systems and/or recruiting systems (e.g. ATS, HRIS, CRM tools)
• Prior experience in Talent Acquisition or Human Resources
• PMP Certification is a plus