Strategic Programs & Projects Director (HR)

Seismic is seeking a strategic and execution-focused Strategic Programs & Projects Director (HR) to lead their most important people-related transformation initiatives. This role will drive complex cross-functional programs that shape how Seismic scales, integrates, and evolves their organization, partnering closely with executive sponsors and functional leaders to ensure effective execution.

Responsibilities:

• Provide Program Leadership for HR's Most Critical Strategic Programs: Own the end-to-end project management of Seismic's highest-priority people initiatives — building clear plans, governance structures, and risk tracking in partnership with initiative sponsors, and holding cross-functional teams accountable to timelines and commitments
• Drive Program Management for People-Focused M&A Integrations: Build and maintain detailed integration roadmaps across the HR function in partnership with functional leads; establish governance mechanisms, track milestones, and surface risks so sponsors can make timely decisions. Identify and help structure cross-functional initiatives, such as reducing broad employee papercuts, to improve productivity and job satisfaction
• Lead Change Management & Adoption: Partner with HRBPs, Internal Communications, and business and cross-functional leaders to ensure changes are thoughtfully synchronized and employees and leaders understand, adopt, and sustain transformation initiatives. Develop clear change strategies that balance business objectives with employee experience and engagement
• Establish Program Governance & Operating Mechanisms: Build repeatable mechanisms that improve execution discipline across the HR organization. This includes: executive reporting frameworks, weekly and monthly operating rhythms, decision-making forums, success metrics, and roll-out plans (in partnership with internal communications)
• Drive Organizational Effectiveness: Working with leaders across HR, help identify opportunities to improve how work gets done across the company by simplifying processes, clarifying ownership, improving operating models, and increasing organizational effectiveness. Examples may include workforce planning and headcount management processes