Staffing - Project Manager - Human Resources IV

Mindlance is a company specializing in staffing solutions, and they are seeking a Project Manager for Human Resources to lead complex HR initiatives. This role involves partnering with various departments to deliver strategic programs, manage project governance, and improve HR processes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead enterprise-wide HR initiatives, transformation programs, and strategic projects from initiation through closure
• Develop project charters, business cases, scope definitions, implementation strategies, and success metrics
• Partner with senior leaders to define objectives, priorities, decision points, and governance structures
• Translate strategic goals into actionable project plans and delivery roadmaps
• Establish and maintain detailed project plans, milestone schedules, resource forecasts, and dependency maps leveraging SmartSheet and/or Planview where applicable
• Monitor project health, budget utilization, scope, risks, issues, and overall delivery performance
• Facilitate governance forums, steering committees, decision-making sessions, and executive reviews
• Provide portfolio-level reporting and visibility into project status, resource demand, and organizational risks utilizing SmartSheet and/or Planview
• Ensure project management methodologies, standards, and tools are consistently applied
• Support initiatives involving compensation, benefits, payroll, HR technology, employee experience, talent processes, organizational design, and shared services
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, reduce complexity, and increase operational effectiveness
• Facilitate process mapping, requirements gathering, gap analysis, and solution design sessions
• Apply continuous improvement principles to optimize HR service delivery and employee outcomes
• Build strong partnerships across HR functions, business organizations, and external vendors
• Influence stakeholders without direct authority while driving alignment on priorities and delivery plans
• Manage competing priorities and resolve issues through effective negotiation and collaboration
• Serve as the primary point of coordination across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups
• Develop and execute communication strategies supporting project adoption and business readiness
• Assess organizational impacts and facilitate change readiness activities
• Coordinate leadership communications, stakeholder updates, training plans, and deployment readiness reviews
• Support successful transition from project implementation to ongoing operational ownership
• Partner with HRIS, Payroll, IT, Data Management, and external solution providers on system implementations and enhancements
• Coordinate data mapping, testing, integrations, vendor deliverables, and deployment activities
• Ensure project decisions are informed by accurate data analysis and operational requirements
• Monitor implementation readiness and support issue resolution across multiple systems and teams
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies
• Escalate critical concerns and provide recommendations for resolution
• Ensure program activities meet governance, compliance, audit, and documentation requirements
• Maintain accurate project records, status reporting, and executive communications

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Project Management, Finance, Information Systems, or related field
• 7+ years of progressive project management experience
• 5+ years leading complex HR, HRIS, payroll, benefits, compensation, employee experience, shared services, or organizational transformation initiatives
• Experience managing large, cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders and workstreams
• Demonstrated success leading initiatives involving technology, process, and organizational change
• Project management methodologies and governance practices
• Human Resources processes and operating models
• Change management principles
• Risk management and issue resolution
• Budget and resource management
• Reporting, analytics, and executive communications
• Microsoft Office, Smartsheet / Planview, AI tools and collaboration tools
• Strategic Thinking
• Executive Presence
• Stakeholder Influence
• Program Leadership
• Change Leadership
• Organizational Agility
• Problem Solving
• Business Acumen
• Relationship Building
• Communication Skills
• Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Vendor Management
• Decision Facilitation
• Portfolio Management
• Master's degree preferred