Senior Skills Framework Project Manager - FTC

WTW is a global company seeking a Senior Skills Framework Project Manager to lead the execution of their Career Framework Phase II program. The role involves orchestrating cross-functional transformation efforts across HR and business stakeholders to deliver an integrated framework linking roles, skills, and compensation.

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end execution of Skills Enablement, from mobilization through pilot, scaling, and enterprise rollout
• Support and manage project governance (SteerCo, working groups, decision forums, RAID)
• Maintain integrated plans, timelines, and resource alignment across all workstreams
• Ensure delivery remains on track, with clear accountability for milestones and outputs
• Coordinate delivery across: Skills strategy and architecture, Role design enablement and job profiles, Integration with job architecture, Alignment to compensation frameworks and pay structures
• Ensure all components operate as a connected enterprise system, not standalone initiatives
• Drive clarity on scope and ownership (business-led work vs HR-enabled role design)
• Lead design and execution of 2–3 pilot areas, including technology enabled skills pilots
• Ensure pilots deliver tangible, scalable outputs and clear business value
• Translate pilot learnings into a structured, phased rollout approach
• Partner with change and comms to drive adoption and embed new ways of working
• Define and operationalize the integration and feedback loop, ensuring: Business-led changes to roles and work are captured, Skills, job profiles, and job architecture are continuously updated
• Establish governance to ensure consistent application across the enterprise
• Build strong relationships with HR Leadership, HR CoE leads, HR IT, and business stakeholders
• Drive alignment across senior stakeholders with competing priorities
• Prepare clear, executive-ready communications, including updates, decision papers, and trade-offs
• Proactively manage stakeholder expectations and resolve issues
• Manage dependencies across Talent, Reward, L&D, HRIT, and Workforce Analytics
• Ensure alignment with related initiatives (e.g. Oracle skills, Talent Acquisition, learning strategy)
• Coordinate with advisory partners (e.g. W&R) where applicable
• Enterprise skills strategy, taxonomy, and architecture (co-developed with business input)
• Role design enablement framework, playbooks, and job profile standards
• Integrated enterprise framework linking roles, skills, job architecture, and reward
• Technology integration
• Pilot outcomes and scalable rollout plan
• Governance model and continuous refresh mechanism
• Executive-ready materials for HR Leadership and senior stakeholders

Requirements:

• Significant program management experience in global HR transformation
• Proven track record delivering large, cross-functional HR programs
• Experience working across skills, job architecture, role design, or reward initiatives
• Strong experience managing ambiguity and evolving scope
• Demonstrated ability to operate at senior stakeholder / executive level
• Experience managing global delivery across geographies
• Strong program leadership and execution discipline
• Systems thinking — able to connect roles, skills, job architecture, and reward
• Outcome-focused — delivers practical, scalable solutions
• Excellent stakeholder influence and facilitation skills
• Structured, analytical, and able to manage complexity
• High comfort with ambiguity and evolving direction
• Experience with skills frameworks or skills-based organizations
• Exposure to compensation design or job architecture
• Experience working with Oracle HCM / skills platforms
• Consulting or large-scale transformation experience