Job Description

The HR Technology and Integration (T&I) organization is responsible for the technology strategy and implementation that will enable internal users (people managers, employees, HR) to have self-service digital solutions running through highly efficient processes. This is a global, enterprise-wide organization which partners with our IT department (TEIS) and connects with all COEs, Segment/BU and HR Solutions functions to enable digitization of our processes, workflows and documents.
The T&I project manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the T&I projects. This includes project plans, business cases, resource management, budget management, risk & issue management, cross-organizational coordination, vendor management, executive communications & reporting, critical problem resolution, escalations and assuring effective organizational change management. The project manager will partner closely with the rest of the T&I team to oversee the assigned projects and to keep track of the team's productivity, progress & performance. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of expertise leading technology initiatives and must be passionate about the quality delivery of projects. They need to ensure that project deadlines & objectives are met, have strong communication & influencing skills, foster teamwork and be comfortable working on global complex projects.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate all project team activities including planning, scheduling, tracking, and reporting all project progress.
• Ensure compliance with PMO tools and procedures.
• Manage resource planning and staffing activities for specific projects.
• Ensure continual monitoring and reporting of project progress to ensure project remains on schedule.
• Run project status meetings, track status of existing issues and identify any new issues and risks.
• Resolve project conflicts and establish escalation path on all projects.
• Maintain accurate project data reporting and ensure accurate data report outs.
• Participate in and lead as required Phase Gate Reviews.
• Coordinate within the team to resolve resource and schedule conflicts & dependencies.
• Assess, identify, and report risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Achieve on-time delivery, scope, schedule, and budget requirements.
• Ensure project closeout meetings and post launch reviews are conducted.
• Track lessons learned and manage best practices.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• Five or more years of demonstrated Project/Program Management experience in technology working with internal customers required.
• Experience with technical project management relating to SAP/Success Factors or equivalent RPA, data analytics, governance, security, app development etc an advantage
• Experience in the matrix management of a project team
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple projects and project dependencies across multiple time zones and meet scope, schedule, and budget requirements.
• Formal Project management training required. PMP certification preferred.
• Must be results oriented.
• Demonstrated business acumen and confidence communicating to senior management and internal customers.
• Experience in project managing local and global teams.
• Experience in Product/Project Lifecycle implementation and strong process and systems understanding preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in written and verbal communication, problem solving required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Jira and on-line collaboration tools required.

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation