Our client, a very well-known global fitness brand, is currently seeking a freelance Senior Program/Project Manager to focus on HR operations.
Please note, this is a hybrid opportunity, 3 days/week in NYC and Monday/Fridays remote. This will be 40hr/week for about 2 months with some potential to extend based on business need and performance.
MUST HAVE REQUIREMENTS:
• 6+ years of experience leading and running large-scale, global organization-wide people-centered projects through planning, development, launch, stabilization, and close, preferably in a fast-paced, global organization or the equivalent of work and education experience in a related field
• Knowledge across multiple HR verticals (benefits, talent acquisition, training and development, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills and understanding of how information can be perceived by audiences broader than yourself, especially in global contexts
• Comfortable preparing, analyzing and telling stories using large amounts of data
• Experienced with creating success measures and using data to inform decision making
• Must have experience utilizing Slack, Gmail, G-Suite, and Zoom previous roles
• Systems knowledge: Greenhouse, SuccessFactors, Asana (nice to have)
Responsibilities:
- Will join the Strategy and Operations team that sits within the People Team (HR) working across verticals such as benefits, workplace, talent acquisition, etc to help deliver the initiatives that the HR team has created to ensure they are working towards the team’s strategic growth goals
- Work on multiple projects from a strategic standpoint and help oversee them (such as implementing new employee listening / engagement tools to improve things like benefits offered, how performance management is done, etc.)
- This role has exposure to all parts of the business by thinking about strategy and all programs across HR and how to impact the business
- Lead or support the management of projects and programs (both technical and non-technical)
- Scope and plan projects (identify business needs/desired outcomes, set goals and important metrics, build project plans, identify team members, identify risks and contingency planning, develop a change management plan) from project initiation through to delivery and sustain
- Identify and coordinate project stakeholders in a matrixed environment, including ensuring program teams are clear on the problem(s) and impact on our people and the business
- Work across the team to support a systematic approach to project management that is consistent with the People team’s guiding principles
- Proactively identify, communicate, and resolve dependencies, risks, and issues
- Prepare and contribute to strategy, including team and department plans
- Manage intake and prioritization processes to develop clear project turning points and roadmaps
- Support stakeholders in measuring the effectiveness and impact of projects and programs, contributing to insights on the impact of the People team
-Please note this is an extremely visible role from a leadership perspective, where you will be working alongside C-Suite level individuals in a strategic capacity.
