HR Project Manager

Is the opportunity to join a culture where “We Do the Right Thing,” and “We Courageously Shape Our Future Together” important to you? If so, Guardian is seeking a resolute motivated individual to join our team as a HR Project Manager.

As an HR Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing various projects from initiation to completion. Your role will involve coordinating resources, setting project timelines, and ensuring successful delivery within budget and scope.

The ideal candidate will have strong leadership abilities, excellent communication skills, and a proven record in project management. Knowledge of the HR business is a bonus.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for driving successful project outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

You will:

• Deliver accurate project / program level documentation (budget, risk and issues, resource, change, action etc.), including highlighting any variances, for all relevant internal and external stakeholders, ensuring projects are completed.

• Effectively communicates with internal and external partners, maintaining continuous and open lines of communications, managing client expectations, and ensuring all relevant parties are informed when change(s) occur. ‎‎

• Develop and maintain project delivery plan in alignment with Enterprise Portfolio management guidelines.

• Track work plans and achievements using enterprise portfolio management tool.

• Forecasts project resources, materials and contracts costs within standard tools and secures and allocates necessary resources, including personnel, technology, and budget.

• ‎‎ Manage risks and issues and take corrective measurements.

• Identifies project issues, causes, and leads to resolve them, reports and escalates project issues as needed. ‎

• Implements specific project or team schedules, tasks, and estimates resource requirements for; develops and manages project budgets. ‎‎

• Influences vendor and client relationships to ensure service expectations are developed and met. Integrates milestones for own project deliverables with related initiatives.

• Seeks opportunities to improve productivity, cost containment and improve project performance. ‎‎Typically manages more complex business projects and/ or programs.

• Define the project governance and manage all aspects of a project life cycle to bring about the desired outcomes (includes Project initiation, Stakeholder management, Development, UAT, Test, Implementation, Change management, Production validation)

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• 3-5 years project management experience with experience in large projects and management of distributed project resource teams. Experience supporting the HR business is a plus.

• Proficient using JIRA Align, JIRA, SharePoint, and other software for project and task management.

• Process Improvement methodology experience preferred (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen, SAFe, etc.)

• An ability to articulate and clearly communicate complex problems and solutions in a simple and logical manner.

• Excellent problem-solving analytical capabilities with strong attention to detail

• Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures

• Strong presentation and written communication skills

• Ability to manage in a matrix environment.

Responsibility in key areas:

Business Acumen

• An effective level of business literacy to be able to substantively contribute to the success of the business.

Data Judgment

• Experience leveraging data to influence decision making outcomes with ability to “tell the story” Using data.

• Demonstrated strong analytical and assessment skills.

Strategic Thinking

• The ability to develop and execute solutions to business challenges and to influence strategic business decisions.

Relationship Management/ Collaboration

• Demonstrated behavior of continuously striving to provide superior service and exceptional customer experience

• A communication and demeanor that is open, transparent, and honest.

• Ability to build relationships and quickly earn the trust of leaders, partners, key stakeholders, and collaborators.

• Demonstrated comfort in partnering with others to execute initiatives and engage with the business as needed.

Agility

• Demonstrated self-awareness and ability to embrace feedback.

• Ability to manage multiple projects for large initiatives, including projects involving external vendors and multiple business areas.

• Intellectual curiosity; bringing insights into the team and business with continual willingness to learn.

Reporting Relationships:

As HR Project Manager, you will report to the Head, HR Optimization

Location:

Hybrid role - 3 days in the office, 2 days WFH - Preferred locations- Guardian home offices located in Bethlehem, PA, New York NY, Stamford CT, or Boston, MA

Travel to Guardian offices as determined by the People Leader.

Salary Range:

$84,320.00 - $138,522.50

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Our Promise

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Inspire Well-Being

As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits. Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].

Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.