1. Overall Project Management
• Define and lead project framing (scope, roadmap, budget, governance)
• Build and manage detailed project plans (high-level and detailed)
• Set up and lead governance bodies (Steering Committee, Project Committee, workshops)
• Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and key decisions
• Ensure budget control and adherence to quality, cost, and timeline commitments
• Monitor project performance through KPIs and reporting
2. Stakeholder Coordination
• Coordinate internal stakeholders:
o HR teams (HRBP, Payroll, Talent, Administration)
o IT teams (architecture, security, integration)
o Finance / Controlling (if applicable)
• Ensure alignment between business needs and system capabilities
• Facilitate design and validation workshops
• Manage project communication with sponsors and end users
• Support change management activities across impacted teams
3. Integrator Management
• Act as the main point of contact for the HRIS system integrator
• Supervise and challenge deliverables (design documents, configuration, testing, data migration)
• Monitor service quality and contractual commitments
• Drive functional and technical decision-making with internal stakeholders
• Manage deviations (scope, timeline, budget) and associated action plans
4. Project Delivery Oversight
• Lead and supervise all project phases:
- Design & blueprint
- Build & configuration
- Testing (unit tests, integration, UAT)
- Deployment preparation
• Validate key deliverables at each stage
• Organize and oversee testing campaigns
• Ensure data quality (migration and data reconciliation)
5. RUN Preparation (Post Go-Live Transition)
• Define the support model (Level 1, Level 2, Level 3)
• Organize knowledge transfer from the integrator to internal teams
• Set up documentation and operational procedures
• Prepare end-user support structure (helpdesk, HR/IT support)
• Establish RUN governance (incident management, enhancements, SLA tracking)
• Define and prioritize post Go-Live roadmap
Experience
• Minimum 5 to 7 years of experience in HRIS project management
• Proven experience delivering HRIS implementation projects (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, Oracle HCM, or similar)
• Strong experience in managing external system integrators
• Experience in HR transformation initiatives
Core Skills
• Strong project management expertise (Waterfall and/or Agile methodologies)
• Solid understanding of HR processes
• Ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects
• Strong coordination and communication skills
• Experience in testing and user acceptance processes
• Knowledge of data migration challenges and best practices
• Understanding of IT RUN and support models
Soft Skills
• Leadership and stakeholder engagement
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Analytical mindset with a solution-oriented approach
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage pressure and prioritize effectively
Expected Deliverables
• Detailed project plan
• Status reports (progress, risks, budget)
• Project documentation (design, testing, RUN)
• Change management plan
• Post Go-Live support model
• Transition to RUN documentation
Key Challenges
• Deliver a successful, enterprise-wide HRIS implementation
• Ensure strong user adoption
• Manage a seamless transition to RUN
• Effectively control the system integrator
• Secure data quality and process consistency
Skills Required
- 5 to 7 years of experience in HRIS project management
- Proven experience delivering HRIS implementation projects such as SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, Oracle HCM, or similar
- Strong experience managing external system integrators
- Experience in HR transformation initiatives
- Strong project management expertise using Waterfall and/or Agile methodologies
- Solid understanding of HR processes
- Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects
- Experience in testing and user acceptance processes
- Knowledge of data migration challenges and best practices
- Understanding of IT RUN and support models
- Strong stakeholder coordination, leadership, communication, organization, and planning skills
- Analytical, solution-oriented approach with the ability to manage pressure and prioritize effectively
What We Do
Ekimetrics is a pioneering leader in data science and AI-powered solutions for sustainable business performance. We help companies get more from their data and implement pre-packaged AI solutions, so they can combine high impact with long-term business purpose. A focus on impact – steered by purpose Ekimetrics works with many of the world’s leading businesses to accelerate their transformation to sustainability through the application of data science and artificial intelligence. We are uniquely specialized in creating scalable data and analytics solutions that drive high-impact optimizations in alignment with overarching brand strategy and sustainability goals. Our goal: Enable our clients to pursue practical short-term gains combined with long-term value creation. For over 16 years, we’ve pioneered the use of AI and advanced data science applied to unified marketing measurement, holistic business optimization and broad-ranging sustainability goals. In particular, we’ve specialized in using its strengths in balancing multiple constraints in order to reconcile financial KPIs with non-financial goals. A business-first approach to solutions delivery All our 320 data experts and industry specialists work together in integrated squads. We value specific industry and domain expertise and focus on practical solutions in use. This is why we don’t outsource execution: so we can reduce the time to results while maintaining quality, believing in a high-service approach. We maintain our own data science platform, and a collection of pre-packaged solutions that we use to provide insights and to deploy scalable solutions faster. Key figures: • 320+ data experts • 1,000+ data science projects • 50+ countries in which we deliver projects • 4 offices worldwide Visit us at ekimetrics.com.
