Overview:
The Manager – HR Project Portfolio is responsible for leading the successful delivery of complex, high-impact HR projects that enable business strategy and enhance the associate experience. This role oversees a team of HR Project Managers and partners closely with HR and business stakeholders to ensure work is aligned, well-governed, and delivers meaningful outcomes.
In addition to delivery, this role plays a key part in strengthening and evolving the HR Project Management function by advancing standards, building capability, and driving consistency and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership of the Function:
• Oversee the delivery of HR projects to ensure work is executed in alignment with established standards, tools, and methodologies.
• Establish and maintain strong project governance practices, including clear decision-making structures, prioritization, accountability, and visibility into progress, risks, and dependencies.
• Drive consistency and rigor in how projects are planned, executed, and reported.
• Foster strong partnerships with HR leaders and HR and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective delivery of work.
• Provide thought partnership to HR leaders to shape initiatives, clarify priorities, and translate business needs into structured, actionable solutions.
• Lead the ongoing evolution of the function through continuous improvement of processes, templates, tools, and ways of working.
Leadership of the Team:
• Lead, develop, and support a team of HR Project Managers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and strategic thinking.
• Provide coaching, feedback, and development opportunities to strengthen capability and support career growth.
• Promote transparency, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning across the team.
• Ensure appropriate workload balance and resource alignment to meet business needs.
Leadership of Individual Projects:
• Lead and oversee the delivery of complex, high-impact HR projects, ensuring clarity of scope, outcomes, and success measures.
• Identify and proactively manage risks, issues, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Maintain strong stakeholder alignment and facilitate timely decision-making.
• Serve as a trusted partner to HR and business leaders, providing structure, insights, and guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
QualificationsRequired Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree required, concentration in Business, Management, Marketing, Communication, Human Resources, Change Management preferred
• 3 years of experience in Project Management, HR or a related role
• Strong project management skills including planning, prioritization, critical thinking and execution
• Ability to influence with and without authority
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and competing priorities
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Preferred Qualifications:
• Previous experience leading others
• PMP or other program management certification a plus
• Experience working within an HR function or on HR transformation initiatives
• Familiarity with change management principles
• Experience operating in a matrixed, global, or highly distributed environment
About UsSkills Required
- Bachelor's Degree (Business, Management, Marketing, Communication, Human Resources, Change Management preferred)
- 3 years of experience in Project Management, HR, or a related role
- Strong project management skills including planning, prioritization, critical thinking, and execution
- Ability to influence with and without authority
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and competing priorities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Previous experience leading others
- PMP or other program management certification
- Experience working within an HR function or on HR transformation initiatives
- Familiarity with change management principles
- Experience operating in a matrixed, global, or highly distributed environment
Penske Logistics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Penske Logistics and has not been reviewed or approved by Penske Logistics.
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Retirement Support — Retirement options include a 401(k) and, in some driver roles, a 100% company‑funded pension that provides strong long‑term value. These retirement features are described as rare and valuable within certain assignments.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave are part of the standard package, with some roles offering PTO starting on day one. Time‑off provisions are consistently presented alongside core benefits.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and hearing coverage are complemented by telemedicine, mental‑health support, and disability options. FSAs/HSAs and wellness resources contribute to broad healthcare coverage.
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What We Do
Penske Logistics is a Penske Transportation Solutions company. We provide supply chain management and logistics solutions to leading brands around the world. Penske Logistics delivers value through its design, planning and execution in transportation, warehousing, freight management, and dry-van truckload services. Penske offers customized supply chain and logistics solutions including: Dedicated Contract Carriage; Distribution Center Management; Freight Management; Freight Brokerage; Transportation Management Solutions (TMS); Lead Logistics Provider (LLP), Control Tower and 4PL Solutions. We serve a variety of industries including: automotive; food, beverage, grocery, wine and spirits; cold chain; convenience and drug stores; quick service restaurants (QSRs); retail; big box retailers; building and construction products; CPG; healthcare; industrial manufacturing; consumer appliances and consumer electronics; and many others.
