HR Senior Project Manager

Kelly Services; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee HR transformation projects in a hybrid environment in Calgary, AB. The role requires extensive HR project experience, leadership skills, and proficiency in Microsoft tools. Join to make a significant impact while benefiting from comprehensive perks and a supportive environment.

Benefits

Voluntary benefit plans including medical and dental

Retirement savings plan

Paid sick leave

Service bonus and holiday pay plans

Qualifications

• Certified Project Manager (8+ years’ experience); Scrum certification preferred.
• Ability to multitask and manage parallel projects/workstreams.
• Proven people management and mentoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure strategic alignment with PMO methodologies and HR leadership objectives.
• Facilitate project scope, goals, timeline, and budget.
• Develop and maintain project plans and resource schedules.

Skills

Extensive HR business process and transformation project experience

Knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors and other HR technology platforms

Strong leadership, analytical, and organizational skills

Expert fluency in Microsoft tools

Flexible and solution-oriented approach

Stakeholder engagement and alignment skills

Strong communication, strategic thinking, and attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree required

Tools

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Visio

Teams

Job description

Overview

HR - Senior Project Manager

Location: Hybrid – Calgary, AB

Duration: 9 months

As a Senior Project Manager in the HR Portfolio, you will:

Responsibilities

• Ensure strategic alignment with PMO methodologies and HR Leadership Team’s objectives.
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, timeline, budget, and deliverables.
• Communicate project strategy, methodology, and delivery expectations.
• Adhere to strict financial and budgeting practices.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and resource schedules.
• Deliver professional status reports and presentation materials.
• Manage project changes, risks, and issues proactively.
• Develop and grow key business relationships for successful project delivery.
• Conduct Lessons Learned sessions and recommend continuous improvements.
• Manage resource scheduling and drive project deliverables in a matrixed environment.
• Support Agile methodologies for backlog and sprint management.

What you will bring

• Extensive HR business process and transformation project experience.
• Knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors and other HR technology platforms.
• Strong leadership, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Expert fluency in Microsoft tools (MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio, Teams).
• Certified Project Manager (8+ years’ experience); Scrum certification preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Skills / Knowledge

• Flexible and solution-oriented approach.
• Stakeholder engagement and alignment skills.
• Negotiation and conflict-diffusion capabilities.
• Strong communication, strategic thinking, and attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask and manage parallel projects/workstreams.
• Proven people management and mentoring experience.
• Research and RFI/RFP/RFQ experience.
• Willingness to learn new processes and technologies.

If you’re looking to make an impact and thrive in a collaborative, safety-first environment, apply today!

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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