Human Resources Project Manager

JR United Kingdom; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an HR Project Manager to oversee restructuring programmes across EMEA and the UK. This mostly remote role involves coordinating HR activities, engaging stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with UK employment law. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in managing complex projects and a strong understanding of HR processes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large-scale restructuring programmes in the UK.
• Good knowledge of UK employment law.
• Strong project and change management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects across the HR workstream during restructuring initiatives.
• Serve as the main contact for HR-related queries.
• Monitor and mitigate project risks and issues.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project management

Analytical skills

Tools

PRINCE2

Agile

PMI

Job description

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Human Resources Project Manager, England

Client: Dentsu

Location: England, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

23.05.2025

Expiry Date:

07.07.2025

Job Description:

Duration: 6-8 months

This role is mostly remote with occasional trips to the London office and is a contract position. You must be registered as a Sole Trader, Limited company, or work via an Umbrella Co.

Our client, Dentsu, is seeking a HR Project Manager to lead and coordinate people impact activities as part of a large reform programme across EMEA and the UK.

The role involves engaging with various stakeholders to ensure timely and coordinated delivery of people-related activities.

Key Accountabilities:

• Coordinate projects across the HR workstream and people impact activities during restructuring initiatives across EMEA and the UK.
• Develop and monitor the people plan for the EMEA region.
• Serve as the main contact for all HR-related queries from the Programme team.
• Provide regular status updates, highlight benefits, risks, and escalate issues as needed.
• Support UK HR teams in organizing processes and restructuring activities.
• Lead the UK restructuring programme and conduct people impact analysis.
• Assist in preparing, refining, and updating business cases with the project sponsor, tracking benefits, costs, and risks.
• Work with stakeholders to support benefits realization and ensure project outputs meet requirements.
• Manage forecasts, changes, and actual costs against the business case assumptions.
• Establish governance structures and define roles and responsibilities aligned with the programme.
• Create and maintain project schedules, manage dependencies, and resolve issues.
• Identify and manage stakeholder relationships and communication needs.
• Monitor and mitigate project risks and issues, managing interdependencies with related projects.

Professional Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience managing large-scale, complex restructuring programmes in the UK.
• Good knowledge of UK employment law.
• Knowledge of HR processes and regulations across EMEA is advantageous.
• Experience with ER is an advantage.
• Ability to coordinate tasks and manage priorities effectively.
• Experience in complex matrix organizations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong project and change management capabilities.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies such as PRINCE2, Agile, PMI.
• Analytical skills to interpret and report complex data.