Manager - HR Strategic Projects

Aptia Group; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptia Group is seeking a Manager Strategic Projects to lead cross-functional initiatives within the People function and adjacent areas. The role will drive delivery of strategic objectives and contribute to governance and budgeting processes, ensuring timely execution of programmes.

Key responsibilities include managing project delivery, overseeing CPO budgets and contracts, and reporting on the project portfolio.

Qualifications

• 7–8 years of experience in project management.
• Experience delivering across HR or People initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and budgeting background.

Responsibilities

• Project management to ensure seamless delivery.
• Support managing CPO budgets and commercial contracts across the function.
• Management and reporting of the projects portfolio.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Global projects

Communication

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder mgmt

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Time management

Education

MBA or equivalent

Job description

We are currently looking for Manager Strategic Projects to join our growing team. This position is a truly unique opportunity to be able to work across the entirety of the People function and other departmental areas to support the delivery of our strategic objectives. The role holder will be joining us at an exciting time and will contribute to the implementation of key strategic projects as part of the People Team. This role will have significant impact on HR’s reputation as a strategic function capable of planning ahead to pinpoint strategic issues and support successful delivery of key projects/programmes.

This role includes implementing key initiatives against our People Plan, managing projects, supporting CPO governance and budget planning and tracking on a monthly/quarterly basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Project management to ensure seamless delivery


• Support managing CPO budgets. This includes the management of commercial contracts across the function.


• Management and reporting of the projects portfolio

General Skills

• Adept in communication and able to synthesize and frame information for different audiences in actionable ways


• Demonstrates strong analytical thinking and business acumen


• Energetic, decisive, and creative forward thinker.


• Ability to problem solve, and build relationships with people at all levels of the organization.


• Ability to analyze, problem solve, and clearly communicate observations and recommendations


• Organized and self-directing- Ability to prioritize workload and self-manage projects, handle multiple tasks, and meet deadlines


• Active listening skills with the ability to articulate stakeholder positioning in actionable ways

Technical Skills

• Comfort with numbers and some experience in managing budgets


• Prior experience in managing global projects.


• Consulting experience

Experience & Qualification

• Minimum 7-8 year of experience in managing projects and delivering successful outcomes. Demonstrable success of building good relationships and partnerships with key influencers across the organization