Senior Project Manager - HR

NCR Voyix; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

NCR Voyix in Chennai, India is seeking a Senior HR Project Manager to plan, execute and close HR initiatives, managing project plans, timelines and resources across cross-functional teams. You will drive process improvements, monitor performance with key metrics and ensure alignment with broader HR goals while adhering to budgets and schedules.

The role emphasizes stakeholder communication, strategic planning and coaching junior colleagues to elevate project delivery across global HR processes

Qualifications

• Proficiency in project planning, execution, and monitoring.
• Strong understanding of human resource principles, policies and practices.
• Engagement and relationship-building with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience with HR processes and systems including core HR, payroll, benefits.
• Leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with project management methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop and progress key project plans aligned with team goals.
• Ensure timely completion through task tracking, budget, and change management.
• Establish policies for project analyses to identify risks and determine action plans.
• Forecast timelines and allocate resources per task scope.
• Maintain open stakeholder communication to align scope with requirements.
• Provide strategy updates to management on project plans and activities.
• Coach junior colleagues in techniques and processes.

Skills

Project planning

HR principles

Stakeholder engagement

Global HR systems

Cross-functional leadership

Leadership

PM tools & methodologies

Job description

The Senior HR Project Manager will be responsible for planning, executing and closing HR initiatives by managing project plans, timelines and resources, collaborating with cross-functional teams and implementing efficient project management processes to support the broader HR goals.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing projects across multiple business units while adhering to budget, scope, and schedule requirements. You will lead cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives by driving continuous process improvements and establishing key metrics to monitor and evaluate project performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops and progresses key project plans that facilitate the achievement of team goals, milestones, and critical path responsibilities and provide direction for test and release planning processes in order to enhance the quality of project deliverables.
• Ensures the timely completion of projects by proactively communicating with management regarding the progression of projects, task tracking, quality management, budget/cost management, and planning change management, ultimately enabling fluid and streamlined team activity against critical deadlines.
• Establishes policies and procedures for conducting detailed project analyses that aim to identify risks or other potential obstacles that could impede the provision of successful deliverables and confers with management to determine optimal action plans for swift course correction.
• Forecasts required timelines for individual project assignments, allocating team resources in proportion to task scope and depth, and adjusts assignments and deadlines as priorities and requirements change.
• Maintains open communication channels with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of project scope with respective business requirements and to translate business strategy into project objectives.
• Confers with management through regular communication and strategy sessions, in order to ensure management is continually up to speed on all project plan activities associated with the provision of consistent, timely, and quality deliverables.
• Coaches more junior colleagues in techniques, processes, and responsibilities.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in project planning, execution, and monitoring.
• Strong understanding of human resource principles, policies and practices
• Effective engagement and relationship building skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Project Management of global HR processes and systems including core HCM, Payroll, Benefits.
• Experience working with global cross-functional teams to foster collaboration. Leadership skills to guide and motivate team members.
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies