HRIS Project Manager

Manpower (Philippines); Pasig; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower Ph is seeking an experienced HRIS Project Manager to drive HR technology projects from requirements to go-live. You will manage enhancements, integrations, and transformations, coordinating HR, IT, vendors, and client stakeholders to deliver value.

The role demands strong HR processes knowledge, client-facing leadership, and the ability to translate requirements into practical HRIS solutions with effective communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• 3–5 years in HRIS/HCM, HR tech, or related project management.
• Hands-on HRIS understanding including employee lifecycle processes.
• Experience delivering end-to-end HRIS projects and integrations.
• Strong HR processes knowledge and stakeholder interaction skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical and communication abilities.
• Ability to translate HR needs into practical HRIS solutions.
• Experience with client-facing project leadership and requirements gathering.

Responsibilities

• Lead HRIS implementations from requirements through go-live and stabilization.
• Drive enhancements, integrations, and transformations across HR systems.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including HR, IT, vendors, and clients.
• Communicate effectively with clients, explain HRIS concepts clearly, and manage expectations.
• Identify risks, gaps, and dependencies; propose practical solutions.
• Capture requirements, design configurations, test, and validate deliverables.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Decision making

Client-facing communication

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

HRIS knowledge

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

DB Pro

Azure

AWS

Job description

Are you an HRIS/HCM professional who enjoys solving complex business problems, working directly with clients, and leading technology implementations from requirements through go-live?

Manpower Ph is looking for an experienced HRIS Project Manager to join our team and drive successful HR technology projects, implementations, enhancements, integrations, and transformations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, Human Resources, Project Management, or a related field.
• At least 3–5 years of experience in HRIS/HCM, HR technology, project management, systems implementation, consulting, or a related field.
• Strong hands-on exposure to HRIS/HCM systems and a deep understanding of how HRIS solutions support HR processes and the employee lifecycle.
• Experience managing or participating in end-to-end HRIS implementation, enhancement, integration, migration, transformation, or system delivery projects.
• Strong understanding of HR processes and the employee lifecycle, including employee data, recruitment, onboarding, timekeeping, payroll, benefits, performance, reporting, and related HR operations.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to translate HR and client requirements into practical HRIS solutions and actionable project deliverables.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work directly with clients and explain HRIS concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with clients or business stakeholders on requirements, solution discussions, issue resolution, negotiations, project delivery, and implementation decisions.

Must Have

• Deep understanding of HRIS/HCM functionality, including workflows, business rules, forms, reports, dashboards, data, integrations, and system processes.
• Proven ability to oversee projects from initiation and requirements gathering through design, configuration, testing, implementation, go-live, and stabilization.
• Experience acting as a client-facing project lead or key point of contact during HRIS delivery and
• implementation.
• Ability to answer client questions regarding HRIS functionality, system capabilities, process impacts, integrations, and possible solution approaches.
• Ability to provide informed recommendations on how an HRIS solution can be configured, structured, or utilized to better meet client requirements.
• Ability to oversee troubleshooting and coordinate root-cause analysis and resolution of HRIS, integration, data, process, or project issues.
• Ability to identify system gaps, inconsistencies, risks, dependencies, and requirements that may have been overlooked.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams including HR, Payroll, HR Operations, IT, HRIS, vendors, implementation partners, and client stakeholders.
• Strong experience with requirements gathering, project planning, issue and risk management, testing, UAT, implementation, documentation, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience with at least two to three client-facing HRIS projects or implementations, including direct exposure to client discussions, solution delivery, negotiation, and implementation outcomes.
• Ability to understand technical discussions and work effectively with technical resources without being required to develop or code the HRIS solution.

Nice to Have

• Experience with different HRIS/HCM platforms such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, UKG, ADP, or similar platforms.
• Experience with DB Pro or similar database-management tools for data validation, queries, troubleshooting, or system investigation.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or other HR analytics/reporting tools.
• Knowledge of Azure, AWS, or other cloud platforms.
• Experience with HRIS implementation, migration, integration, or transformation projects.
• Knowledge of data privacy, cybersecurity, access controls, and HR information security.