Dear connections, I am looking for an Senior HRIS Regional Project Manager under Fixed-Term Contract (Approx. 18 Months). Are you an experienced Project Manager with a track record of delivering complex, multi-country HR transformation programs? We are seeking an HRIS Regional Project Manager (Interim) to lead regional execution for a global SAP SuccessFactors implementation across Asia Pacific, India, Middle East, and Australia.
Our client, a global supply chain and logistics solutions provider specializing in freight forwarding, transportation management, customs brokerage, warehousing, and project logistics. Operating across multiple regions, the organization supports customers with end-to-end logistics solutions, leveraging a worldwide network of offices and strategic partners to deliver efficient, scalable, and customer-focused services across various industries.
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead regional execution of a large-scale SAP SuccessFactors implementation across APAC, India, Middle East, and Australia. Reporting into the Global HRIS Program Team, you will be responsible for driving delivery, governance, stakeholder alignment, risk management, and implementation readiness across multiple countries and business entities.
The successful candidate will act as the primary regional project lead, ensuring effective coordination between local stakeholders and the global program team while maintaining strong governance, reporting, and execution discipline throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Regional Project Delivery & Governance
- Own and maintain regional project plans, timelines, milestones, and implementation activities.
- Manage regional RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs and ensure timely resolution, escalation, and follow-up.
- Establish and maintain governance processes, project documentation, decision logs, and action trackers.
- Monitor project progress and ensure adherence to global implementation standards and delivery timelines.
- Provide structured status reporting, updates, and recommendations to the Global HRIS Project Manager and project leadership team.
Stakeholder Management & Coordination
- Coordinate activities across HR, IT, Finance, business leaders, implementation partners, and vendors.
- Facilitate regional working sessions, governance meetings, and stakeholder discussions.
- Manage cross-country dependencies and drive accountability for action items and deliverables.
- Ensure alignment between regional business requirements and global project objectives.
Risk, Change & Implementation Readiness
- Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, decisions, and change requests.
- Drive testing, UAT, training, cutover, deployment, and post-go-live readiness activities.
- Ensure effective communication, stakeholder engagement, and change readiness throughout the implementation journey.
- Escalate project risks, critical decisions, and delivery challenges through established governance channels.
Requirements
- 8+ years of project management experience delivering regional or multi-country transformation projects.
- Proven experience leading HRIS implementations, preferably SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, UKG, Oracle HCM, or similar enterprise platforms.
- Demonstrated experience managing project plans, RAID logs, governance frameworks, and executive-level reporting.
- Strong experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders across multiple countries and cultures.
- Experience working within large-scale global transformation programs and matrix organizations.
- Strong understanding of project delivery methodologies, risk management, and implementation governance.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
- PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent project management certification is advantageous.
Preferred Experience
- End-to-end SAP SuccessFactors implementation programs.
- Regional HR transformation and digitalization initiatives.
- APAC and IMEA project delivery experience.
- Experience working with global PMO structures and enterprise governance models.
- Managing regional workstreams within global HR transformation programs.
Ideal Candidate Profile
We are particularly interested in candidates who have previously:
- Owned regional delivery for a global HRIS implementation.
- Managed RAID logs, action trackers, governance forums, and executive reporting.
- Coordinated multiple countries simultaneously within a single program.
- Worked closely with Global HRIS Project Managers, PMOs, and implementation partners.
- Led regional testing, training, change management, and deployment activities.
Wilson Tay
Direct Line: 6697 7866
EA License No: 91C2918
Personnel Registration Number: R2091205