Global Transformation Project Manager, HR

OXEA

Houston (TX)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

9 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision

Health Equity Health Fund

Disability Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Work/Life Balance

Paid Time Off

Competitive salary, bonus, 401(k) plan

Job summary

OXEA is seeking a Global Transformation Project Manager, HR in Houston, TX. You will lead enterprise transformation initiatives and serve as the execution specialist for talent management, working closely with the CHRO and the Global Head of Talent Management.

The role bridges transformation and talent operations with strong data focus. You will build Excel models and dashboards, manage SAP SuccessFactors processes, and support governance across global HR teams.

Qualifications

5–8 years spanning talent management, HR operations, HR transformation, project management, or executive support in complex environments.
Advanced Excel skills for modeling and dashboards; proficiency in PowerPoint for exec presentations.
Experience with SAP SuccessFactors or similar HRIS platforms; ability to work with unstructured data.
Ability to coordinate international project teams across time zones.

Responsibilities

50% Transformation Project Management – define scope, priorities, deliverables and timelines with CHRO; coordinate meetings and stakeholder follow-through.
Lead HR transformation initiatives (performance management, compensation, HRIS redesign) with governance and KPIs.
Translate HR data into strategic insights; build Excel dashboards for transformation monitoring.
50% Talent Management Specialist – operationalize performance management in SAP SuccessFactors; prepare talent analytics for leadership.
Maintain succession plans; coordinate development programs for high-potential talent; ensure regionally consistent execution.
Provide hands-on talent operations support across processes; prepare metrics for Head of Talent Management and leadership.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Change management

Talent analytics

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP SuccessFactors

AI tools (generative AI)

Job description

Global Transformation Project Manager, HR

About OXEA:

OXEA is a global manufacturer of Oxo Intermediates and Oxo Performance Chemicals with around 1,200 employees worldwide. Our products are used in various applications such as paints and coatings, lubricants and functional fluids, and personal care products.

Location: Houston, US, 77056

Mobile work possible?: yes, hybrid

Entry Date: Immediately

Employment type: Full time

Oxo products are the core competency of OXEA Corporation. We are producing more than 70 oxo intermediates and oxo derivatives for customers in a wide range of industries with various end market applications. Our chemicals are important ingredients in products that are used in daily life around the world. "We" refers to more than 1,200 OXEA employees worldwide. At our plants in Germany, the USA, and China, we produce intermediates and derivatives.

Position Overview

Dual-mandate role driving HR transformation and talent management execution during OXEA's strategic rebuild. You project manage enterprise transformation initiatives, working closely with the CHRO, while serving as the Global Head of Talent Management's execution specialist operationalizing talent strategy. Bridge transformation and talent operations, combining project discipline with tactical excellence. We are seeking a highly organzied, detailed oriented and data savvy Project Manager to join our team in Houston, Texas.

Key Responsibilities

50% Transformation Project Management - Working Closely with the CHRO

Transformation Project Coordination

Work closely with the CHRO to define transformation project scope, priorities, deliverables, and timelines

Coordinate transformation project meetings, status updates, and stakeholder follow-through across global HR teams ; coordinate senior leadership meetings, including agendas, materials, and follow-up actions

Partner with C-suite executives to align priorities, resolve cross-functional dependencies, and move HR transformation projects forward

Provide the CHRO with project progress updates, flag risks and dependencies, and track decisions and actions through completion

Transformation Program Management

Lead HR transformation initiatives (performance management, compensation, HRIS redesign)

Apply Project Management rigor: track progress, develop KPIs, elevate risks, coordinate stakeholders

Work with global transformation office for alignment and governance

Translate HR and business data into strategic insights; identify patterns in unstructured data

Build Excel models, dashboards, and tracking tools for transformation monitoring

Collect, validate , and analyze project data and prepare regular reports on progress, KPIs, risks, and outcomes to support data-driven decisions

Prepare executive presentations that simplify complexity; develop presentations for Board meetings that communicate HR transformation progress, key insights, and decisions required

50% Talent Management Specialist

Talent Calibration & PM Execution

Operationalize performance management processes; responsibility for the day-to-day/backed administration and execution of performance management and goal-setting processes in SAP SuccessFactors

Prepare talent analytics (9-box, health diagnostics) to inform leadership conversations

Document outcomes and communicate results to stakeholders

Succession Planning & Development

Maintain succession plans for critical roles; track and update regularly

Coordinate development programs for high-potential talent; measure impact

Ensure consistent implementation across regions and business units

Talent Operations & Systems

Provide hands-on support to HR, managers, and employees throughout the performance cycle and partner with HR and HRIS teams to ensure processes are executed accurately, consistently, and on-time

Prepare talent metrics and reporting for Head of Talent Management and leadership

Identify process gaps and recommend improvements

Why This Role?

OXEA a Private Equity owned global company is in the midst of a pivotal business transformation and strategic rebuild to re-establish market leadership in the OXO Chemicals space. This role sits at the center of that transformation.

Strategic & Tactical Mastery: Develop expertise spanning transformation and talent, increasingly critical for senior HR leadership. Work at both strategic and operational levels with equal impact.
Dual Mentorship: Learn from CHRO and Global Head of Talent Management. Build relationships with C-suite and frontline leaders across global operations.
Meaningful Scale: Drive transformation and talent initiatives that shape organizational capability and competitive advantage during a pivotal business transformation.

Required Experience & Qualifications

Professional Background

5–8 years spanning talent management, HR operations, HR transformation, project management, or executive support in complex, global, or PE-backed environments.

Core Skills & Experience

Advanced Excel (models, dashboards, pivot tables) and PowerPoint (executive presentations)

AI knowledge and practical skills are required , including hands-on proficiency with generative AI tools for project planning, data analysis, reporting, and executive presentations, with sound judgment in validating outputs and protecting confidential HR data

SAP SuccessFactors experience (or rapid ability to master similar HRIS platforms)

Comfort working with unstructured data and making strategic sense of organizational patterns

Proven ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels - bridge thinking with doing

Experience managing relationships up (C-suite) and down (frontline teams)

HR analytics, KPIs, compensation data, and talent metrics

Experience coordinating international project teams across time zones; experience delivering transformation projects in close partnership with senior HR leadership a plus

Core Competencies

Execution with Strategic Orientation

Highly organized and detail-oriented; balance competing priorities across two leaders with equal excellence

Project discipline and rigor; translate strategy into tangible results

Comfort navigating ambiguity and rapid change

Analytical Problem-Solving

Extract meaning from unstructured HR and organizational data

Identify patterns and surface actionable insights for leadership

Preference for clear, straightforward solutions

Leadership & Communication

Build credibility with C-suite, peer HR leaders, and frontline execution teams

Translate complex topics into compelling narratives for diverse audiences

Strong voice and presence, discretion, integrity, and sound judgment

Transformation & Change

Change management to drive adoption of new processes and systems

Stakeholder engagement across hierarchy and functions

Proactive problem-solving; ownership mindset

Talent Operations Acumen

Working knowledge of talent processes (calibration, succession, development, performance management)

Ability to operationalize and coordinate talent initiatives at scale

Understand connection between talent capability and business outcomes

All Employees are invited to participate regardless of race, sex, age, color, national origin, marital status, religion, disability or veteran status, and any other criterion prescribed by law.

OXEA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not tolerate discrimination based on race, sex, age, color, national origin, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.