HR Programs Lead — Projects & Change

Panda Restaurant Group Inc; Rosemead (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

401K with company match

Yearly bonus

Full medical/dental/vision

On-site fitness center

Restaurant discounts

Paid time off 15 days

Education assistance

Disability/Life/AD&D

Bereavement leave

Job summary

Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. in Rosemead, CA is seeking an HR Associate Manager (Programs) to plan, manage, and execute HR projects ensuring on-scope delivery within budget.

You will partner with HR leadership, cross-functional teams, and vendors to drive strategic initiatives like policy rollouts, HRIS upgrades, and talent programs. In this role you apply strong project management and HR knowledge to deliver measurable outcomes, support adoption, track performance, and share timely insights

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; business or HR major preferred.
• Minimum five years of HR or project experience.
• PM certification or PHR/SPHR preferred.
• Obtaining a valid Food Handler's Card within 30 days of employment is a requirement of this position.

Responsibilities

• Manage HR projects and program workstreams from initiation through closeout.
• Partner with SCHR leadership, cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors to gather requirements and align on decisions.
• Maintain governance by monitoring plans, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and changes.
• Support adoption of HR programs, systems, policies, and processes through change planning and training.
• Track and analyze project performance; prepare status reports and recommendations for stakeholders.
• Evaluate outcomes and implement improvements to HR processes and program effectiveness.

Skills

HR experience

Project management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or Business

PM certification or PHR/SPHR

Job description

Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. in Rosemead, CA is seeking an HR Associate Manager (Programs) to plan, manage, and execute HR projects ensuring on-scope delivery within budget.

You will partner with HR leadership, cross-functional teams, and vendors to drive strategic initiatives like policy rollouts, HRIS upgrades, and talent programs. In this role you apply strong project management and HR knowledge to deliver measurable outcomes, support adoption, track performance, and share timely insights