HR Project Lead: Deliver Strategic Initiatives

Acosta Group; St. Louis (MO); Vor Ort; USD 39.000 - 50.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Acosta, Inc. is seeking an HR Project Manager to lead HR initiatives from initiation through closeout, partnering with HR and business stakeholders to define scope, success criteria, and deliverables.

You will build and maintain project plans, manage risks, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope and quality standards. The role demands strong communication, governance facilitation, and hands-on experience with project planning tools.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience managing projects end-to-end (initiation through closeout).
• 3+ years of HR experience (HR operations, talent, HRIS, total rewards, or employee relations).
• Ability to influence without authority and drive accountability across cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills, including facilitation and executive-ready status updates.
• Proficiency with common productivity and project tracking tools (MS Office and project planning/tracking platforms).

Aufgaben

• Partner with sponsors and stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Develop integrated project plans (WBS, schedule, milestones, resource plan, communications).
• Facilitate project governance, including status reporting, decision tracking, and risk escalation.
• Coordinate and lead project meetings; document actions, owners, and due dates.
• Identify, secure, and coordinate resources (employees/contractors) with functional leaders.
• Manage dependencies and critical path; address schedule or scope impacts.
• Monitor progress against plan; maintain RAID logs and mitigation plans.
• Manage change control and communicate impacts to stakeholders.
• Oversee cutover and post-implementation stabilization (hypercare).
• Drive quality; conduct deliverable reviews and acceptance.
• Conduct lessons learned and ensure proper project closeout and documentation.

Kenntnisse

Influence without authority

Communication

Facilitation

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Ausbildung

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Project planning/tracking tools

Jobbeschreibung

Acosta, Inc. is seeking an HR Project Manager to lead HR initiatives from initiation through closeout, partnering with HR and business stakeholders to define scope, success criteria, and deliverables.

You will build and maintain project plans, manage risks, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope and quality standards. The role demands strong communication, governance facilitation, and hands-on experience with project planning tools.