HR Project Manager

ameriprise; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameriprise Financial is seeking an experienced HR Project Manager to lead the end-to-end execution of strategic HR initiatives, collaborating with HR, technology and business partners to deliver complex projects on time and with high quality.

The role requires hands-on leadership, managing workstreams, dependencies and risks, and driving initiatives across Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Compensation, Benefits and Employee Experience to achieve measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience leading medium to large-scale projects in HR
• Experience with HR process improvements and HR technology implementations
• Ability to influence without authority and manage ambiguity
• Strong project planning, risk management, and stakeholder communications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end execution of strategic Human Resources initiatives, including planning, stakeholder alignment, implementation, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support
• Partner with HR leaders, Centers of Excellence, HR Business Partners, HR Operations, Technology teams, and vendors to define objectives and delivery plans
• Drive execution across multiple workstreams, manage dependencies, and proactively identify risks
• Facilitate project meetings, working sessions, and decision-making forums with accountability for commitments
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, and status reporting
• Lead HR technology implementations, operating model changes, and employee experience initiatives
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure delivery of project objectives and business outcomes
• Manage communications with sponsors and stakeholders, providing progress and risk visibility
• Identify change impacts and support organizational readiness, training, and communications
• Monitor financials, scope changes, risks, issues, and decisions with alignment to priorities
• Establish and track project success metrics and realized benefits
• Identify opportunities to improve HR Project Office processes and team experiences

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

HR technology platforms

Job description

About Our Company

We're a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Job Description

Ameriprise Financial is seeking an experienced HR Project Manager to lead the execution of strategic Human Resources initiatives. This role partners closely with HR leaders, Centers of Excellence, HR Operations, Technology teams, and other cross-functional stakeholders to deliver complex projects from planning through implementation, ensuring business outcomes are achieved on time and with high quality.

Successful candidates will have a proven track record leading complex HR-focused initiatives and system implementations, driving cross-functional execution, navigating ambiguity, and influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

This is a highly execution-oriented role requiring a hands-on project leader who can drive workstreams, manage dependencies, remove roadblocks, and hold stakeholders accountable for deliverables. The ideal candidate combines strong project management discipline with an understanding of HR processes, technology and functions, enabling them to successfully lead initiatives across areas such as Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Compensation, Benefits, Employee Experience, HR Operations, and HR Technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end execution of strategic Human Resources initiatives, including planning, stakeholder alignment, implementation, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.
• Partner closely with HR leaders, HR Centers of Excellence, HR Business Partners, HR Operations, Technology teams, and vendors to define project objectives, scope, success measures, and delivery plans.
• Drive execution across multiple workstreams, ensuring deliverables are completed on time, dependencies are managed, and risks are proactively identified and addressed.
• Facilitate project meetings, working sessions, and decision-making forums while holding stakeholders accountable for commitments and action items.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, resource needs, and status reporting using established project management methodologies and tools.
• Lead the implementation of HR-related initiatives such as HR technology implementations, operating model changes, organizational effectiveness programs, process improvements, regulatory projects, and employee experience improvements.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and resources to ensure successful delivery of project objectives and achievement of desired business outcomes.
• Manage project communications with sponsors and stakeholders, providing clear visibility into progress, risks, decisions, dependencies, and escalations.
• Identify change impacts and partner with business leaders to support organizational readiness, adoption, training, and communication activities.
• Monitor project financials, scope changes, risks, issues, assumptions, and key decisions while ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
• Establish and track project success metrics and business outcomes, ensuring benefits are realized following implementation.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve HR Project Office processes, project team experiences, and project delivery effectiveness.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5-7 years of experience leading medium to large-scale projects and system implementations from planning through implementation, preferably within Human Resources, HR Operations, or HR Technology functions.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional programs and driving execution across multiple stakeholders, teams, and workstreams.
• Experience delivering HR-related projects such as process improvements, operating model changes, organizational initiatives, HR technology implementations, regulatory/compliance initiatives, or employee experience programs.
• Strong project management skills, including project planning, resource management, risk management, issue resolution, change control, and stakeholder communications.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority, drive accountability, and lead teams through ambiguity to achieve project objectives.
• Experience partnering with business leaders, technology teams, and external vendors to successfully deliver business outcomes.

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