HR Project Manager

Everest; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Everest is seeking an HR Project Manager in Warren, NJ to lead a portfolio of strategic HR initiatives and HRIS projects. You will partner with HR, HRIS, IT, Talent, and business leaders to plan, manage, and deliver initiatives that enhance HR operations and employee experiences.

This hands-on, hybrid role requires strong governance, stakeholder collaboration, and change management to support Everest's broader HR transformation agenda and deliver measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, HR, IS, or related field.
• 5+ years of project management experience in HR, HR transformation, HRIS, or enterprise tech.
• Experience with HR systems, process improvement, data, reporting, testing, configs; Workday is preferred.
• Strong PM fundamentals: planning, governance, risk & dependency management, delivery.
• Ability to operate at strategic and tactical levels; strong analytical and communication skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills; capable of senior-leader communications.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel; familiarity with PM tools; Agile or hybrid delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of HR strategic initiatives and HRIS projects from planning through execution.
• Partner with HR, HRIS, IT, People Analytics, Talent, and leaders to translate needs into project plans.
• Coordinate requirements, design discussions, testing, issue resolution, launch readiness, and adoption.
• Drive governance: status, agendas, decisions, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder updates.
• Produce leadership materials: plans, timelines, dashboards, summaries, and recommendations.
• Identify process improvements to simplify work and strengthen employee and manager experience.
• Lead through influence, maintain accountability, and keep teams aligned.
• Support change management: stakeholder engagement, comms, training coordination, readiness, adoption tracking.

Skills

Project management

HR transformation

HRIS projects

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Hybrid delivery

Analysis

Communication

Leadership

Influencing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources, Information Systems, or related

Tools

Workday

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

About Everest

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long‑term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

Title: HR Project Manager

Company: Everest Global Services, Inc.

Job Category: Human Resources

Job Description:

About Everest

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long‑term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

About the Role

We are currently looking for an HR Project Manager based in our Warren, New Jersey headquarters to support a portfolio of strategic HR initiatives and technical HRIS projects. Reporting to the Head of Global People Services, this role will partner closely with HR, HRIS, IT, Talent, People Analytics, and other business stakeholders to plan, manage, and deliver projects that improve HR operations, enhance employee and manager experiences, and support Everest’s broader HR transformation agenda.

This position will be a hybrid schedule of working three days in office and two days remote each week.

Who You Are

You are a hands‑on project manager who can move comfortably between business strategy and HR technology execution. You have experience managing complex, cross‑functional projects, translating business needs into clear project plans, and driving work forward through structure, follow‑up, and strong stakeholder partnership.

You bring strong execution discipline, sound judgment, and the ability to influence without direct authority. You can manage project scope, timelines, risks, dependencies, communications, and change impacts while keeping leaders and project teams aligned. You are comfortable supporting both strategic HR programs and more technical HRIS projects, including work that may involve process design, data, system enhancements, testing, configurations, and adoption.

What You’ll Do

• Manage a portfolio of HR strategic initiatives and HRIS projects from planning through execution, ensuring scope, milestones, deliverables, risks, and decisions are clearly defined and actively managed.
• Partner with HR, HRIS, IT, People Analytics, Talent, business leaders, and other stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable project plans and clear workstreams.
• Support technical HRIS projects by coordinating requirements, design discussions, testing activities, issue resolution, launch readiness, communications, and post‑implementation follow‑up.
• Drive project governance, including status reporting, meeting agendas, decision logs, risk and issue tracking, stakeholder updates, and escalation of key dependencies.
• Create clear, polished project materials for leadership, including presentations, project plans, timelines, dashboards, summaries, and recommendations.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and help design practical solutions that simplify work, improve controls, reduce manual effort, and strengthen the employee and manager experience.
• Lead through influence, building trust with stakeholders and keeping teams focused, organized, and accountable for outcomes.
• Support change management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communications, training coordination, readiness planning, and adoption tracking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of project management experience, ideally supporting HR, HR transformation, HR shared services, HR operations, HRIS, or enterprise technology initiatives.
• Experience managing projects involving HR systems, process improvement, data, reporting, workflow design, testing, configurations, or system enhancements; Workday experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of project management fundamentals, including planning, governance, stakeholder management, risk management, dependency tracking, and delivery execution.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels, moving from high‑level planning to detailed execution as needed.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations, project updates, and leadership‑ready materials.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for senior leaders, project teams, technical partners, and operational stakeholders.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel; experience with project management tools and Agile or hybrid delivery methodologies preferred.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet commitments, and deliver high‑quality work in a fast‑paced, global environment.
• Strong problem‑solving, critical‑thinking, and decision‑making capabilities, with a focus on practical, outcomes‑oriented solutions.
• Exceptional organization and attention to detail, including the ability to manage project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and follow‑ups across multiple workstreams.
• Strong relationship‑building and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across HR, IT, business teams, and external partners.

The base salary range for this position is $102,000 - $124,000 annually. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, experience, qualifications and work location. All offers include access to a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, 401k match, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

What if I don’t meet every requirement? At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

Our Culture

At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture.

• Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Inclusion and Belonging.
• Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.

Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Primary Location: Warren, NJ

Everest is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, genetics, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As part of this commitment, Everest will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Everest Benefits at [e-mail].

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