HR - Project Manager

Penske; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Penske is seeking a Strategic HR Project Partner in Reading, PA. You will lead cross‑functional HR initiatives across benefits, compensation, diversity & inclusion, recruiting, and analytics, acting as an internal consultant to business leaders.

You’ll define scope, develop project plans, and steer teams to deliver enterprise solutions, with executive updates and risk reporting to senior leadership. Four days per week in the office is required, with a focus on influencing outcomes through

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Reading, PA corporate office, 4 days per week.
• Experience leading initiatives or advisory/consulting.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• High emotional intelligence (EQ) to influence without direct authority.
• Comfortable using data to flag risks and guide executive decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional project teams through planning, execution, and monitoring of HR initiatives.
• Define project scope, facilitate brainstorming sessions, create project plans and co-author proposals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate business requirements and convert complex problems into structured, executable plans.
• Act as an objective advisor to cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Build executive-level presentations and report project updates, risks, and recommendations.
• Work with HR Change Management to ensure adoption of new processes.

Skills

Critical thinking

Emotional intelligence

Influence without authority

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

Strategic HR Project Partner

At Penske, our HR Project Management Office does things differently. This position goes far beyond traditional project management. We act as objective, internal consultants and thought partners to human resources and business leaders across our large business landscape.

We are looking for candidates who enjoy complex problem solving, wearing many hats and strive to make the broadest impact possible in their career. You will lead projects supporting our HR initiatives across Benefits, Compensation, Diversity & Inclusion, HR Partner teams, Recruiting, Shared Services, Talent Development and Workforce Systems and Analytics. You will serve as a partner to our leadership teams for the full project lifecycle including brainstorming and scoping ideas, raising objective concerns, developing project plans and leading teams together to ensure seamless delivery of enterprise solutions.

Major Responsibilities:

• Lead cross-functional project teams through the planning, execution, and monitoring of critical HR initiatives
• Partner with HR leaders to define project scope, facilitate brainstorming sessions, create project plans and co-author proposals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels to evaluate business requirements and convert complex problems into structured, executable plans.
• Act as an objective, third-party advisor to cross-functional teams, comfortably challenging assumptions and providing well-vetted solutions to senior leadership.
• Build executive-level presentations and report project updates, operational risks, and final recommendations to senior leadership.
• Work alongside HR Change Management teams to ensure smooth operational adoption of new processes.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Ability to work out of our Reading, Pennsylvania corporate office, 4 days per week, is required
• Experience leading initiatives or working in an advisory/consulting capacity
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills; you look past the surface of a request to find the actual business need.
• High emotional intelligence (EQ) with the ability to drive results through influence and navigate pushback without direct authority.
• Comfortable using data and tools like Smartsheet to flag risks and guide executive decision-making.

Note: a background in HR or Project Management is a plus, but is not required

PHYSCIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer

About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions

Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative transportation, logistics and technology services to help companies and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and a commitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more.

Job Category: Human Resources

Job Function: Project Management

Job Family: General Administration

Address: 100 Gundy Drive

Primary Location: US-PA-Reading

Employer: Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.

Req ID: 2606045