HR Transformation- Project Manager- Prefer Korn Ferry

Central Point Partners; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Scientific Research Company seeks a seasoned HR Transformation Project Manager/Program Manager to lead JSA initiatives and ensure alignment with Workday implementation timelines. This role requires you to drive cross‑functional activities across HR, IT, and governance, coordinating with an external vendor to keep milestones on track.

The ideal candidate brings HR transformation expertise, proven vendor management, and a PMP certification, with strong governance and risk skills to deliver

Qualifications

• Must have PMP Certification.
• 7 years of project/program management experience.
• Experience leading HR transformation or HR technology initiatives.
• Experience managing third-party vendors.
• Strong governance, risk management, and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with Workday implementations and HR operating processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the integrated JSA project plan with Workday alignment.
• Drive milestones, deliverables, and timelines to completion.
• Coordinate activities across ACS stakeholders and external vendor partners.
• Track progress against the approved project schedule and milestones.
• Prepare materials for governance and sponsor meetings; provide executive health reporting.
• Manage RAID, risk mitigation, and governance reporting; track actions to closure.

Skills

Governance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Education

PMP Certification

Tools

Workday

HRIS

Job description

Scientific Research Company

Washington DC HYBRID 2 days onsite OR remote for the right candidate

Needed ASAP

Contract through 6/2027

Must work on W2

No C2C

HR Transformation Project Manager/Program Manager

MUST HAVE

Enterprise HR Transformation Project Management Experience (IN HOUSE Transformation OR consulting HR Transformation)

Korn Ferry Methodology a HUGE PLUS

Transforming HR -- way to do interviews, promotions, must manage all deliverables

Use HR systems UKG and Success Factor- moving toward Workday

This company is scientific, publications, memberships, IT/HR, non profit- any of this background a HUGE PLUS

Provide project management support for the Job & Skills Architecture (JSA) initiative, ensuring successful delivery of project milestones, alignment with Workday implementation timelines, effective governance, and coordination between ACS stakeholders and the external vendor.

Scope of Services

1. Program Delivery & Milestone Management

• Maintain the integrated JSA project plan with Workday Alignment.
• Drive project milestones, deliverables, and timelines to completion.
• Coordinate activities across ACS stakeholders and multiple external vendor partners, including key milestones.
• Track progress against approved project schedule and critical milestones.

Deliverable: Updated project plan and weekly status report.

2. Workstream Coordination

• Ensure alignment across JSA, Workday, Compensation, HRBP, Change Management, Communications, and Governance workstreams.
• Manage cross-functional dependencies and integration points.
• Facilitate working sessions, stakeholder reviews, and sponsor decision points.

Deliverable: Dependency tracker and workstream alignment updates.

3. RAID & Governance Management

• Maintain project RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) log.
• Identify emerging risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Escalate issues requiring leadership decisions.
• Maintain decision log and governance reporting.

Deliverable: Weekly RAID log and decision tracker.

4. Executive & Vendor Management Support

• Coordinate deliverables and timelines with the external vendor.
• Prepare materials for governance and sponsor meetings.
• Provide executive-level project health reporting.
• Track action items through closure.

Deliverable: Executive dashboard and governance updates.

Contractor Qualifications

Required:

• PMP Certification.
• 7 years project/program management experience.
• Experience leading HR transformation or HR technology initiatives.
• Experience managing third-party vendors.
• Strong governance, risk management, and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with Workday implementations and HR operating processes.

Preferred:

• Job Architecture experience.
• HRBP, Compensation or Total Rewards familiarity.

Key Deliverables Summary

• Integrated Project Plan - Maintained continuously
• Milestone Tracker - Weekly
• RAID Log - Weekly
• Decision Log - Weekly
• Action Item Tracker - Weekly
• Vendor Performance Tracker - Weekly
• Cross-Workstream Dependency Tracker - Weekly
• Status Report - Weekly
• Executive Dashboard - Bi-Monthly
• Governance Meeting Materials - As required
• Steering Committee Updates - Monthly
• Risk Escalation Recommendations - As needed

Outcomes:

• JSA milestones delivered on schedule.
• Effective coordination between vendor, HR, and Workday workstreams.
• Proactive identification and mitigation of risks and dependencies.