People Team Project Manager

Avid Bioservices; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Avid Bioservices is seeking a People Team Project Manager to drive planning, coordination, and execution of key People Team projects across HR, Talent Attraction, Learning & Development, and employee experience. You will partner with the Chief People Officer to organize workstreams, manage timelines, track deliverables, and ensure momentum and accountability.

The role requires strong organizational and communication skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or related field.
• 3–6 years of professional experience with at least 2 years in PM or HR ops.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• People Team project management from planning through implementation with clear scope, timelines, milestones, owners, and deliverables.
• Support Chief People Officer, plan meetings and offsites.
• Create narratives and slides for Board presentations.
• Coordinate activities with HR, Talent Attraction, Learning & Development, Total Rewards, and stakeholders.
• Maintain project plans, trackers, status updates, agendas, action logs, and docs.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, escalate appropriately.
• Translate priorities into actionable workplans with accountability.
• Help improve processes and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to streamline manual processes.
• Ensure materials organized and clear for stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Looking to join a passionate team dedicated to developing and manufacturing life-saving biopharmaceuticals? Avid Bioservices is a leading clinical and commercial biologics CDMO focused on creating innovative solutions to meet the needs of our clients and improve patient outcomes.

Your Role:

The People Team Project Manager will support the planning, coordination, and execution of key People Team projects, implementations and initiatives across Human Resources, Talent Attraction, Learning & Development, employee experience, systems/process improvement, and organizational programs. This role is ideal for someone who has a strong project management foundation, enjoys working cross-functionally, and can help bring structure, momentum, and accountability to People Team priorities.

This role will partner closely with Chief People Officer and key stakeholders across the business to organize workstreams, manage timelines, track deliverables, identify risks, and ensure projects move forward effectively. The ideal candidate has experience supporting HR or people-related initiatives, though they do not need to be a senior-level HR professional. Success in this role requires strong organization, clear communication, follow-through, stakeholder management, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• People Team Project Management
• Manage and support cross-functional People Team projects from planning through implementation, ensuring clear scope, timelines, milestones, owners, and deliverables.
• Function as the right-hand-person to the Chief People Officer, supporting where needed to run the People function, plan meetings and offsites.
• Build strong narratives and slides for Board presentations, as it relates to the People Function.
• Partner with HR, Talent Attraction, Learning & Development, Total Rewards, and business stakeholders to coordinate project activities and keep initiatives on track.
• Build and maintain project plans, trackers, status updates, meeting agendas, action logs, and project documentation.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks or roadblocks, and escalations issues appropriately to ensure timely resolution.
• Help translate broad People Team priorities into actionable workplans with clear next steps and accountability.
• Process Improvement & Documentation
• Create, refine, and maintain clear project documentation, process maps, SOPs, FAQs, communication drafts, training materials, and implementation resources as needed.
• Support efforts to improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability across People Team processes.
• Help identify opportunities to streamline manual processes through better tracking, documentation, technology, or workflow improvements.
• Ensure project materials are organized, accurate, and easy for stakeholders to understand and use.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Project Management, Communications, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 3–6 years of professional experience, with at least 2 years of project management, program coordination, HR operations, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, or related experience.
• Experience supporting cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent written and