Project Manager

Apex Systems; New York (NY); Ibrido; USD 114.000 - 116.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Everforth Apex Systems in New York, NY is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to support a complex HR integration initiative. This hybrid role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with integration leadership, HR teams, and vendors to drive milestones and manage dependencies.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of PM experience, PMO leadership exposure, and strong governance and reporting skills. This position offers a contract arrangement and a competitive hourly pay range.

Competenze

• Five to eight+ years of PM experience, preferably in HR transformation or M&A integration.
• Strong ability to manage cross-functional teams and complex dependencies.
• Experience with governance cadences and risk/log tracking.

Mansioni

• Maintain the comprehensive project plan with milestones, dependencies and owners.
• Identify delays, drive follow-ups, and escalate issues to leadership.
• Coordinate activities across internal teams and external partners.
• Manage governance cadence, weekly workstream meetings and readiness reviews.
• Prepare status reports, dashboards and presentations on progress and risks.
• Track risks, actions, issues, interdependencies, and decisions logs.
• Support readiness, testing milestones, cutover planning, and steady-state transition.

Conoscenze

5+ years project management

PMO leadership

HR transformation / M&A integration

Stakeholder communication

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in business administration, human resources, or related field

Strumenti

Presentation software

Spreadsheets (Excel)

PM collaboration tools

Descrizione del lavoro

## Job Description# Project ManagerApply**Job#: 3058476****Job Description:**Project Manager**Location:** New York, NY (Hybrid)Role OverviewThe business is seeking a seasoned project management professional for a critical initiative supporting the execution of a complex, cross-functional HR integration. The successful candidate will provide hands-on project management support during a transition to a standalone HR operating model. This individual will partner closely with integration leadership, HR teams, and functional workstreams to drive implementation milestones, manage dependencies, monitor risks, and ensure the timely execution of critical deliverables.Key Responsibilities* Maintain and manage the comprehensive project plan, ensuring milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and accountable owners are clearly documented.* Proactively identify potential delays, drive follow-up actions, and escalate critical issues to leadership.* Coordinate implementation activities across internal teams and external partners, ensuring alignment on timelines.* Manage the governance cadence, including weekly workstream meetings and integration readiness reviews.* Prepare professional status reports, dashboards, and presentations highlighting progress, accomplishments, risks, and key decisions.* Maintain the program risk, action, issue, interdependency, and decision log, ensuring timely updates and clear ownership.* Track critical activities required to exit legacy transitional services and monitor cross-functional dependencies across benefits, vendor contracting, technology, and HR operations.* Support readiness assessments, testing milestones, cutover planning, and the transition to steady-state operations.Required Qualifications**Education:** Bachelor's degree in business administration, human resources, or a related field of study is preferred.**Experience:** Five to eight or more years of experience in project management, PMO leadership, HR transformation, or merger and acquisition integration.**Technical Skills:** Advanced proficiency in presentation software, spreadsheets, and professional project management collaboration tools.Preferred Qualifications* Prior experience in merger and acquisition integration, divestitures, or transitional service agreement exits.* Background supporting HRIS, payroll, or benefits technology implementations.* Demonstrated ability to work effectively across global teams and diverse time zones.* Familiarity with modern HR technology platforms. *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy**Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.**If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.**UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.***Employee Type:** Contract**Location:** New York, NY, US**Job Type:****Date Posted:** November 5, 2026**Pay Range:** $83 - $84 per hour