Project Manager-Senior

IU Health; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

IU Health in Indianapolis is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead high-priority, enterprise-wide HR initiatives. The role partners with the Chief of Staff – HR and HR Vice Presidents to frame, organize, and execute critical programs in a hybrid work setting at Fairbanks Hall.

The ideal candidate brings disciplined PM expertise, formal methodologies, and strong communication to translate ambiguity into structured, actionable plans.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or equivalent years of experience.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Requires 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Healthcare Industry experience and HR experience preferred.
• Experience working in a complex, matrix environment.

Responsibilities

• Talent Strategy PMO Execution: Standardize, structure, and drive the execution of complex HR and talent strategy initiatives across the enterprise, ensuring alignment between current actions and future strategic positioning.
• Methodology & Framework Design: Bring a highly disciplined, structured approach to project management, utilizing formal methodologies to synthesize ambiguous ideas into clear, executable, and reportable project paths.
• Stakeholder Management & Advisory: Build high-trust relationships with HR VPs, executives, and cross-functional project teams to deliver continuous updates, manage delivery expectations, and navigate project challenges.
• Transformational Change: Apply previous organizational transformation experience to audit current workflows, introduce governance, and successfully shift teams toward modernized, structured processes

Skills

PMO execution

Stakeholder management

Transformational change

Structured PM methodologies

Strategic partnering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business-related field or equivalent years of experience

Job description

Overview

Project Manager – Senior

Description

Our leaders shape strategic initiatives, develop passionate teams, and work to improve health outcomes. They advance our mission and exemplify excellence, compassion, teamwork, and purpose in all that they do. Indiana University Health is seeking a high-level strategic individual who embodies these values to join our Human Resources Administration team in the role of Project Manager – Senior.

The Senior Project Manager leads and directs high-priority, complex, and enterprise-wide portfolios of projects that directly support and advance the organization's overarching talent strategy. Based at our Fairbanks Hall in a hybrid capacity, they will act as a high-level strategic partner to the Chief of Staff, HR, and Human Resources Vice Presidents to effectively frame, organize, and execute critical HR business initiatives.

This is a true project management discipline role requiring an expert who brings established structure, rigor, and formalized PM methodologies to ambiguous bodies of work. This manager will own quality assurance, resource oversight, and reporting frameworks to ensure milestones are delivered within scope, on timeline, and aligned with future organizational needs.

The ideal candidate is an expert communicator and transformational change agent who can seamlessly pivot between rigorous operational execution and strategic forward-thinking. They excel at turning ambiguity into structured, actionable project plans, and they thrive in a collaborative environment where teams handle high-stakes priorities.

Key Relationships

Reports to: Executive Director, Chief of Staff – Human Resources

Direct Reports: None

Candidate Qualifications

Candidates for the position will be evaluated according to the following criteria and competencies.

• Requires bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or equivalent years of experience.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Requires 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Healthcare Industry experience and HR experience preferred.
• Experience working in a complex, matrix environment.

Key Responsibilities & Expectations

• Talent Strategy PMO Execution: Standardize, structure, and drive the execution of complex HR and talent strategy initiatives across the enterprise, ensuring alignment between current actions and future strategic positioning.
• Methodology & Framework Design: Bring a highly disciplined, structured approach to project management, utilizing formal methodologies to synthesize ambiguous ideas into clear, executable, and reportable project paths.
• Stakeholder Management & Advisory: Build high-trust relationships with HR VPs, executives, and cross-functional project teams to deliver continuous updates, manage delivery expectations, and navigate project challenges.
• Transformational Change: Apply previous organizational transformation experience to audit current workflows, introduce governance, and successfully shift teams toward modernized, structured processes

Indiana University Health is unlike any other healthcare system and we're looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. IU Health leaders play a crucial role in advancing the mission of our organization and inspiring teams to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients. As one of Indiana’s largest employers and the most comprehensive medical system in the state, our vision to lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation and education, and make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.

IU Health is the largest health system in Indiana with nearly 40,000 team members, 15 hospitals and $8.64 billion in operating revenue. The system’s programs in cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatrics and transplants have received national recognition for quality patient care. IU Health, in partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine, bring together highly skilled physicians, researchers, and educators into close collaboration to provide world-class care for children and adults and improve the health of patients and communities across Indiana.

Indiana University Health is dedicated to a fair hiring process and is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination for all individuals, regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender identity, expression, sexual orientation, or veteran status.