Recruiting Project Manager (Contract)

Salesforce; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Care

Life Insurance

Retirement Savings

Employee Assistance Programs

13 paid days off

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Project Manager to lead Recruiting Transformation initiatives, turning strategy into concrete plans and milestones across business and technical teams.

You will manage scope, schedules, risks, and dependencies while guiding cross-functional SMEs, Compliance, Enablement, and global process owners to on-time delivery and measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing projects from initiation through close-out.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills with senior stakeholders.
• Experience gathering data, tracking metrics, and translating data into insights.
• Expert PM skills across planning, capacity planning, and methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid).
• Familiarity with recruiting/talent acquisition processes and systems is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with clear stakeholder outreach.
• PM training/education and certifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of Recruiting Transformation projects across multiple teams.
• Define scope, milestones, dependencies, resourcing, and success criteria; own project plan and risk register.
• Build and maintain detailed project plans, RAID logs, and change control processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and manage dependencies to stay on time and budget.
• Interact with development, support, and global process owners to shape program plans.
• Track and report project status and health (RAG) to leadership on a regular cadence.
• Own project documentation and drive effective meetings, decisions, and action follow-ups.
• Perform post-project reviews and prepare leadership status readouts.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Recruiting/talent acquisition

Process improvement

Agile/Waterfall hybrid

Job description

• We’re looking for a Project Manager to lead day-to-day planning and execution of Recruiting Transformation projects — turning program-level strategy into scoped plans, milestones, and delivered outcomes, in close partnership with program leads and cross-functional stakeholders


• This role requires strong project management fundamentals, excellent communication, and the ability to manage multiple moderate-to-high complexity projects across business and technical teams


• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of assigned Recruiting Transformation projects: define scope, milestones, dependencies, resourcing, and success criteria; own the project plan, schedule, issues, and risks — managing multiple concurrent projects of moderate-to-high complexity across business areas and owners


• Build and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and RAID logs; proactively identify and mitigate risks, and manage project intake, prioritization, and change control, ensuring scope changes are documented, assessed for impact, and approved


• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams (SMEs, Optimization, Compliance, Enablement) and manage dependencies with other teams and business functions to keep deliverables on time, in scope, and on budget


• Interact daily with development, support, and cross-functional business teams and global process owners to shape program plans and schedules and ensure smooth delivery of solutions and deliverables


• Track and report project status, metrics, and health (RAG status) to stakeholders and leadership on a regular cadence


• Own project documentation: charters, status reports, meeting notes, decision logs, and process/change-management artifacts


• Drive clear, consistent communication across teams and stakeholders — status updates, escalations, and readouts — and support change management and enablement planning for project rollouts, including stakeholder socialization


• Facilitate project meetings, working sessions, and reviews; drive decisions and follow-through on action items, and provide leadership to local and virtual project teams, building a collaborative, productive environment


• Conduct post-project reviews/retrospectives to capture lessons learned, and assist in developing/delivering presentations and status readouts for leaders and senior executives

Benefits

• Medical Care


• Life Insurance


• Retirement Savings


• Employee Assistance Programs


• With 9 standard holidays and four floating holidays, you get a total 13 paid days off each year

Proven experience managing projects from initiation through close-out, including scope, schedule, risk, and quality managementStrong influencing and negotiation skills, with demonstrated leadership experience on large, complex projectsExperience with data gathering, tracking metrics, and translating data into status insights and recommendationsExpert project management skills across planning, capacity planning, and methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid) and toolsFamiliarity with recruiting/talent acquisition processes and systems (e.g., ATS platforms, sourcing, interview lifecycle) strongly preferred; prior experience supporting or working within a Recruiting or Talent function is a plusStrong critical-thinking skills — able to break down ambiguous, cross-functional problems into structured plans; comfortable with ambiguity and motivated to solve complex, fast-moving problemsExcellent written and verbal communication skills, including active listening and sound judgment for different audiences; comfortable presenting to senior-level stakeholders and sponsorsFormal project management training/educationAbility to quickly build close working relationships and work effectively with virtual and global cross-functional teams of varying backgrounds and seniorityProfessional project management certification (e.g., PMP, CAPM, or similar)