Remote HRIS Implementation Lead for Rippling

Eliassen Group; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager to drive a company-wide HRIS implementation, prioritizing HR technology know-how and stakeholder coordination. You will manage plans, testing, risks, and communications across HR, IT, and partners in a remote setting.

The role requires coordinating UAT, managing timelines, and delivering milestones with strong organizational and communication skills. Experience with Rippling or similar HRIS platforms is highly valued in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• PM with HRIS/HCM implementations.
• Hands-on experience coordinating UAT testing for a system implementation.
• Experience managing project plans, status reporting, RAID logs, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
• Strong understanding of HR technology and HR business processes.
• Experience working with HR, IT, vendors, implementation partners, and senior business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day activities of an HRIS implementation, including project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
• Support the implementation of Rippling, working closely with HR, IT, business leaders, vendors, and other key stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and ensure project activities remain on schedule.
• Lead and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test planning, test scripts/scenarios, execution, issue tracking, defect resolution, and final sign-off.
• Coordinate with functional stakeholders to validate system requirements, workflows, configurations, integrations, and business processes.
• Monitor project progress and proactively identify risks, issues, dependencies, and potential schedule impacts.
• Maintain RAID logs, action-item trackers, project documentation, and status reports.
• Provide regular project updates to leadership and key stakeholders, clearly communicating accomplishments, upcoming milestones, risks, issues, and required decisions.
• Facilitate project meetings, working sessions, testing sessions, and stakeholder discussions.
• Track outstanding decisions and action items and follow up with appropriate owners through completion.
• Work closely with HR and business teams to ensure the new HRIS supports organizational requirements and existing HR processes.
• Coordinate implementation activities across multiple workstreams, including data, integrations, testing, configuration, business processes, and change readiness.
• Support cutover planning, go‑live readiness, implementation, and post‑go‑live stabilization activities.
• Ensure project documentation is complete, organized, and maintained throughout the implementation lifecycle.

Skills

HRIS implementations

Stakeholder management

UAT coordination

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/IT/related

PMP

CAPM

Scrum/Agile certifications

HR technology certifications

Tools

Rippling

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager to drive a company-wide HRIS implementation, prioritizing HR technology know-how and stakeholder coordination. You will manage plans, testing, risks, and communications across HR, IT, and partners in a remote setting.

The role requires coordinating UAT, managing timelines, and delivering milestones with strong organizational and communication skills. Experience with Rippling or similar HRIS platforms is highly valued in a fast-paced