Human Resources Project Manager

Job Description and Responsibilities:

One of our top priorities is organic and inorganic growth via market expansion and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and the People function is critical to the successful execution of these priorities.

This interim role will be part of the People M&A and Legal Entity Set-up (LES) team and will be responsible as project management lead for M&A integration activity for recently acquired FinTech companies. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for supporting planning and execution of high priority projects by developing, managing, and owning project plans in partnership with key stakeholders. An ideal candidate is solutions-oriented, curious, highly organized, detail oriented and can adapt communication style to different stakeholders.

This is an individual contributor role, reporting to the Senior Director, People M&A and Employee Relations.This individual will partner closely with key stakeholders across the People team and corporate functions to achieve workstream objectives in alignment with the overall strategy.

Essential Functions:

• Oversee project plan related activities, including defining and managing end-to-end project plans for high-profile acquisitions in partnership with key stakeholders across multiple workstreams, with clear communication of accountabilities, key activities, milestones, timelines, progress and risks;
• Define and articulate responsibilities of the project team to ensure there is a clear understanding of how each role relates to the overall strategy and workstream priorities;
• Identify dependencies and offer recommendations on how to best sequence work based on objectives and resource availability including People risks;
• Monitor progress of project plan tasks against commitments to ensure all requirements, deadlines and schedules remain on track and within budget, escalating risks and seeking guidance from Leadership, as needed;
• Manage standard protocols/processes to establish consistency and drive effective implementation across all workstreams, i.e. develop and refine key M&A artifacts, such as: process flows, systems and information requirements and interim operating procedures;
• Manage effective communication channels to keep all stakeholders informed, raising risks or challenges and celebrating wins;
• Interface with key partners/stakeholders and serve as the primary point of contact for the workstream/acquired entity/project team;
• Manage effectiveness of meetings/communications by identifying and ensuring only essential stakeholders are involved.
• Partner with cross functional teams beyond the People to support Integration activities (Compliance, IT, Legal, Finance);
• Be the ‘glue’ that holds the project together.

Qualifications:

Bachelors’ Degree or Advanced Degree and CIPD qualification an advantage.

• Demonstrative depth of experience of project managing People M&A related activities;
• Expertise in project management with strong expertise in HR information systems and migration of data;
• Top of the class technical capability in terms of understanding the HR aspects of M&A, adept at navigating through complexity and multi-jurisdiction legal requirements;
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, assignments, and roles;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex information into a compelling narrative, and in a variety of formats (ex. presentations, talking points, executive summaries, etc.);
• Strong attention to detail, numeracy and ability to analyse and manipulate data;
• Keen eye for process improvement and operational efficiency;
• Exceptional collaboration and partnership skills in a global, matrixed environment with cross-functional teams;
• Self-starter, results oriented individual with the ability to “roll up their sleeves” and handle numerous projects concurrently;
• Ability to anticipate issues and their impact/dependencies before they arise and work to proactively support resolution;Proven track record of driving results, even when faced with ambiguous circumstances;
• Exceptional personal accountability and the highest of ethical standards;
• Strong Excel, HRIS and PowerPoint skills.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office two days a week with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% of the time based on business needs.