Human Resources Project Specialist in Edinburgh

Human Resources Project Specialist in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Full-Time No working from home possible
Planet Pharma

Remote- HR Project Delivery Specialist – Global HR Operations | 9-12-Month Contract

📍 UK | Hybrid | Global Time Zones

Role Summary

We’re supporting a leading global pharmaceutical company in the UK on a major HR Operations transformation programme. They are bringing critical HR services back in-house from a third-party provider, and are seeking an experienced HR Project Delivery Specialist to help drive this multi-year transition.

You’ll join the programme at the crucial planning phase, working alongside a highly capable PMO to deliver strategic HR projects across global regions (Americas, LATAM, EMEA, APAC). This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape a complex, high-impact programme end-to-end.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Support and partner with the PMO on a multi-region HR operations insourcing programme
  • Build full project plans and influence stakeholders to ensure successful delivery
  • Collaborate with HR Operations, HRBPs & leadership across global time zones
  • Drive key project governance, tracking, risk management, and reporting
  • Support business readiness, change and process improvement activity
  • Own delivery for your assigned region – taking projects from planning → completion

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong HR project management experience across global environments
  • Experience supporting insourcing / outsourcing / vendor transition work
  • Comfortable working across complex stakeholder groups & global time zones
  • Hands-on experience with ServiceNow (ticketing)
  • Confident user of full Microsoft Suite, including MS Project
  • Resilient, proactive, able to navigate ambiguity
  • SuccessFactors experience desirable (not essential)
  • LATAM exposure would be a big plus.

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further or to discuss your career options in confidence, please contact Femi Olubodun via telephone on +44 (0) 2039288387 or email on: folubodun@planet-pharma.co.uk

If this role isn’t suitable for you, please let us know if you can refer anyone – any recommendations are much appreciated! Planet Pharma offers a competitive referral scheme so you will be rewarded for your help!

About Planet Pharma

Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its head-quarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering.

Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really makes us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognized by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm, and have won multiple awards from industry accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including: Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing.

We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Planet Pharma

Contact Details:

Planet Pharma Recruitment Team