Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Gallagher is a global organization that helps clients navigate complexity and supports businesses, communities, and individuals. The company is seeking an experienced HR Transformation Project Manager to lead HR organizational projects and transformation initiatives, coordinating stakeholders, change management, communications, governance, and external consulting partners across international teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end project delivery for HR organizational initiatives
- Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, RAID logs (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), resource plans, and executive-ready status reporting
- Facilitate stakeholder alignment across HR sub-teams/COEs (e.g., Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards/Compensation & Benefits, HR Operations/Shared Services, HRIS/People Systems, Learning & Development, Talent Management, Employee Relations, Workforce Planning/Analytics)
- Design and execute change management deliverables
- Create and manage project communications (message maps, announcements, leader talking points, FAQs, and audience-specific updates)
- Partner with external consulting teams: coordinate workplans, manage deliverables, ensure knowledge transfer, and integrate consulting outputs into sustainable internal processes
- Drive effective governance: set agendas, run working sessions and steering committees, capture decisions, and ensure follow-through on action items
- Coordinate across time zones and international stakeholders; establish team norms, meeting cadences, and collaboration practices to keep work moving
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of project management experience delivering cross-functional initiatives; at least 2+ years focused on HR, people, or organizational projects
- Working knowledge of how HR functions are commonly structured, including HRBPs and centers of excellence (COEs); ability to quickly learn an organization's specific HR operating model
- Demonstrated experience supporting or leading transformation initiatives (process, operating model, technology enablement, or organizational change)
- Hands-on change management experience (e.g., Prosci/ADKAR or similar approaches), including change impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, and adoption planning
- Strong communications experience producing clear, audience-appropriate materials for leaders and employees
- Experience working with distributed and international teams across multiple time zones
- Proficiency with common project tools (e.g., Microsoft Project or similar planning tools, Excel, PowerPoint) and collaboration tools (e.g., Teams)
- Excellent facilitation, organization, and problem-solving skills; ability to manage ambiguity and drive decisions
- Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent)
- Change Management certification (Prosci or equivalent)
- Prior experience working with external consulting firms on HR transformation and/or operating model work
- Experience in matrixed, global organizations with multiple stakeholder groups and complex governance
- Familiarity with organizational design concepts, role clarity/RACI development, and service delivery models
Benefits
- Fully remote temporary position
- Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
- Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
- A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
- The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact
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