Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. FosterThomas is a professional services firm specializing in human capital management consulting services. The Project Manager will support the planning, coordination, and delivery of ADP Lyric implementation projects, ensuring successful project execution and stakeholder communication.
Responsibilities
- Support the planning and execution of ADP Lyric implementation projects from kickoff through go-live and post-production support
- Develop and maintain project schedules, milestone plans, action item logs, and implementation trackers
- Monitor project progress and proactively follow up on outstanding deliverables and dependencies
- Assist in managing project scope, timelines, and resource needs throughout the implementation lifecycle in coordination with the ADP Project Manager
- Support go-live readiness, cutover planning, and post-go-live stabilization activities
- Serve as a primary point of contact for day-to-day project coordination activities
- Facilitate project meetings, status calls, workshops, and working sessions
- Document meeting notes, decisions, action items, risks, and follow-up activities
- Provide regular project updates to clients, implementation teams, and internal leadership
- Foster positive working relationships with client stakeholders, consultants, vendors, and project team members
- Maintain project governance documentation, including status reports, risk logs, issue trackers, and decision registers
- Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies and escalate concerns to senior project leadership when appropriate
- Track mitigation plans and support issue resolution efforts
- Ensure adherence to project management standards, methodologies, and governance requirements
- Coordinate data conversion, testing, and integration activities across project teams
- Monitor testing schedules, defect resolution efforts, and readiness milestones
- Support clients in preparing for user acceptance testing (UAT), training, and go-live activities
- Assist with tracking implementation deliverables and ensuring completion of critical project tasks
- Coordinate activities among ADP resources, client teams, third-party vendors, and implementation partners
- Track external dependencies and support communication across multiple workstreams
- Escalate scheduling conflicts, resource constraints, and delivery risks as needed
- Prepare project status reports and implementation updates for internal and client distribution
- Maintain accurate project documentation and records
- Contribute lessons learned and process improvement recommendations following project completion
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within the project management practice
- Participate in ongoing professional development to expand expertise in ADP products, global processes, and emerging technologies
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Participate in special projects and organizational initiatives as needed
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Information Systems, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered
- Minimum of 3 years of experience supporting or managing software, HCM, HRIS, payroll, or ERP implementation projects
- Experience coordinating project activities, timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder communications
- Experience working with cross-functional teams in a client-facing environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of project management methodologies and implementation practices
- Experience supporting enterprise software implementation projects
- Experience supporting ADP Lyric, ADP Workforce Now, or other HCM implementation projects
- Exposure to global or multi-country implementations
- Knowledge of HR, payroll, benefits, workforce management, or HCM business processes
- Experience supporting data conversion, testing, integration, or deployment activities
- Experience working with third-party vendors, implementation partners, or consulting organizations
- Consulting or professional services experience supporting enterprise software implementations
- CAPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, PHR, or related certifications
Benefits
- The ability to expand your subject matter expertise in the dynamic HCM industry
- Opportunities for growth in your role and across multiple practices
- Ongoing employee support, appreciation, and recognition
- Positive and knowledgeable colleagues and leadership
- Commitment to work/life balance
- Several medical, dental, and vision plans to choose from
- 100% company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
- 100% company-paid mental health plan
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
- Paid time off (13 days during 1st year of service and 7 paid holidays and additional 5 days after 1 year of service)
- Company laptop
- This is a full-time VIRTUAL role
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