Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Motion Recruitment is recruiting for a higher education organization seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a large-scale PeopleSoft HCM Workforce Administration and Mass Compensation initiative. The role is responsible for managing the project from planning through deployment and closure, coordinating cross-functional teams, overseeing governance, risks, budgets, vendors, requirements, testing, and executive communications.
Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise PeopleSoft HCM initiatives focused on Workforce Administration and compensation-related processes
- Manage project delivery from initiation through deployment, stabilization, and project closure
- Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, and resource allocations
- Facilitate project governance, steering committees, status reporting, and executive communications
- Manage project scope, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and decision tracking
- Coordinate requirements gathering, design reviews, testing activities, deployment readiness, and cutover planning
- Partner with HR, Payroll, Technical, Security, Integration, vendor, and business teams to achieve project objectives
- Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards, business requirements, and organizational goals
- Drive stakeholder alignment and remove obstacles impacting project success and delivery timelines
- Oversee vendor performance, contract deliverables, and consultant accountability
Skills
- 8-10+ years of project management experience leading enterprise application initiatives
- 5+ years managing PeopleSoft HCM projects in large, complex organizations
- Demonstrated experience delivering Workforce Administration (WFA) implementations or enhancements
- Experience managing HR, Payroll, Benefits, and cross-functional stakeholder relationships
- Proven success leading requirements, design, testing, deployment, and change management activities
- Strong executive communication, governance, risk management, and issue resolution skills
- Experience managing project budgets, schedules, vendors, dependencies, and resource plans
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex enterprise initiatives, anticipate downstream impacts, manage risks and dependencies, and drive projects to successful execution
- Knowledge of PeopleSoft HCM Workforce Administration business processes and functionality
- Knowledge of HR, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, and Position Management processes
- Strong project planning, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, and resource management skills
- Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a complex environment
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Human Resources, Project Management, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Master's degree preferred
- PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or other relevant project management certification preferred
- Experience leading PeopleSoft Mass Compensation or compensation-related initiatives
- Knowledge of Job Data, Compensation, Position Management, and effective-dated transactions
- Experience supporting payroll-impacting releases and downstream integration activities
- PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 experience in large enterprise environments
- Higher education, public sector, healthcare, or unionized workforce experience
- Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams within a complex portfolio
Benefits
- Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
- Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
- Paid Sick Time Leave
- Legal and Identity Protection Plans
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
- 529 College Saver Plan
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