Sr. Staff Program Manager, HR PMO

- Lead end to end delivery of strategic HR and People Operations initiatives across corporate, manufacturing, and shared services functions.

- Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, governance structures, and communication plans.

- Facilitate project meetings, track action items, and drive accountability across stakeholders.

- Manage interdependencies across HR, Finance, IT, Legal, Communications, and business functions.

- Monitor project health, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.

- Manage complex, cross functional projects that span multiple business functions, geographic regions, and manufacturing locations.

- Prepare executive level presentations, dashboards, and status reports for senior leadership.

- Maintain project governance processes, documentation, decision logs, and action trackers.

- Drive consistency across project operating models, templates, and reporting frameworks.

- Support leadership reviews, steering committee meetings, and executive decision making.

- Support organization-wide transformation initiatives, workforce planning programs, and operating model changes across global teams and business functions.

- Partner with HR leaders to assess impacts, develop implementation plans, and monitor adoption.

- Coordinate change management activities, stakeholder engagement, and communications.

- Identify opportunities to improve HR processes and enhance operational efficiency.

- Standardize project management methodologies and best practices across the People function.

- Develop and maintain SOPs, playbooks, governance documentation, and workflow processes.

- Leverage data and metrics to support decision making and continuous improvement efforts.

- Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence, People Operations, People Analytics, HRIS, Talent Acquisition, Shared Services, Finance, IT, Legal, Communications, and leaders across corporate and manufacturing organizations.

- Partner with business leaders to define requirements, track deliverables, and ensure successful execution.

- Build strong relationships across functions to drive alignment and remove execution barriers.

- Provide leadership and day-to-day direction for HR PMO activities and project resources.

- Establish and maintain project management standards, governance frameworks, and best practices across the People organization.

- Mentor and develop project managers, analysts, and project team members to drive execution excellence and professional growth.

- Prioritize project portfolios and resources to ensure alignment with business objectives and executive priorities.

- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.

- 5+ years of experience in project management, PMO, HR operations, HR transformation, consulting, or related functions.

- Experience managing complex, cross functional initiatives with executive visibility.

- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and governance practices.

- Exceptional organization, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Teams.

- Experience supporting HR, People Operations, HRIS, Shared Services, workforce planning, transformation, or PMO initiatives within a global organization.

- PMP, CAPM, Agile, Lean, or other project management certification.

- Experience within automotive, manufacturing, technology, or high growth organizations.

- Familiarity with SuccessFactors, Workday, or other HR technology platforms.

- Experience creating executive dashboards and project metrics.

- Experience managing enterprise-wide programs involving multiple regions, business units, and senior stakeholders.

- Delivery of strategic initiatives on time and within established milestones.

- Effective stakeholder alignment across HR and business functions.

- Strong governance, documentation, and executive reporting practices.

- Improved operational efficiency through process standardization and project discipline.

- High quality executive communications and decision support materials.

- Successful delivery of enterprise projects that support business growth, workforce transformation, and operational excellence.

This role is ideal for a highly organized and execution-oriented professional who enjoys driving large-scale initiatives, partnering with senior leaders, and helping build scalable People processes during periods of growth and transformation.