Position Purpose:

The position provides effective program management and governance of tollgates for key projects for cross-functional HR projects/programs. This role ensures a standard, defined approach is used for key projects and monitors the execution of project tasks. The Sr HR Program Manager will deliver key project artifacts and shares responsibility and accountability with the HRLT for the successful completion of on-time deliverables. This role simultaneously manages multiple projects with multi-million dollar budgets and large scale impacts to the business and maintains dashboards and consolidated calendars for all. This position is familiar with Project and Program Management in an Agile environment and has skills in forecasting, budgeting and financial program reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

20% Controls project scope, schedule and cost. Ensures that blueprint plan is being followed with each project. Provides thought leadership to the creation of project plans and facilitates work sessions and key meetings.20% Works seamlessly with competing priorities, fluid situations and stakeholder alignment facilitation.20% Coordinates program changes or potential program changes to the baseline and ensures the approved changes are communicated and implemented.20% Ensures project information is communicated to the project team and stakeholders. Assists business in compiling timelines, communication plans, written status reports, and scorecards. Aids in selection of success metrics for proof of concepts, pilots, and rollouts.10% Determines and documents project issues/risks and tracks timely mitigation/resolution.10% At the completion of a project or project phase, captures key lessons learned and communicates to PMO and business. Effectively applies lessons learned in subsequent projects.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

Reports to Sr. Director of HR OperationsThis position has no direct reports

Travel Requirements:

Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be eighteen years of age or older.Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

PMP CertificationProven experience managing large scope projects

Minimum Education:

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

5

Competencies:

Excels at conflict/issue resolutionTakes initiative and has a high sense of urgency, able to handle competing priorities with accuracy and efficiency while meeting deadlinesExcellent interpersonal skills - ability to collaborate cross-functionally and be a team playerStrong professional presence - influences without authority and able to effectively communicate to all levels in all formats, from store associates to executives