HR Project Manager

Everest Group•Warren, NJ

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Everest is a global leader in risk management with a rich, 50+ year heritage. We are seeking an HR Project Manager for our Warren, New Jersey headquarters to support strategic HR initiatives and technical HRIS projects. This role will partner with HR, HRIS, IT, Talent, People Analytics, and other stakeholders to plan, manage, and deliver projects that enhance HR operations and employee experiences, contributing to Everest’s HR transformation agenda. The position offers a hybrid work schedule of three days in office and two days remote per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
5+ years of project management experience, ideally supporting HR, HR transformation, HR shared services, HR operations, HRIS, or enterprise technology initiatives.
Experience managing projects involving HR systems, process improvement, data, reporting, workflow design, testing, configurations, or system enhancements.
Strong understanding of project management fundamentals, including planning, governance, stakeholder management, risk management, dependency tracking, and delivery execution.
Ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels, moving from high-level planning to detailed execution as needed.
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations, project updates, and leadership-ready materials.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for senior leaders, project teams, technical partners, and operational stakeholders.
Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet commitments, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced, global environment.
Strong problem-solving, critical-thinking, and decision-making capabilities, with a focus on practical, outcomes-oriented solutions.
Exceptional organization and attention to detail, including the ability to manage project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and follow-ups across multiple workstreams.
Strong relationship-building and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across HR, IT, business teams, and external partners.

Nice To Haves

Workday experience strongly preferred.
Experience with project management tools and Agile or hybrid delivery methodologies preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio of HR strategic initiatives and HRIS projects from planning through execution, ensuring scope, milestones, deliverables, risks, and decisions are clearly defined and actively managed.
Partner with HR, HRIS, IT, People Analytics, Talent, business leaders, and other stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable project plans and clear workstreams.
Support technical HRIS projects by coordinating requirements, design discussions, testing activities, issue resolution, launch readiness, communications, and post-implementation follow-up.
Drive project governance, including status reporting, meeting agendas, decision logs, risk and issue tracking, stakeholder updates, and escalation of key dependencies.
Create clear, polished project materials for leadership, including presentations, project plans, timelines, dashboards, summaries, and recommendations.
Identify process improvement opportunities and help design practical solutions that simplify work, improve controls, reduce manual effort, and strengthen the employee and manager experience.
Lead through influence, building trust with stakeholders and keeping teams focused, organized, and accountable for outcomes.
Support change management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communications, training coordination, readiness planning, and adoption tracking.