HRIS Technical Project Manager (Contract to Hire)

Pennant Services

1d•Remote

About The Position

This role is responsible for delivering end‑to‑end, technology‑focused HRIS projects through close partnership with business and IT stakeholders. The position leads project discovery, planning, and execution, ensuring requirements are clearly defined, risks are managed, and delivery aligns with business and technical objectives. Serving as a key bridge between functional teams and technical delivery groups, the role drives disciplined project execution using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches while maintaining clear communication, progress tracking, and stakeholder engagement throughout the lifecycle.

Requirements

5+ years of experience managing technology-focused projects, preferably involving HRIS, ERP, enterprise systems, or regulated environments.
Proven ability to deliver end-to-end projects using Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid methodologies, including scope, timeline, risk, and dependency management.
Strong business analysis and discovery skills, with experience gathering, documenting, and translating cross-functional requirements into technical deliverables.
Demonstrated success collaborating with both technical and business teams, serving as a bridge between stakeholders and IT delivery teams.
Working knowledge of Agile delivery practices, including sprint planning, backlog management, and iterative delivery.
Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to lead workshops, technical discussions, and executive-level status reporting.
Experience using project and work management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, MS Project, or similar) to track progress and report on project health.
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Nice To Haves

PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM/PSM, SAFe, or ITIL Foundation certifications.

Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end delivery of HRIS projects, including application implementations, infrastructure upgrades, integrations, security initiatives, and data-related efforts.
Drive day-to-day project execution activities, including scope definition, work planning, dependency management, milestone tracking, and issue resolution.
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to agreed technical and business objectives.
Support Agile delivery practices where applicable by facilitating sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Track sprint progress, manage backlogs in partnership with technical leads or product owners, and ensure impediments are addressed promptly.
Utilize the organization’s project and work management tools to track progress, tasks, and deliverables.
Maintain accurate project timelines, task assignments, and dependencies within approved tools.
Prepare concise, actionable status reports and dashboards to communicate project health, milestones, risks, and next steps to stakeholders.
Engage proactively with business stakeholders including HR, Finance, Operations, Compliance, and Clinical leadership to gather comprehensive functional and operational requirements.
Facilitate cross-functional requirements sessions to ensure business needs are fully understood and accurately translated into technical deliverables.
Lead project discovery activities at the outset of initiatives to understand current-state processes, systems, integrations, data flows, and pain points.
Conduct stakeholder interviews, documentation reviews, and workflow walk-throughs to ensure a comprehensive view of existing operations.
Use discovery findings to inform scope definition, estimates, sequencing, dependencies, and delivery approach.
Partner closely with IT teams—including HRIS, Infrastructure, Security, Data, and Clinical apps—to understand technical requirements and execution dependencies.
Serve as the primary point of coordination between technical teams and business stakeholders, translating technical concepts into clear, actionable project updates.
Facilitate working sessions such as requirements reviews, technical design discussions, sprint planning, testing coordination, and deployment readiness meetings.
Proactively identify risks, constraints, and resource conflicts, escalating issues appropriately and recommending mitigation strategies.
Ensure requirements are complete, traceable, and approved, capturing both technical and business impacts.