People & Workplace Project Manager

Banner Life family of companies•Frederick, MD

9d•$109,900 - $151,150•Hybrid

About The Position

The People & Workplace Project Manager will play an important role in helping shape how our people, workplace, and business initiatives come to life. This position is ideal for a proactive project leader who enjoys bringing structure to complex work, partnering across teams, and turning ideas into clear plans and measurable results. In this role, you will lead strategic HR and workplace projects that strengthen how we operate, support organizational priorities, and improve the employee experience. From planning through implementation and follow-up, you will help keep key initiatives moving forward with strong governance, thoughtful stakeholder coordination, clear communication, and a focus on delivering meaningful business impact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
PMP certification required or expected within a defined period
5+ years of project management experience leading cross-functional initiatives, preferably within HR, workplace, operations, or business transformation environments.
Demonstrated experience leading complex organizational change initiatives
Proven experience delivering projects in an agile or hybrid environment
Experience coordinating facility-related projects, renovations, construction support, or operational improvements.
Experience working with senior leadership, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
Working knowledge of business functions, enterprise systems, process improvement initiatives, and process lifecycle development, preferably within HR
Understanding of compliance-sensitive business processes and importance of regulatory alignment, preferably within HR
Knowledge of facility management practices, including landlord and vendor coordination.
Strong organization, prioritization, and follow-through skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex projects in a deadline-driven environment.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare project updates, reports, and presentations for leadership.
Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills, with the ability to translate issues, risks, and complex information into actionable recommendations.
Detail-oriented and results-driven, with the ability to balance speed, quality, risk, and stakeholder expectations.
Adaptable and collaborative, with the ability to work effectively in a rapidly changing, cross-functional environment.

Nice To Haves

CSM preferred
Prosci, ACMP or CMI certification preferred

Responsibilities

Translate business needs into actionable People & Workplace project plans by developing project charters, defining objectives and success measures, documenting scope, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, priorities, resources, budgets, schedules, and measurable outcomes.
Establish and maintain effective project governance, including project schedules, resource plans, RAID logs, dependency management, decision logs, status reporting, stakeholder communications, and steering routines.
Coordinate HR leaders, business stakeholders, operational partners and vendors to drive project planning, decisions, issue resolution, readiness, and execution.
Identify, manage, and escalate project risks, dependencies, regulatory considerations, scope changes, and operational readiness needs through disciplined risk management and change control practices.
Provide clear delivery reporting, recommendations, and decision support to HR leadership, SLT members, and key stakeholders to maintain visibility, accountability, and forward momentum.
Support change management, communications, stakeholder engagement, and adoption activities to ensure successful implementation readiness and sustain business impact.
Lead or support workplace and operational improvement projects, including facility enhancements, construction-related activities, HR process improvements, systems enhancements, and service delivery improvements.
Lead project closeout activities, capture lessons learned, and evaluate outcomes to identify opportunities for continuous improvement, benefits tracking, and stronger delivery across future People & Workplace initiatives.
Provide limited operational support to HR initiatives as needed, ensuring primary focus remains on project delivery.