Principal HR Project Manager, Global Total Rewards

bostonscientific • Marlborough, MA

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join Boston Scientific’s Global HR Project Management Office and play a key role in driving strategic initiatives that shape the future of Total Rewards for employees around the world. As the Principal HR Project Manager, Global Total Rewards, you will lead high-impact projects supporting compensation, benefits, and rewards programs while partnering across HR, IT, vendors, and business stakeholders to deliver enterprise-wide solutions and operational excellence. This role is ideal for a strategic and collaborative project management professional who thrives in a fast-paced global environment and is energized by leading initiatives that improve employee experience, modernize processes, and drive meaningful organizational impact. You will help advance innovative project delivery practices and contribute to the evolution of an AI-first mindset within HR project management. A t Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our Marlborough, Massachusetts, office at least three days per week. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in project management, PMO, transformation, or strategic program delivery.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience leading medium- to high-complexity projects or programs within a global or highly matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with project planning, resource management, risk mitigation, and process improvement methodologies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting Human Resources, Total Rewards, compensation, benefits, or employee experience initiatives.
• Experience managing technology-enabled or software implementation projects in partnership with IT teams and external vendors.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• Agile, SCRUM, Lean, or related project management experience or certification.
• Learning agility with the ability to adapt to evolving priorities, technologies, and business needs.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to build relationships across functions and levels.
• Experience supporting organizational change management initiatives.
• Demonstrated leadership through professional, volunteer, or community involvement.
• Experience leveraging AI tools, automation, or modern project delivery practices within project management workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of strategic projects supporting Boston Scientific’s global Total Rewards organization, ensuring alignment with business priorities and enterprise objectives.
• Partner with HR, Total Rewards, IT, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize initiatives, define value drivers, allocate resources, and execute project strategies.
• Lead medium- to high-complexity projects using traditional and agile project management methodologies.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, budgets, resource plans, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies using tools such as Microsoft Project and related PMO platforms.
• Drive execution by coordinating project activities, tracking milestones, managing dependencies, and proactively addressing risks and issues.
• Lead technology-enabled initiatives in partnership with IT teams and external vendors, including projects involving HR systems and digital process improvements.
• Create clear and engaging visual project plans, dashboards, and executive-level communications that support decision-making and stakeholder alignment.
• Facilitate project governance meetings, status reviews, retrospectives, and continuous improvement activities to strengthen team performance and delivery outcomes.
• Influence and collaborate across a complex global organization to drive adoption, accountability, and successful change implementation.
• Mentor and support project team members by sharing project management best practices and contributing to PMO operational excellence initiatives.
• Help shape and advance an AI-first project management playbook by identifying opportunities to leverage AI tools, automation, and modern delivery practices within HR project management.

Benefits

• The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com— will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role.
• Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs.
• At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.
• Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).
• Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal