PROJECT MANAGER I - TALENT ACQUISITION OPERATIONS

Compass Group•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

The Project Manager – Talent Acquisition Operations plans, coordinates, and executes projects within Compass Group USA Talent Acquisition Operations. The role ensures projects are organized, appropriately documented, actively managed, and delivered against established objectives, timelines, and expectations. This is a developing Project Manager role for someone with foundational project management skills who is ready to take increasing ownership of project execution. The Project Manager independently performs core project management activities and receives coaching and guidance for complex decisions, significant ambiguity, executive-level issues, or highly complex projects. Success requires strong organization, proactiveness, follow-through, communication, accountability, curiosity, and a willingness to continuously develop project management capabilities.

Requirements

College degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
At least 2 years of experience supporting or managing projects, initiatives, or cross-functional work.
Foundational understanding of core project management principles and practices.
Experience developing and maintaining project plans, timelines, action logs, risk/issue logs, and status reporting.
Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Ability to facilitate meetings and coordinate activities across multiple stakeholders.
Strong follow-through and attention to detail.
Ability to identify problems and appropriately seek assistance or escalate concerns.
Proficiency with Monday.com and/or other common project management or collaboration tools.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, HR technology, operations, or technology projects.
Experience supporting system implementations or process transformation initiatives.
Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and other core project documentation.
Coordinate project activities across business teams, functional partners, vendors, and stakeholders to keep work progressing against objectives and timelines.
Monitor project progress and proactively follow up on commitments for assigned actions and deliverables.
Support projects throughout the project lifecycle, from planning and execution through implementation and closeout.
Maintain project governance and documentation, including project plans, issue logs, action items, decisions, and status reporting.
Identify and track risks, issues, dependencies, and potential scope changes; work with stakeholders on mitigation or resolution plans.
Recognize issues requiring escalation and provide relevant information to support leadership decision-making.
Follow established project governance processes and escalate when additional guidance is required.
Maintain organized project documentation within designated tools and repositories.
Plan and facilitate project meetings that drive decisions, establish ownership, and result in clear next steps.
Coordinate activities and information across multiple project participants.
Provide concise updates on progress, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions requiring attention.
Tailor communications for project teams, business stakeholders, and leadership audiences.
Continue developing project management judgment, stakeholder management, risk management, and communication capabilities.