Project Manager - Talent Management

Reynolds Consumer Products LLC • Lake Forest, IL

8d • $98,400 - $139,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Talent Project Manager provides project management, program coordination, and operational execution support for enterprise talent initiatives that advance Reynolds Consumer Products’ talent strategy. The role translates talent priorities into plans, timelines, stakeholder actions, communications, and measurable deliverables across early careers, competency enablement, learning and development, and leadership development. Reporting to the Director of Organizational Development, the role partners with HR Business Partners, business leaders, plant teams, external vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver talent programs consistently, at quality, and with an employee-centered experience. It also leverages AI capabilities for forecasting, workforce planning, reporting automation, data quality, and decision-making, with attention to governance, security, compliance, and sustainable adoption.

The position manages talent projects and program operations, including early careers program execution and improvement, support for competency and talent architecture resources, and coordination of RCP University and other learning initiatives. It contributes to performance and employee experience resources, stakeholder communications, meeting facilitation, and follow-up, while balancing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Communications, Education, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience to perform the essential functions.
• At least 6 years of experience in project management, HR program management, talent management, learning and development, organizational development, or a related function.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders, timelines, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including creating polished communications, executive summaries, meeting materials, and employee-facing resources.
• Strong organizational skills, including attention to detail, follow-through, prioritization, and maintenance of project documentation.
• Experience working with HR processes, talent programs, learning programs, performance management, or employee development initiatives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint or similar collaboration platforms.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting early careers, rotational programs, internship programs, leadership development, competency models, or enterprise learning academies.
• Experience with Korn Ferry competency frameworks, success profiles, job architecture, or behavior-based development tools.
• Experience using learning management systems, HRIS platforms, performance management tools, survey tools, or project management platforms.
• Experience partnering with manufacturing, supply chain, operations, or multi-site business environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan assigned projects by creating workplans, timelines, stakeholder maps, project trackers, status updates, milestones, and risk mitigation plans.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities to deliver talent initiatives on time, at the expected quality level, and in alignment with enterprise priorities and employee experience goals.
• Support processes that improve consistency, scalability, and adoption of talent programs.
• Maintain project dashboards, action logs, scorecards, and updates showing progress, risks, decisions needed, and outcomes.
• Lead execution and continuous improvement of the Early Careers Program for current and future functional paths.
• Coordinate early careers program infrastructure, including rotation schedules, cohort touchpoints, onboarding logistics, development milestones, leader engagement, participant communications, and end-of-rotation deliverables.
• Partner with HR, managers, functional leaders, and participants to provide a consistent, high-quality experience for interns, rotational program participants, and recent graduates.
• Track program progress, participant milestones, feedback themes, risks, and improvement opportunities to support governance and scalability.
• Provide project support for role success profile development, competency mapping, interview guides, development resources, and manager-facing tools.
• Organize, version-control, and manage access to talent architecture materials.
• Support the buildout of RCP University, including learning calendars, course logistics, program communications, facilitator coordination, learner resources, and reporting.
• Coordinate learning initiatives, including leadership development, feedback training, performance management education, and Academy support.
• Assist with vendor management, including scheduling, deliverable tracking, logistics, participant data, invoice coordination, and evaluation summaries.
• Collect participation data, feedback survey results, and completion status; share themes for continuous improvement of learning programs.
• Develop and coordinate practical resources such as guides, job aids, templates, intranet content, FAQs, meeting materials, and executive-ready summaries.
• Support adoption and sustainment of tools and resources that help employees and managers give feedback, develop talent, and drive performance.
• Partner with HR, Communications, business leaders, plant teams, and external partners to align execution with business needs and audience expectations.
• Prepare concise, polished, audience-appropriate communications, meeting materials, presentations, launch plans, and follow-up actions.
• Facilitate project meetings, capture decisions and actions, follow up with owners, and escalate risks or barriers when needed.
• Balance multiple priorities, timelines, and stakeholders while maintaining a service-oriented approach.
• Leverage AI capabilities to enhance forecasting, workforce planning, reporting automation, data quality, and decision-making while ensuring governance, security, compliance, and sustainable adoption.

Benefits

• Role is eligible for a 10% annual incentive if the business meets financial goals and the individual meets performance goals, subject to plan administration guidelines.

What This Job Offers

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